| Oklahoma School Of Science And Mathematics |
Article Index for Oklahoma |
Website Links For Oklahoma School |
Information AboutOklahoma School Of Science And Mathematics |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT OKLAHOMA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS | |
| education in oklahoma city | |
| gifted education | |
| high schools in oklahoma | |
| national consortium for specialized secondary schools of mathematics, science and technology schools | |
| boarding schools in oklahoma | |
| oklahoma city, oklahoma | |
| educational institutions established in 1983 | |
|
GENERAL Of approximately 300 applicants each year, 125 are selected for interviews and about 75 high school sophomores from across the state are admitted. The whole application process consists of six short essays and an on-campus interview. Students are accepted from all over the State of Oklahoma, and thus are required to live on campus during the week, though students living nearby often go home on weekends. Classes are held five days a week, with the earliest classes starting at 8am and the latest ending at 5:30pm, but students have many breaks throughout the day depending on their individual college-style schedule. Required Physical Education classes are held in the afternoon, and Fine Arts classes (two are required for graduation) are held in the evenings. On alternate Saturday mornings, students are required to sit for a three-hour test, usually in Math, Literature, or History. To study at OSSM, students have to give up some luxuries of the outside world, such as cell phones, and in-room television and DVDs. Two hours of study are required from 8-10pm, Sunday through Thursday nights. Lights Out is at 11pm on these nights, 12am and 12:30am respectively on Fridays and Saturdays. In return for their sacrifices, however, all students are given free tuition, room, and board. Many OSSM graduates earn distinction that allows them a greater choice of potential colleges to attend. 100% of OSSM graduates are college-bound. More than 135 of the more than 500 graduates since the school's inception have been National Merit Scholar s and in 1998 and 2000 the school had the highest ACT composite scores of any high school in the United States. CAMPUS OSSM is located on a sprawling thirty-two acres of beautiful landscaping at the corner of 10th Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard near downtown Oklahoma City , just across the street from the University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Its main academic building, Lincoln School, was built in the very early 20th century, having been an elementary school in the Oklahoma City Public Schools until the 1980s. Lincoln houses the computer lab (in the renovated boiler room), the campus auditorium, ten classrooms, a student lounge, a sun-bathed study area, and faculty and administrative offices. The Dan Little Residence Hall, with a capacity of 144 students and six faculty families, was completed in 1998, located at the center of campus. The Gymnasium opened in March 1999, provides a full-size basketball court, a weight room, and a dance floor, among other amenities. The Samson Science and Discovery Center was completed in 2001 and houses three chemistry and four physics labs as well as a slew of personal research labs. Finally, in Fall 2003, the Senator Bernice Shedrick Library opened, with an eventual capacity of 50,000 books. DEMOGRAPHICS
REGIONAL CENTERS OSSM currently has 12 branches in local areas of Oklahoma. The primary focus in these regional centers is the AP Exams. The regional centers are:
EXTERNAL LINKS
Regional Centers:
|
|
|