Oak Forest High School
| Oak Forest High School | |
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15201 S. Central Avenue Oak Forest, Illinois 60452 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°36′56″N 87°45′22″W / 41.61562°N 87.756232°W |
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| School type | public secondary |
| Motto | ACADEMICS plus ACTIVITIES equal EXCELLENCE |
| Opened | 1971 |
| School district | Bremen Com. HS District 228 |
| Superintendent | Bill Kendall |
| Principal | Brad Sikora |
| Teaching staff | 103 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 1,524 |
| Campus | suburban |
| School color(s) |
Black Vegas Gold |
| Athletics conference | South Suburban Conference |
| Nickname | Bengals |
| Average ACT scores | 21.2 |
| Publication | Kama |
| Newspaper | Vedas |
| Yearbook | Safari |
| Website | http://bhsd228.schoolwires.net/site/default.aspx?domainid=576 |
Oak Forest High School is a public high school located in Oak Forest, Illinois. It is part of Bremen Community High School District 228 which also includes Tinley Park High School, Hillcrest High School and Bremen High School. It serves most of the community of Oak Forest, as well as portions of Midlothian and Crestwood in Bremen Township in the south suburbs of Chicago in Cook County.
In March 1968, taxpayers of District 228 approved a US$1.3 million loan from the Illinois School Building Commission to begin first phase construction of the district's fourth high school. In August 1968, the Board of Education approved the new school's name, and in September, the architectural plans were approved. The construction contract was approved in March 1969, with the plan calling for an initial "first phase" of construction, and a second phase to be added on if necessary.
Oak Forest High School opened in 1971 as a remedy to the excessively high numbers of students attending the three other existing high schools in the district. Before the school had even opened, it became clear that the school would not be sufficient to contain the increasing student population. The district again turned to voters to approve a bond issue to add onto the school. After two failures, and threats of students needing to attend double shifts, the bond issue passed in December 1971.
On December 2, 1985, a fire broke out at the school causing severe damage to the school's electric systems. After missing a week of school, and with the building still not inhabitable, Oak Forest students were required to temporarily attend classes at Tinley Park High School with split shifts set up (Tinley Park students from 7 am to noon, and Oak Forest students from 12:40 to 6 pm).
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