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Jenks High School
Jenks High School is a secondary school located within Tulsa County in Jenks, Oklahoma, United States. It is a part of Jenks Public Schools, which first opened the high school location in 1955 and completing the junior and senior high school in 1959. The high school has over 2,800 students in grades 10–12. With the attached Freshman Academy, the high school campus has over 3,600 students.

The school district (of which this is the sole comprehensive high school) includes most of Jenks and portions of the south side of Tulsa.

Demographics

As of 2017, the average household income in the district was $100,600, compared with the state average of $65,400. As of 2018, 54% of students are white, 7% are Native American, 7% are black, 11% are Asian, and 13% are Hispanic, and 7% are more than one race.

Academics

Jenks High School regularly has the most National Merit Scholars of any public school in the state, including 20 in 2016. The school has produced three presidential scholars since 2001. The college-going rate was 63.8%, compared with the state average of 50.9%. The average ACT test score was 23.8, compared with the state average of 20.8 and the national average of 21.

Athletics and OSSAA sponsored activities

Jenks football program won the 3A state championship in 1979 followed by a 5A state championship in 1982, and the Oklahoma 6A high school football championship in 1993, 1996–2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2012–2015, 2020, and 2021 for a total of 18 state championships. The 1997 team, led by Allan Trimble, went 14–0 and outscored its opponents 535–118 and is considered one of the greatest high school football teams in the history of Oklahoma. R. Perry Beaver served as head football coach from 1977 to 1991.

Jenks High School football has produced NFL players Rocky Calmus, Sean Mahan, Garrett Mills, Phillip Dillard, Jerry Wisne, and Chase Beeler among others. Jenks High School baseball has produced MLB all-star Josh Johnson.

The Trojan athletic and non-athletic programs have won 189 state championships in various Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) sponsored sports and non-athletic events, as well as state championships in non-OSSAA sports such as gymnastics, hockey, rugby, and lacrosse.

The following table is of the OSSAA sports and OSSAA non-athletic events in which the school compete, as well as the years, if any, during which the school's team won the state championship

Table of OSSAA sports and non-athletic events Jenks High School championship wins
Sport/Event Number of championship wins Years won Earliest win Latest win
Academic Bowl 5 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022, 2023 2008 2023
Baseball 4 1997, 2000, 2002, 2021 1997 2021
Boys Basketball 0 N/A N/A N/A
Girls Basketball 5 1991, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 1991 2004
Cheerleading 2 2010, 2019 2010 2019
Boys Cross Country 15 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 1984 2015
Girls Cross Country 16 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2019, 2021 1985 2021
Debate 4 2003, 2007, 2012, 2015 2003 2015
Football 18 1979, 1982, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021 1979 2021
Boys Golf 8 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 1994 2004
Girls Golf 15 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2022 1982 2022
Boys Soccer 6 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2006, 2019 1987 2019
Girls Soccer 9 1988, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009 1988 2009
Fastpitch Softball 0 N/A N/A N/A
Slowpitch Softball 1 2011 2011 2011
Boys Swimming 19 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 1991 2022
Girls Swimming 13 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2020, 2021, 2023 1990 2023
Boys Tennis 16 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022 1991 2022
Girls Tennis 18 1986, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 1986 2017
Boys Track 7 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2014 1999 2014
Girls Track 8 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2015, 2021, 2022 1995 2022
Volleyball 6 1996, 1997, 2006, 2014, 2021, 2023 1996 2023
Volleyball (Boys) 5 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986 1978 1986
Wrestling 0 N/A N/A N/A
One Act Play 2 1986, 1988 1986 1988

Music

Marching band

The Jenks Trojan Pride Marching Band has participated in the 2016 and 2024 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. It also participated in the Bandfest at Pasadena City College on December 30, 2015.

In November 2018, Trojan Pride was a first-time finalist in the Bands of America Grand Nationals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Show choir

JHS has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender Trojanaires and the all-female Trojan Spirit. Trojanaires has made it to national-level competitions.

Orchestra

JHS has 3 orchestras including strings, concert, and chamber.

Notable alumni

Sources

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