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Welcome to Oak Park School District!
 
Oak Park is the place to be!
 
Parents and Students:  Please be mindful of the following dates.  Of course, there are more, but these are the most critical.
 

 

Thursday, May 17, 2012 - Multicultural Fair, Oak Park Freshman Institute, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  

 

Monday, May 28, 2012 - No School for Students (Memorial Day)
 
Wednesday and Thursday, June 13 - 14, 2012 - Secondary Final Exams
 
Saturday, June 2, 2012 - Oak Park High School Class of 2012 Commencement
 
 
Funding is available for all students to attend college.  You must apply for every opportunity available.  Here are a few links that every student/family should click on and apply for scholarship assistance.  It's never too early to become familiar with available opportunities and funding sources.  Every middle school and high school student/family should click on the links below. (If clicking on the link doesn't work, copy and paste the URL in your web browser).
 
1) Bell Labs Fellowships for Under Represented Minorities
2) Student Inventors Scholarships
3) Student Video Scholarships
4) Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships
5) Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships
6) Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships
7) Brand Essay Competition
8) Gates Millennium Scholarships (major)
9) Xerox Scholarships for Students
10) Sports Scholarships and Internships
11) National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships
(NABJ)
12) Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)
13) Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
14) FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid
Scholarships
15) Presidential Freedom Scholarships
16) Microsoft Scholarship Program
17) Wired Scholar Free Scholarship Search
18) Hope Scholarships &Lifetime Credits
19) William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for
Minority Students
20) Multiple List of Minority Scholarships
21) Guaranteed Scholarships
22) BOEING scholarships (soma e HBCU connects)
23) Easley National Scholarship Program
24) Maryland Artists Scholarships
26) Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business
Scholarship (for AA students in South Florida)
27) Historically Black College & University Scholarships
28) Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students
29) International Students Scholarships & Aid Help
30) College Board Scholarship Search
31) Burger King Scholarship Program
http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/
32) Siemens Westinghouse Competition
33) GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds
34) CollegeNet's Scholarship Database
35) Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid
36) Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways 25 Scholarship
Gateways from Black Excel
37) Scholarship &Financial Aid Help
38) Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group)
39) FAFSA On The Web (Your Key Aid Form &Info)
40) Aid &Resources For Re-Entry Students
41) Scholarships and Fellowships
42) Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies
43) HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships (for study
around the world)
44) Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities
http://ccmi.uchicago.edu/schl1.html
 
 
PLEASE CONTINUE TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF ACADEMICS, ARTS, ATHLETICS, and ATTITUDE!  WE ARE DESTINED FOR GREATNESS AND WANT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO BE WELL ROUNDED! 
 
Student and Parent Connect
Families please take the time to sign up for Student and Parent Connect.  This year, the Oak Park School District is proud to introduce Student Connect, which allows students to monitor their own academic achievements.  Both Student Connect and Parent Connect can be launched from the Oak Park website
 
Upon logging into your account all of the links are located to the left of the screen.  Click on a link to view your child's daily attendance, behavior, cafeteria lunch account, class assignments, contacts, GPA, health records, report card grades, schedule, and transcript information.
 
Student links are slightly different .  Students will have access to their daily attendance, behavior, cafeteria lunch account, class assignments, report card grades, GPA, schedule, and transcript information. 
 
Current students and thier parents can contact thier respective schools to retrieve their login information.
 
 
 
 
Oak Park School District offers a wide variety of educational options for all students.  We provide customized learning opportunities and support for all students.  If you missed us at the Michigan Expo held at Oakland Mall, there's still an opportunity to meet with all building administrators and staff.  Please call our offices (248) 336-7708 to schedule a tour and hear about our exciting programming.
 
The Oak Park Advantage includes academics, arts, athletics, a renewed attitude and more.......
 
We're here to serve.....
 
Please call (248) 336-7708 to enroll now.  Secure your seat today! 
 
Our early childhood programs are phenomenal.  We've added foreign language exposure to our elementary programming.  We've also added elementary (grades 3 - 6 - inclusive of Einstein, Key, and Pepper Elementary Schools) and secondary marching bands (grades 7 - 12 - inclusive of Oak Park Preparatory Academy, OPHS Freshman Institute, and Oak Park High School).
 
Have you heard about our newly reorganized 7th and 8th grade academy?  Check out the Oak Park Preparatory Academy. 
 
The model 9th grade academy is located in Oak Park.  We invite you to visit the Freshman Institute, where everybody is somebody.  Students are focused on career and college readiness.  All students receive a laptop!  The technology driven Freshman Institute is new and exciting, and boasts of being one of the most unique opportunities for incoming 9th grade students.
 
We're also ready to showcase our ability to motivate students who have not had success in the traditional setting.  Check out N.O.V.A. Discipline Academy for students ages 8 - 15, and Oak Park Alternative Education Center for students ages 16 - 19. 
 
Oak Park School District strives to meet the needs of all students, because we believe all students can learn and deserve an opportunity for success. 
 
Einstein Elementary School - Grades K - 6
 
 
Key Elementary School - Grades Pre-K - 6
 
Pepper Elementary School - Grades K - 6
 
Oak Park Preparatory School - Grades 7 - 8
 
OPHS Freshman Institute - Grade 9
 
Oak Park High School - Grade 10 - 12
 
NOVA Discipline Academy - Ages 8 - 15
 
Oak Park Alternative Education Center - Ages 16 - 19
 

  

Oak Park is the place to be!
 
 
Please visit our new Business, Community and Faith-based page and view our latest brochure and interest forms
 

Click Here to visit Dr. Colbert's Letter to Parents and Community.

 

 

 

 
 

You may pick up Enrollment/Schools of Choice Packets at the Central Administration Office

 

Monday - Friday

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

 or

Click the link below for Enrollment/School of Choice Packets

 

Resident/Nonresident Enrollment Packet

 

Non-Resident Schools of Choice Application 2012-13

 

MAC ACADEMY OPEN HOUSE

 

2012 Summer School Brochure

 

Spring Concert

 

Call for more Information

248-336-7708

 

Oak Park School District MEAP Summary