Oak Park High School is a high school in the North Kansas City School District in Kansas City, Missouri. The student body is composed of ninth through twelfth grade students, with a 2017 enrollment of 1,549. The school's mascot is "Norman the Northman", a lumberjack character. The school is adjacent to Oak Grove Park in Gladstone, Missouri. The school's current principal is Dr Chris Sartain.
The first Oak Park students graduated in 1966. Formerly, students attended North Kansas City High School located in North Kansas City, Missouri. Before being transferred to Oak Park, these students chose the school's colors, mascot, and wrote its alma mater.
In 2015 the school elected a transgirl as its Homecoming queen. In response to this, the Westboro Baptist Church protested the school. Oak Park received a score of 99.6% in 2015-2016 from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Notable alumni
- Ryan Silvey - Missouri legislator (2012â€"present)
- Jessica Harp - country music recording artist, class of 2000.
- Rick Parker - retired MLB player (San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers)
- Chris Stigall - KCMO 710 radio personality, class of 1995.
- Kevin Ellis - MLS soccer player
- Jason Johnson - former Indianapolis Colts player
- Kaleb Murray - Male model, and public figure
References
External links
- Oak Park High School web site
- Oak Park High School Image Archive