Webster High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
| Daniel Webster High School | |
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1919 West 40th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
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| Type | Public broadcasting and digital media magnet school |
| Established | 1938 |
| Principal | Shelly Holman |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 558 (per 2009-2010 OSSAA classification)[1] |
| Mascot | Warriors |
| Website | Daniel Webster High School |
Daniel Webster High School is a high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[a] It is part of the Tulsa Public Schools, and is a public school for students from grades 9 through 12. The school opened in 1938 in the West Tulsa section of the city,[2][3] and is housed in a PWA-style Art Deco building designed by architects Arthur M. Atkinson, John Duncan Forsyth, Raymond Kerr, and William H. Wolaver.[4][5]
In 2009, the school established a broadcasting and digital media magnet school program.[6]
Facility description
The main building is two stories high plus a full basement. It contains 15 classrooms, a library,2 cafeterias, a lecture room, corrective gymnasium, girls’ gymnasium, a 400-seat auditorium, domestic-science department, 2 manual training rooms, 3 laboratories, offices, swimming pool, dressing rooms. An adjacent building contains shops, the boys' gymnasium and lockers. Both buildings are of fireproof construction with exterior walls of brick and trimmed with stone.[7]
Notable alumni
- Bob Ballinger - member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Berryville, Arkansas[8]
- Chris Benge - Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives[9]
- Dick Calmus - former major league baseball pitcher[10]
- Carl Morton - former major league baseball pitcher[11]
- Patti Page - singer, 2013 recipient of Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[12]
- Howard Rutledge (Class of 1946) - Vietnam POW for 7 1/2yrs; wrote book In the Presence of Mine Enemies[13]
- Mitch Schauer - television producer and animator, The Angry Beavers.[14]
References
- Notes
- ^ Often referred to as Daniel Webster Middle and High School, because it serves 9th grade students, who would otherwise attend a Middle School (grades 6-9) in the Tulsa Public School System.
- Sources
- ^ 2009-10 OSSAA A.D.M. for Classification Purposes at Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association website (retrieved March 4, 2010).
- ^ Juanita Crawford Muga, "Clinton-Webster graduates had lots of class in 1938", Tulsa World, November 4, 1998.
- ^ Cristina Dudley, "Webster alumni from 1938-1948 invited to a party", Tulsa World, August 31, 2005.
- ^ Art Deco Buildings in Tulsa: Daniel Webster High School at Tulsa Preservation Commission website (accessed March 4, 2010).
- ^ Tulsa Art Deco at Price Tower Arts Center website (accessed March 4, 2010).
- ^ Andrea Eger, "Sullivan tours several TPS magnet schools", Tulsa World, April 13, 2009.
- ^ "Daniel Webster High School - Tulsa, OK." The Living New Deal. Undated.] Accessed October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Arkansas Access to Justice Commissioners, Rep. Bob Ballinger". Arkansas Access to Justice.
Rep. Ballinger attended Tulsa Webster high school.
- ^ Benge, Chris (February 26, 2014). "Chris Benge: OSU-Tulsa essential to get there from here". Tulsa World.
A lifelong Tulsa resident, I received my high school diploma from Webster High School, went to work for my family's business and then ran for public office in 1998.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Eaton, Doug. "Rich "Dick" Calmus". Tulsa People.
Rich "Dick" Calmus, a lanky, right-handed and two-time All-State pitcher, helped transform Webster High School into a baseball powerhouse in the 1960s with back-to-back 1961 and 1962 state championships.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Jones, Jr., Fred (January 27, 2017). "Tulsa North Representation Strong At 2017 TPS Hall Of Fame Induction". The Oklahoma Eagle.
Also honored were... Carl Morton from Daniel Webster High School
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Averill, David (January 6, 2013). "Patti Page: Singer's speaking voice was captivating". Tulsa World.
...graduated from Tulsa's Webster High School
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Rutledge, Howard Elmer "Howie"". POW Network.
I graduated from Tulsa Webster High School in 1946 and attended the University of Tulsa (1946-1948) before I entered flight training at Pensacola.
- ^ Sherrow, Rita (April 18, 1997). "Beaver Believer". Tulsa World.
Webster High grad Mitch Schauer illustrates Nickelodeon's The Angry Beavers.
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External links
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