Fort Osage High School
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.
Fort Osage High School
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Overview
Overview
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.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Fort Osage High School • Type — Public School • Principal — John Luke • Grades — 9-12 • Staff — 86.51 • Ratio — 18.21 • Enrollment — 1,575 (2023–2024) • Colors — Red and white white • Mascot — Indian • Nickname — Indians • Free Label2 — Athletic Director • Free Text2 — Zach Dudley • Rivals — William Chrisman High School, Truman High School • Location — 2101 N Twyman Rd Independence, MO 64058 • Information — Phone: 816-650-7063 Fax: 816-650-7088 • Website — Fort Osage High School • District — Fort Osage R-1 School District
Athletics
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
Fall athletics
• Football • Cross Country • Golf (Girls) • Soccer (Boys) • Softball • Tennis (Girls) • Volleyball(girls)
Winter athletics
Winter athletics
• Basketball (Boys) • Basketball (Girls) • Wrestling
Spring athletics
Spring athletics
• Baseball • Golf (Boys) • Soccer (Girls) • Tennis (Boys) • Track & Field • volleyball(boys)
Spirit squads
Spirit squads
• Cheerleading • Indianettes (dance team)
Notable alumni
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
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- 1.National Center for Education Statistics. FORT OSAGE HIGH.
- 2.Fort Osage High School. Missouri State High School Activities Association.
- 3."Contact." Fort Osage High School. Retrieved on January 5, 2017. "Address: 2101 N. Twyman Road, Independence, MO 64058"
- 4."General Street Map." 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."School Districts ." City of Independence. Retrieved on January 5, 2017.
- 6.Geography Division. 2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Jackson County, MO. U.S. Census Bureau. January 12, 2021.
- 7.MSHSAA. Fort Osage High School State Championships. www.mshsaa.org.
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