Oskaloosa High School (Kansas)

Oskaloosa High School is the public high school in Oskaloosa, Kansas, United States. The school serves about 250 students. Bears are the school mascot and the school colors are blue and red. Oskaloosa High School is located at 404 Park Street.[4]

Oskaloosa High School
Address
404 Park Street

Oskaloosa
,
Kansas
66066

United States
Coordinates39°13′17″N 95°18′52″W
Information
School typePublic, High School
School districtUSD 341 [1]
CEEB code172270 [2]
Staff19.10 (FTE)[3]
Grades7-12
Enrollment255 (2017–18)[3]
Student to teacher ratio13.35[3]
Color(s)   
Team nameBears
WebsiteSchool website

History

Oskaloosa was one of the high schools involved in court battles over segregated schools and the integration of African Americans in the late 19th century and very early 20th century.[5][6]

The principal tried to censor an article in the student newspaper in 2003, but an appeal to the school board, recording of the principal making demands on the student, and a state law protecting student publications (Kansas Student Publications Act of 1992) from administrative censorship triumphed.[7] The student went on to major in journalism at the University of Missouri, worked as a television new reporter, and secured a communications job at Johns Hopkins radiology department.

Notable alumni
  • James Reynolds, actor on Days of Our Lives (TV soap opera) for over 30 years.[8]
  • Long serving Oskaloosa doctor Marlin S. McCreight graduated with the first graduating class from the school in 1889.[9]

See also

References
  1. USD 341
  2. High School CEEB Code Search
  3. "Oskaloosa JR-SR High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. Oskalooska High School MaxPreps
  5. Finkelman, Paul; Gottlieb, Stephen E. (1 September 2009). "Toward a Usable Past: Liberty Under State Constitutions". University of Georgia Press – via Google Books.
  6. (8 April 1901). Color Question Dodged - Oskaloosa School Admission Case Decided on Other Grounds, Topeka State Journal
  7. App, LJWorld.com. "Oskaloosa student learns censorship lesson firsthand June 6, 2003". LJWorld.com.
  8. Kaberline, Carolyn (June 22, 2013). "'Days' actor to return to Oskaloosa for festival". The Topeka Capital. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  9. "The Vindicator March 22, 2007".

School website
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