Edison Preparatory School
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| Edison Preparatory School | |
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| Location | |
| 2906 East 41st Street Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74105 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1954 |
| School district | Tulsa Public Schools |
| Principal | Derrick Schmidt |
| Number of students | 1,133 (HS at end of 2007), 897 (MS at end of 2007) |
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| 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 sixth grade to the twelfth grade.
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[edit] Overview
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 several foreign languages (French, German, Latin, Russian, Spanish, Chinese). They also offer classes that range from TV Production to Leadership to Dance.
The school opened in 1956 on a 44-acre (180,000 m2) lot on 41st Street in between Harvard and Lewis.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Tom Adelson - State Senator
- Larry Drake - Actor, multiple Emmy winner
- Bill Goldberg - Professional wrestler, actor
- Kevin Pritchard - Basketball player, NBA general manager (Portland Trail Blazers)
- Carl Radle - bass guitarist for Derek and the Dominoes
- Nancy Riley - State Senator
- Susan Savage - Past mayor of Tulsa
- Ted Shackelford - Actor
- Spencer Tillman - All-American Running Back (Oklahoma), TV Sports Analyst
- Jeanne Tripplehorn - Actress
- Bill Raffensperger - Bassist for J.J. Cale and one of the musicians that was instrumental in the Tulsa Sound
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- Edison Preparatory School Homepage
- Tulsa Public Schools Homepage
- Edison Eagles Alumni Site
- Edison Eagles Class of 1981 Alumni Site
Coordinates: 36°06′12″N 95°56′49″W / 36.103356°N 95.947064°W
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