Oak Forest High School
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| Oak Forest High School | |
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| 15201 South Central Avenue Oak Forest, Illinois |
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| Head of school | David A. Wilson |
| Enrollment |
1,467 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Athletics conference | Illinois High School Association (IHSA) |
| Mascot | Bengals |
| Color(s) | Black, Gold |
| Established | 1970 |
| Homepage | Official School Website |
Oak Forest High School is a public high school located in Oak Forest, Illinois. It is part of Bremen Community High School District 228 which also includes Tinley Park High School, Hillcrest High School and Bremen High School. It serves most of the community of Oak Forest, as well as portions of Midlothian and Crestwood in Bremen Township in the south suburbs of Chicago in Cook County.
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[edit] History
Oak Forest High School opened in 1971 as a remedy to the excessively high numbers of students attending the three other existing high schools in the district.
Construction to the building in the summer of 2005 created a new Instructional Materials Center(IMC), which serves as media lab and library. Additionally, the interior of the building was re-structured to allow for more classroom space, a move towards solving the approaching five-year deadline of the outdoor portable classroom mobile units (commonly referred to as the "trailers").
[edit] Sports
Oak Forest High School offers and extensive athletic program. Sports include men's and women's soccer, basketball, swimming, track, cross-country, tennis, bowling, volleyball, and golf as well as wrestling, football, cheerleading, and poms. IHSA sports are seasonal
The building houses two gymnasiums. A large gym hosts most indoor athletics while a smaller gym is used for primarily for wrestling. Both facilities have locker rooms.
A lit track, football field, soccer field, tennis courts, and two baseball fields make up the school's grounds.
[edit] Athletic accomplishments
- 1985 Baseball State and National Champions
- 2004 Poms AA Prop State Champions, 5th place AA Pom
[edit] Activities
Some of the activities offered at Oak Forest High School include Art Club, Band, Choir, Drama Club, Group Interpretation, Modern Dance Club, Speech Team, Color Guard, Pep Club, Intramurals, Running Club, Business Professionals of America (BPA), Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), Instructional Materials Center Club ( IMC CLUB), Bengal Tutors, Chess Club, Computer Club, Ecology Club, French Club, History Club, Mathletes, Scholastic Bowl, Science Club, Science Olympiad, Spanish Club, African American Club, Best Buddies, GSA Prism, Hispanic Club, Operation Snowball, Peer Mediation, Interact Club, Teens For Change, and Varsity Club.
[edit] Academics
In 2006, Oak Forest High School had an average ACT score of 20.9 and graduated 96.9% of its senior class. The average class size was 19.1.
Oak Forest High School ranked third in Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) scores among all Chicago Southland public high schools.[1]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jason Frasor (1995) Pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays
- Rick Gorecki (1991) Former major league pitcher
- Tim Byrdak (1991) Pitcher, Houston Astros
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- Oak Forest High school (official site)
- IHSFW.com's Oak Forest football page (News website)
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