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, United States
Campus Suburban
Colors Green, White
Mascot Spartans
Yearbook 'The Shield'
Newspaper 'Spartanite'
Website [1]

Oak Lawn Community High School, or 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 University Spartans, who won the Rose Bowl in 1954.


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[edit] Athletics

Oak Lawn Community High School has the following teams:

Fall

Winter

Spring

As of 2006, the only Spartan sports 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 against Gage Park; the Spartans have made the State Playoffs each year from 2003-2006. 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
O-L-C-H-S! Fight! Fight! Fight!

[edit] Notable Faculty

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ IHSA - Announcements
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