Edison Preparatory School

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Edison Preparatory School
School type	Public
Established	1954
Principal	Steve Mayfield
Students	2,200
Colors Mascot	Green and White Eagles
Grades	6-12
Location	2906 East 41st Tulsa, OK 74105
Information	(918) 746-8500
Website	http://www.tulsaschools.org/schools/edison

Thomas Edison Preparatory School is a public school located in midtown Tulsa, Oklahoma serving students from the sixth grade to the twelfth grade.

[edit] Overview

The school was recently ranked by Newsweek magazine as the #562 best school in the nation. This ranking puts them #2 in Tulsa (following #83 Booker T. Washington High School) and #4 in Oklahoma. In 2005, 92 percent of Edison seniors graduated. Edison has more than 30 clubs and organizations for the estimated 2,220 students enrolled. The school recently became a "Program of Choice" (replacing the former program called Magnet Schools). The school offers a wide variety of classes including several foreign languages (French, German, Latin, Russian, Spanish, and American Sign Language). They also offer classes that range from TV Production to Web Design to Teen Law.

The school opened in 1954 on a 44-acre lot on 41st Street in between Harvard and Lewis.

[edit] Notable Alumni

Larry Drake - Actor, multiple Emmy winner
Bill Goldberg - Professional wrestler, Actor
Ted Shackelford - Actor
Spencer Tillman - All-American Running Back (Oklahoma), TV Sports Analyst
Jeanne Tripplehorn - Actress
Julia Wolov - Comedian, Actress
Tom Adelson - State Senator
Paula (Duncan) Nongard - Author and writer. Class of 1988.
Kevin Pritchard - Basketball player, NBA general manager (Portland Trailblazers)