Oak Creek High School

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
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"Every Student's Learning is Everyone's Top Priority"
Established1961
Teaching staff112.59 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,150 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.10[1]
Color(s)Blue and White
NicknameKnights
WebsiteOak Creek High School website

Oak Creek High School was built in 1961 at a cost of over $3 million.[2] 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.

Athletics

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

  • 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.[4]

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.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Oak Creek High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. Anita Rowe, Oak Creek Wisconsin. Arcadia Publishing: 1998, p. 120.
  3. Oak Creek High School Spring Athletics
  4. 2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program. Wisconsin Rapids, WI: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. November 2, 2019. p. 27.
  5. Jim Cech, Oak Creek: 50 Years of Progress. Arcadia Publishing: 2005. p. 33
  6. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2003-2004,' Biographical Sketch of Cathy Stepp, pg. 60
  7. Cech, Jim. Oak Creek: 50 Years of Progress. Arcadia Publishing, 2005, p. 39.



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