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| Edison Preparatory School | |
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2906 East 41st Street , Oklahoma 74105 United States | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1954 |
| School district | Tulsa Public Schools |
| Principal | Timothy Maxeiner |
| Number of students | 1,089 in grades 9-12 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Color(s) | Kelly Green Eggshell White |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Information | (918) 746-8500 |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Website | Edison Eagles |
Thomas Edison Preparatory School is a public school located in midtown Tulsa, Oklahoma serving students from the 6th grade to the 12th grade.It is a part of Tulsa public schools
Overview
[edit]The school was recently ranked by Newsweek as the #467 best high school in the nation. This ranking puts them #2 in Tulsa and #3 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 three foreign languages (French, Spanish, Chinese). They also offer classes that range from Music, Leadership, and Drama.
The school opened in 1956 on a 44-acre (180,000 m2) lot on 41st street between Harvard and Lewis.
Extracurricular Activity
[edit]Edison Preparatory has Extracurricular classes, like their Marching Band and their Choir, which semi consistently gets finals at contests such as Oologah and Bixby
Notable alumni
[edit]- Tom Adelson - State Senator
- Daniel Borochoff - Founder of CharityWatch
- Cindy Chupack - Screenwriter and film director, winner of three Golden Globes and two Emmys
- Larry Drake - Actor, multiple Emmy winner
- Mike Fanning - NFL Defensive Lineman, 10 Years Los Angeles Rams, Notre Dame '73 NCAA Football National Champions
- Bill Goldberg (born 1966), professional NFL football player, undefeated wrestler, and actor
- Jason Graae - American musical-theater actor
- Bill Hader - Actor/comedian
- Tom Hankins - basketball coach[2]
- William F. Martin - United States Deputy Secretary of Energy
- Kevin Pritchard - Basketball player, NBA President of Basketball Operations (Indiana Pacers)
- Carl Radle - bass guitarist for Derek and the Dominos
- Bill Raffensperger - Tulsa Sound musician, bassist for J. J. Cale[3]
- Nancy Riley - State Senator
- Susan Savage - Former mayor of Tulsa
- Phil Seymour - musician[4]
- Ted Shackelford - Actor
- Spencer Tillman - All-American running back (Oklahoma), TV Sports Analyst
- Jeanne Tripplehorn - Actress
- Dwight Twilley - musician[4]
- Marcia Mitchell - Co-Founder and first Executive Director for 40 years of The Little Lighthouse https://www.littlelighthouse.org/ and Author of Milestones & Miracles
References
[edit]- ^ "Thomas Edison Preparatory HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "Tom Hankins - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Central Oklahoma Athletics.
- ^ Tim Stanley, "Publicity-shy rocker was one of the greats", Tulsa World, January 14, 2010.
- ^ a b Gene Triplett, "Tulsan Dwight Twilley records musical autobiography", The Oklahoman, September 30, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Edison Preparatory School Homepage
- Tulsa Public Schools Homepage
- Tulsa's Edison Foundation Homepage
- Edison Eagles Alumni Site
- Edison Eagles Class of 1981 Alumni Site
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