Okeene Junior-Senior High School
# Okeene Junior-Senior High School

Okeene Junior-Senior High school is a public school serving students in grades 7 through 12 in Okeene, Oklahoma. It has currently enrolled under 200 students(counting grade school as well)

## History

The first school in Okeene was established in 1901. A high school program was added in the 1920s, making Okeene the first town in Blaine County with a high school.

## Extracurricular activities

Student groups and organizations at Okeene include band, FCCLA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, FFA, National Honor Society, science club, speech, Academic Bowl, student council and Technology Student Association.

### Athletics

The Okeene Whippets compete in Class A of Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association sports, currently fielding teams in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, softball, and track.

State championship titles held by the Whippets include:

* Boys' basketball: 2006
* Football: 1981 (Class B), 2006, 2007
* Girls' track: 2003, 2004, 2005
* Boys' track: 2010, 2017

## Notable alumni

* Jake Lindsay (class of 1937), businessman; namesake of an endowed scholarship and two chairs at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
* Donald Dumler (class of 1957), principal organist at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York
