Oak Creek High School

Oak Creek High School
Location
Oak Creek, Wisconsin
United States
Coordinates 42°53′16″N 87°54′27″W / 42.88769°N 87.90755°W / 42.88769; -87.90755Coordinates: 42°53′16″N 87°54′27″W / 42.88769°N 87.90755°W / 42.88769; -87.90755
Information
Type Public secondary
Motto "Every Student's Learning is Everyone's Top Priority"
Established 1961
Principal Michael Read
Grades 9–12
Enrollment ~2,150 (As of 2013-14 School Year)
Color(s) Blue and White
Nickname Knights
Website Oak Creek High School website

Oak Creek High School is a secondary school located in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, a southern suburb of Milwaukee. The four-year public high school is a part of the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, serving a 36-square-mile (93 km2) area that includes the city of Oak Creek and a 7-square-mile (18 km2) area of Franklin.

Oak Creek High School was built in 1961 at a cost of over $3 million.[1] The school was renovated in 2001 and the football stadium was enlarged in 2012.

The high school was involved in a federal lawsuit, Butler v. Oak Creek-Franklin School District, 172 F.Supp.2d 1102, involving the school's athletic code. The case involved claims for violation of constitutional due process and state constitutional rights arising from suspension of a high school student.

Extra-curricular activities

Clubs

Clubs include the following:[2]

Athletics

Oak Creek High School offers the following sports:[3]

The 1973 Boys Cross Country Team won State.

The 1994-1995 Pom Pon squad won The Contest of Champions in Orlando, Florida.

The 2012 football team won the SEC championship.

The 2013-2014 Girls Basketball Team won the title of Division 1 State Champions.

Notable alumni

References

  1. Anita Rowe, Oak Creek Wisconsin. Arcadia Publishing: 1998, p. 120.
  2. Oak Creek High School Clubs and Activities
  3. Oak Creek High School Spring Athletics
  4. Jim Cech, Oak Creek: 50 Years of Progress. Arcadia Publishing: 2005. p. 33
  5. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2003-2004,' Biographical Sketch of Cathy Stepp, pg. 60
  6. Cech, Jim. Oak Creek: 50 Years of Progress. Arcadia Publishing, 2005, p. 39.
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