Oak Creek High School

Oak Creek High School is a public four-year high school located in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. It is the sole high school of the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, and one of the largest public schools in the state.[3]

Oak Creek High School
Address
340 E Puetz Road

Oak Creek
,
Wisconsin 53154

United States
Coordinates42.88769°N 87.90755°W / 42.88769; -87.90755
Information
TypePublic secondary
Motto"Striving Ever (To Be Better)"
Established1961
PrincipalCandis Mongan[1]
Associate principalsMartin Lataille, Amanda Jamerson, Kimberly Leannais[1]
Ninth Grade Center principalLaura Westcott[1]
Teaching staff115.80 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,106 (2020-21)[2]
Student to teacher ratio18.19[2]
Color(s)   
NicknameKnights
WebsiteOak Creek High School website

History

Oak Creek High School was built in 1961 at a cost of over $3 million.[4] The school was renovated in 2001 alongside additions. In 2012 the football stadium was enlarged and fitted with synthetic turf. In 2017 the Ninth Grade Center was completed, costing $36 million.[5] In 2021 the Oak Creek Performing Arts Education Center was completed, alongside renovated and new career and technical education facilities.

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.

Assistant Principal Kimberly Leannais kept her job following her 4th DUI in 2017.

Athletics

Oak Creek High School offers the following sports:[6]

  • Boys' football
  • Boys' cross country
  • Boys' soccer
  • Boys' basketball
  • Boys' hockey
  • Boys' swim & dive
  • Boys' wrestling
  • Boys' tennis
  • Boys' track and field
  • Boys' golf
  • Boys' volleyball
  • Boys' baseball
  • Girls' swimming and diving
  • Girls' tennis
  • Girls' cross country
  • Girls' volleyball
  • Girls' basketball
  • Girls' hockey
  • Girls' gymnastics
  • Girls' track & Field
  • Girls' soccer
  • Girls' softball
  • Pom pons
  • Cheerleading

OCHS won a state championship in boys' cross country in 1978.[7]

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

The 2003, 2004, and 2005 Boys Baseball Team won back-to-back-to-back Summer Season Division 1 State Championships.

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

The Oak Creek Marching Knights are one of the top marching bands in the state of Wisconsin. The band won six consecutive Class 4A state championships from 2014 to 2019.[8]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Administrators - Oak Creek - Franklin Joint School District". Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  2. "Oak Creek High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  3. "Largest Wisconsin Public Schools (2021)". www.publicschoolreview.com. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  4. Anita Rowe, Oak Creek Wisconsin. Arcadia Publishing: 1998, p. 120.
  5. "Oak Creek 9th Grade Center - VJS Construction Services". Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  6. Oak Creek High School Spring Athletics
  7. 2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program. Wisconsin Rapids, WI: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. November 2, 2019. p. 27.
  8. https://wsmamusic.org/marching-band/state-championships/results/
  9. Jim Cech, Oak Creek: 50 Years of Progress. Arcadia Publishing: 2005. p. 33
  10. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2003-2004,' Biographical Sketch of Cathy Stepp, pg. 60
  11. Cech, Jim. Oak Creek: 50 Years of Progress. Arcadia Publishing, 2005, p. 39.



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