Capitol Hill High School

Last updated
Capitol Hill High School
Address
Capitol Hill High School
500 SW 36th Street

, ,
73109

Information
TypePublic
Established1928
School district Oklahoma City Public Schools
NCES District ID4022770
SuperintendentSean McDaniel
PrincipalShari Gateley
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,227
Student to teacher ratio15.87
MascotRed Wolves
Website https://www.okcps.org/Domain/82

Capitol Hill High School (CHHS) is a public high school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [1] It is part of the Oklahoma City Public Schools.

In addition to parts of Oklahoma City, the school's boundary includes Valley Brook and a portion of Del City. [2] [3]

The high school has recorded a significant history with noteworthy success in interscholastic sports athletes and activities. Alumni include Allie Reynolds, a six-time all-star, and six-time World Series Champion, and Don Demeter. In 1949, Jack Van Pool played quarterback at the school and led it to a 12-0 season and state championship before becoming an Oklahoma Sooner and then joining the U.S. Army. [4] [5] Orville Moody was also an alumnus. [6]

Rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson graduated from the school. [7] Elmer Mulhausen wrote about his experiences at the school. [8]

U.S. News reported the student body to be 73 percent Hispanic, 11 percent African American and 10 percent white. [9]

In 1945, its yearbook was known as 'Chieftain.' [10]

History

Capitol Hill Junior High School was established in 1919. Capitol Hill High School opened in 1928. [1] It was the first high school south of the North Canadian River in the city, a poorer section of town. [11] In 2015, the school replaced its Redskins mascot with Red Wolves. [12] [13]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Burbank, Oklahoma</span> Town in Oklahoma, United States

Burbank is a town in western Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 141 at the 2010 census, a 9 percent decrease from the figure of 155 recorded in 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guymon, Oklahoma</span> City in Oklahoma, United States

Guymon is a city and county seat of Texas County, in the panhandle of Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,965, an increase of 13.3% from 11,442 in 2010, and represents more than half of the population of the county, along with being the largest city in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Cattle feedlots, corporate pork farms, and natural gas production dominate its economy, with wind energy production and transmission recently diversifying landowners' farms. Guymon was the only town or city in Oklahoma in 2010 and 2020 in which the majority of the population was Hispanic.

Capitol Hill is a neighborhood of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was originally a separate city that was established in 1905, merging with its larger neighbor in 1911. The neighborhood is located just south of downtown Oklahoma City and borders to the north by the North Canadian River. The North Canadian River is now known as the Oklahoma River for its seven mile course while in Oklahoma City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southern Nazarene University</span> Christian college in Bethany, Oklahoma, U.S.

Southern Nazarene University (SNU) is a private Nazarene university in Bethany, Oklahoma.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Enid High School</span> Public school in Enid, Oklahoma, United States

Enid High School (EHS) is a public tertiary school in Enid, Oklahoma, U.S., operated by the Enid Public Schools school district. With a student body of about 2035 in grades 9–12, Enid High School has a matriculation rate of about 65 percent. Some graduates continue their education at University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, or other establishments in Oklahoma. In recent years some have gone to West Point, Princeton University, Trinity University (Texas), Texas A&M Maritime Academy and Yale University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Kansas City High School</span> Public school in North Kansas City, Missouri

North Kansas City High School is a high school in North Kansas City, Missouri, United States, with over 1,900 students enrolled. It is a part of the North Kansas City School District.

Deer Creek Public Schools serves students in northwestern Oklahoma County and southwestern Logan County in Oklahoma. As of February 2024, the district enrolls 7,626 students.

Sequoyah High School is a Native American boarding school serving students in grades 7 through 12, who are members of a federally recognized Native American tribe. The school is located in Park Hill, Oklahoma, with a Tahlequah post office address, and is a Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) grant school operated by the Cherokee Nation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edmond Santa Fe High School</span> Public school in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States

Edmond Santa Fe High School is a public high school located in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States. Founded in 1993, Santa Fe is one of three traditional high schools in the Edmond Public Schools district, along with Edmond Memorial High School and Edmond North High School. The school's mascot is the Wolf and the school colors are forest green and gray.

Star Spencer High School a.k.a. Star Spencer Mid-High School, is located in Spencer, Oklahoma. The official mascot for the school is the Bobcats. Star Spencer is part of the Oklahoma City Public Schools.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim Lookabaugh</span> American football player and coach (1902–1982)

Edwin Maurice "Jim" Lookabaugh was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Oklahoma State University–Stillwater—from 1939 to 1949, compiling a record of 58–41–6. Lookabaugh's 1945 Oklahoma A&M team went a perfect 9–0, winning the first national championship for Oklahoma A&M.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northwest Classen High School</span> High school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Northwest Classen High School is a public high school serving students in grades 9–12 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Del City High School</span> Secondary school in Del City, Oklahoma, United States

Del City High School is the only public high school located in Del City, Oklahoma, U.S., and one of three high schools in the Mid-Del School District. The school opened in 1953. According to GreatSchools.org, the high school is rated above Midwest City High School and below Carl Albert High School, the other two high schools in the district. The school serves approximately 1,254 students. About a third of graduating students attend a four-year college.

Putnam City High School is a secondary school located in Warr Acres, Oklahoma, a northwestern suburb of metropolitan Oklahoma City, U.S.. It is one of three high schools in the Putnam City School District and serves more than 1,900 students. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Summer Wesley</span> American lawyer

Summer Wesley, who also goes by Chahta Summer, is an attorney, writer, and activist from Oklahoma. She is a member of the Choctaw Nation.

Conrad Schools of Science is a public high school in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, United States and has a Wilmington postal address. It opened in 1935 as the Henry C. Conrad High School before closing in 1978 to become the middle school; existing students were bussed to Wilmington High School. It reopened in 2007 as the magnet school Conrad Schools of Science. It is one of seven high schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District and offers grades six through twelve.

Sports teams named Redskins are part of the larger controversy regarding the use of Native American names, images and symbols by non-native sports teams. Teams of this name have received particular public attention because the term redskin is now generally regarded as disparaging and offensive.

Frederick A. Douglass High School is a public high school in the city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school is known for its role in serving African-American students in the state of Oklahoma and has produced a variety of academic researchers and civic leaders as well as military figures. Frederick Douglass Moon, the longest-serving principal at the school, went on to play a major role in the desegregation movement in the middle of the 20th century. Working from 1940 to 1961 at the High School, he went on to be elected to the Oklahoma City Board of Education in 1972 and served as its first African-American president in 1974. It is also known for its music program and the teacher, Zelia Breaux, who created the program that helped produce several notable musicians. The school began as a segregated school. It is named for Frederick Douglass.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Broadway High School (Seattle)</span> School in Seattle, United States

Broadway High School, originally known as Seattle High School, opened in Seattle, Washington in 1902 and was the first dedicated high school built in Seattle.

References

  1. 1 2 Welge, William D. (November 24, 2007). Oklahoma City Rediscovered. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   9780738551494 via Google Books.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oklahoma County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2024-01-28. - Detail of Valley Brook from the 2020 Census
  3. "ALL_High%2020190422.pdf" (PDF). Oklahoma City Public Schools . Retrieved 2024-01-28. - Compare with municipal boundaries.
  4. "Game of life: Col. Jack Van Pool was first player in state to make All-State in three sports". Oklahoman.com. January 21, 2013.
  5. Dozier, Ray (November 24, 2006). The Oklahoma Football Encyclopedia. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN   9781582616995 via Google Books.
  6. Goins, Charles Robert; Goble, Danney (November 24, 2006). Historical Atlas of Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN   9780806134826 via Google Books.
  7. Willert, Tim. "Singer Wanda Jackson among alumni to be honored by Oklahoma City school foundation". The Oklahoman. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  8. Mulhausen, Elmer (November 24, 2009). Something Funny Happened: On the Way to My 80th Birthday. AuthorHouse. ISBN   9781438922898 via Google Books.
  9. "Capitol Hill High School". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  10. "See You Next Year! High School Yearbooks from WWII : Capitol Hill Senior High School | The National WWII Museum". www.ww2yearbooks.org.
  11. "From Redskins to Red Wolves Capitol Hill High retains its place at the center of this OKC neighborhood". August 28, 2018.
  12. Dickerson, Brett (June 15, 2019). "OKCPS abandons custom of listening to alumni and current student body". Oklahoma City Free Press. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  13. Oklahoman, TIM WILLERT The (23 May 2015). "Capitol Hill High School eliminates 'Redskins' as mascot". Tulsa World.

35°25′38″N97°31′21″W / 35.4273°N 97.5224°W / 35.4273; -97.5224