Oak Lawn Community High School

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Oak Lawn Community High School
Established	1952
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Michael Riordan
Students	1796
Grades	9–12
Location	Oak Lawn, Illinois
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Green, White
Mascot	Spartans
Yearbook	The Shield
Newspaper	Spartanite
Website	[1]

Oak Lawn Community High School, or as it is commonly known, OLCHS, is a school in the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn, Illinois. The name "Spartans" and the colors Green and White were chosen by a committee in tribute to the Michigan State Spartans, who won the Rose Bowl in 1954.

1 Athletics
2 School Fight Song
3 Notable Faculty
4 Notable Alumni

[edit] Athletics

Oak Lawn Community High School has the following teams:

Fall

Football
Girl's Swimming
Girl's Tennis
Girl's Volleyball
Boy's Soccer
Golf
Boy's & Girls Cross Country
Dance Team
Cheerleading

Winter

Boy's & Girls Basketball
Boy's & Girls Bowling
Boy's Swimming
Boy's Wrestling
Cheerleading
Dance

Spring

Boy's Baseball
Girl's Softball
Girl's Badminton
Girl's Soccer
Boy's & Girl's Track
Boy's Volleyball
Boy's Tennis

As of 2006, the only Spartan team to win an IHSA State Championship has been Boy's Volleyball, who won it in 1994. Many of the other teams have made the State Finals but could not pull off a victory. The Boy's Bowling team has made it to the State Finals in every year of its existence, and in February 2006, senior Dan Bunce bowled a 290 during the Finals, the highest score in the whole tournament. The Football team is 1-6 in the playoffs with their only playoff win coming in 1991; the Spartans have made the State Playoffs each year for the past four. Unfortunately, they have not made it past the first round in that time.

[edit] School Fight Song

Hail our loyal Spartans
Fighting all the way
Winning praise and glory
March to victory
Keep your banners flying
Go on you green and white
Here's your test, now do your best
'Cause Oak Lawn High's all right