Jenks High School is a secondary school

Secondary school

Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...

 located within Tulsa County in Jenks, Oklahoma

Jenks, Oklahoma

Jenks is a city in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, and a suburb of Tulsa, in the northeastern part of the state. It is situated between the Arkansas River and U.S. Route 75. Jenks is one of the fastest growing cities in Oklahoma...

. It serves students from the town of Jenks and students from the south side of the city of Tulsa. The high school has over 2,200 students in grades 10-12.

Demographics

As of 2010, the high school's average household income was $92,629, compared with the state average of $56,492.
69% of students were white, 11% were Native American, 8% were black, 7% were Asian, and 6% were Hispanic.

Academics

Jenks High School regularly has the most National Merit Scholars of any public school in the state, including 12 in 2010.

Jenks High School has produced three presidential scholars since 2001, as well.

The college-going rate was 63.8%, compared with the state average of 50.9%.
The average ACT test score was 23.8, compared with the state average of 20.8 and the national average of 21.

Athletics

The Jenks Trojans have an excellent high school football program. The Trojans won the 3A state championship in 1979 followed by a 5A state championship in 1982. Since 1993, the Trojans have been a dominant force in the Oklahoma 6A high school football scene. The Jenks Trojans have claimed ten Oklahoma 6A state championships since 1993, including championships in 1993, 1996-2001, 2003, 2006, and 2007, for a total of 12 state championships.

Jenks High School football has produced NFL players Rocky Calmus

Rocky Calmus

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, Sean Mahan

Sean Mahan

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, Garrett Mills

Garrett Mills

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, Phillip Dillard

Phillip Dillard

Phillip Dillard is an American football linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He attended Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma, where he was rated as one of the nation's top high school...

, Jerry Wisne

Jerry Wisne

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, and Chase Beeler

Chase Beeler

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, among others.

The Jenks Trojans not only excel in football, but also in a number of other sports, all in the highest classification in the respective sports. Since 1979, the year of the first Jenks state football championship, the Trojan athletic program has in total won 144 state championships in various OSSAA sponsored sports, not including numerous state championships in sports such as Gymnastics, Hockey, and Rugby.

The following is a list of the sports in which the school competes, along with the current head coach for the team, as well as the years, if any, during which the school's team won the state championship:

• Baseball (Dennis Keeley) - 3 (1997, 2000, 2002)
• Boys Basketball (Clay Martin) - 0
• Girls Basketball (Rhonda Fields) - 5 (1991, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004)
• Cheerleading (Kristi Rodgers) - 1 (2010)
• Boys Cross Country (Bryan Yockers) - 11 (1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003)
• Girls Cross Country (Maria Fernandez) - 12 (1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010)
• Football (Allan Trimble) - 12 (1979, 1982, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007)
• Boys Golf (Brent Wilcoxen) - 8 (1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
• Girls Golf (Danielle Frost) - 14 (1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010)
• Boys Soccer (John Timmons) - 5 (1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2006)
• Girls Soccer (Kayln Reinhardt) - 9 (1988, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009)
• Fastpitch Softball (Jeff Owens) - 0
• Slowpitch Softball (Todd Williams) - 1 (2011)
• Boys Swimming (John Turner) - 16 (1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
• Girls Swimming (John Turner) - 10 (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009)
• Boys Tennis (Ron Acebo) - 12 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007)
• Girls Tennis (Ron Acebo) - 12 (1986, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008)
• Boys Track (Tom Stockton) - 6 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
• Girls Track (Bryant Calip) - 5 (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002)
• Volleyball (Kody Engle) - 3 (1996, 1997, 2006)
• Wrestling (Ray Weis) - 0

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