School type public secondary Superintendent Dr. Michael Riordan Grades 9–12 Phone +1 708-424-5200 Number of students 1,830 | Opened 1952 Principal Dr. Michael Riordan Gender coed Mascot Spartan | |
District Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 Profiles | ||
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Oak Lawn Community High School, is a public four-year high school in Oak Lawn, Illinois in the Chicago metropolitan area. The name "Spartans" and the colors Green and White were chosen by a committee in tribute to the Michigan State University Spartans, who won the Rose Bowl in 1954.
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- Academics
- Athletics and Clubs
- Notable alumni
- Notable faculty
- References
The school, as a part of Oak Lawn Community High School District 229, serves sections of Oak Lawn, Bridgeview, Chicago Ridge, and Hometown.
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Academics
In 2009, OLCHS had an average composite ACT score of 20.2, and graduated 91.6% of its senior class. The school has not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, which is the state assessment used to fulfill mandates of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Overall, the school failed to meet minimum standards in reading and mathematics, in addition to having two student subgroups fail to meet expectations in reading, and one subgroup fail to meet expectations in mathematics.
Athletics and Clubs
Oak Lawn competes in the South Suburban Conference (SSC) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA); the organization which governs most sports and competitive activities for high schools in the state. Teams are stylized as the Spartans.
The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in basketball, bowling, cross country, soccer, swimming & diving, track & field, volleyball, and Theater. Young men may compete in baseball, football, and wrestling, while young women may compete in badminton, cheerleading, golf, softball, and tennis. There is a coed bass fishing team. While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors a poms team for young women.
The following teams have won their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament or meet: