Oskaloosa High School (Kansas) Explained

Oskaloosa High School
Streetaddress:404 Park Street
City:Oskaloosa
State:Kansas
Zipcode:66066
Country:U.S.
Coordinates:39.2214°N -95.3144°W
Schooltype:High School
Fundingtype:Public
Grades:7-12
Enrollment:255 (2017–18)[1]
Ratio:13.35
Staff:19.10 (FTE)
Team Name:Bears
District:USD 341 [2]
Ceeb:172270 [3]
Website:School website

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]

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

See also

School website

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oskaloosa JR-SR High School. National Center for Education Statistics. December 27, 2019.
  2. http://www.usd341.org/ USD 341
  3. http://www.suny.edu/student/search_highschool/index.cfm High School CEEB Code Search
  4. http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/oskaloosa-bears-(oskaloosa,ks)/home.htm Oskalooska High School
  5. Book: Toward a Usable Past: Liberty Under State Constitutions. Paul. Finkelman. Stephen E.. Gottlieb. 1 September 2009. University of Georgia Press. 9780820334967. Google Books.
  6. (8 April 1901). Color Question Dodged - Oskaloosa School Admission Case Decided on Other Grounds, Topeka State Journal
  7. Web site: Oskaloosa student learns censorship lesson firsthand June 6, 2003. LJWorld.com. App. LJWorld.com.
  8. Web site: Kaberline . Carolyn . 'Days' actor to return to Oskaloosa for festival . The Topeka Capital . June 22, 2013 . March 27, 2018.
  9. Web site: The Vindicator March 22, 2007.