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Fort Osage High School

Public school in Missouri, United States

Summary

Public school in Missouri, United States

FieldValue
nameFort Osage High School
typePublic School
principalJohn Luke
grades9-12
staff86.51
ratio18.21
enrollment1,575 (2023–2024)
colorsRed and white
mascotIndian
nicknameIndians
free_label2Athletic Director
free_text2Ryan Shartz
rivalsWilliam Chrisman High School, Truman High School
location2101 N Twyman Rd
Independence, MO
64058
coordinates
informationPhone: 816-650-7063
Fax: 816-650-7088
websiteFort Osage High School
districtFort Osage R-1 School District

Independence, MO 64058 Fax: 816-650-7088

Fort Osage High School is a high school located at 2101 N. Twyman Rd. in unincorporated Jackson County, Missouri, in the Kansas City metropolitan area, adjacent to Independence. It belongs to the Fort Osage R-1 School District and serves a section of northern Independence, a section of Sugar Creek, and the municipalities of Buckner, Levasy, River Bend, and Sibley.

It currently serves approximately 1,500 students from grades 9-12. It is named after the Fort Osage National Historic Landmark along the Missouri River in nearby Sibley, Missouri.

Athletics

Fort Osage's baseball team has appeared in three 4A state championships having won in 1991 and 1997, and finishing as runners up in 1996.

Since 2009, Fort Osage's football team has appeared in the Class 5 state championship game 5 times in 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, and 2022. They won the state championship game in 2015.

Fall athletics

  • Football
  • Cross Country
  • Golf (Girls)
  • Soccer (Boys)
  • Softball
  • Tennis (Girls)
  • Volleyball

Winter athletics

  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Basketball (Girls)
  • Wrestling

Spring athletics

  • Baseball
  • Golf (Boys)
  • Soccer (Girls)
  • Tennis (Boys)
  • Track & Field

Spirit squads

  • Cheerleading
  • Indianettes (dance team)

Notable alumni

  • Albert Pujols, former MLB player, most notably for the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Betty Lennox, WNBA player for the Los Angeles Sparks
  • Chris Metzler, documentary filmmaker
  • Chad Troutwine, co-founder of Veritas Prep, movie producer
  • E. J. Gaines, former NFL player
  • Bruce Van Dyke, NFL drafted by Philadelphia Eagles, 1966, also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, 1967-1973, and the Green Bay Packers, 1974-1976
  • Skylar Thompson, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers

References

References

  1. "FORT OSAGE HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics.
  2. "Fort Osage High School".
  3. "[http://fortosagehighschool.weebly.com/contact.html Contact]." Fort Osage High School. Retrieved on January 5, 2017. "Address: 2101 N. Twyman Road, Independence, MO 64058"
  4. "[https://www.ci.independence.mo.us/UserDocs/MapsPDF/GeneralStreetMap.pdf General Street Map]." [[Independence, Missouri. City of Independence]]. May 2013. Retrieved on January 5, 2017. The school is northeast of the intersection of [[U.S. Highway 24]] and [[Missouri State Route 7]]
  5. "[https://www.ci.independence.mo.us/UserDocs/MapsPDF/Schooldist_future.pdf School Districts] {{Webarchive. link. (November 16, 2011 ." [[Independence, Missouri). City of Independence]]. Retrieved on January 5, 2017.
  6. Geography Division. (January 12, 2021). "2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Jackson County, MO". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
  7. MSHSAA. "Fort Osage High School State Championships".
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