Oak Park High School (Kansas City)

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This article is about the secondary school in Kansas City, MO, USA. For other secondary schools with the same name see Oak Park High School.

Location
Oak Park High School
in Kansas City North, Missouri
Information
School district	North Kansas City School District
Principal	Fred Skretta
Enrollment	1700
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Mascot	Northmen
Established	1965
Homepage	[1]

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Oak Park High School is a secondary school in the North Kansas City School District in Kansas City North, MO. The student body is composed of ninth through twelfth grade students, with a 2005 enrollment of 1,970. The school's mascot is "Norman the Northman", a lumberjack character. The school is adjacent to Oak Grove Park in Gladstone, MO. The school's current principal is Mr. Fred Skretta.

The first Oak Park students graduated in 1966. Formerly, students attended North Kansas City High School located in North Kansas City, MO.

During the 1970-71 school year, Oak Park High School also served as a facility for sophmore students enrolled at nearby Winnetonka High School due to delays caused by a construction workers' strike at Winnetonka after a school board announcement that the district's boundaries were to be changed. As a result, Oak Park students were forced to attend classes beginning at 6:00 am each day. The school day was abbreviated so that classes ended at 1:00 pm. At 2:00 pm, Winnetonka students and teachers arrived, and Oak Park High School acted as Winnetonka's primary facility until late in the evening. The temporary relocation lasted several months.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Notable alumni

Jessica Harp - singer-songwriter and member of The Wreckers, Class of 2000.
Mark Lowrey - jazz pianist, Class of 1998.
Dan Bishop - Missouri State representative, Class of 1987.
Steve Phillips - Guitarist - The Rainmakers (Kansas City, Missouri band) & The Elders, Class of 1978.