Will Rogers High School

Will Rogers College Middle and High School
Address
Map
3909 E. 5th Place

Tulsa
,
Oklahoma

United States
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Will on the Hill"
Established1939
Faculty110 (2018/2019 school year)[2]
Number of students1346 Students | 860 (HS), 486 (JH) (2019/2020)[1]
Color(s)Royal Blue & Gold
Websiterogers.tulsaschools.org
Will Rogers High School
Area3.3 acres (1.3 ha)
ArchitectLeon B. Senter, et.al.
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.07000918[3]
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 2007

Will Rogers Middle and High School, located at 3909 E. 5th Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was built by Tulsa Public Schools in 1939 using WPA workers and designed by Joseph R. Koberling, Jr. and Leon B. Senter. It was named for the humorist Will Rogers, who died in 1935, along with Wiley Post in a plane crash. Significant additions were made to the original structure in 1949 and 1964. The alterations were in keeping with the original design and did not detract from the school's architectural or historical significance. It has been called "... one of the best examples of Art Deco high school architecture...in the United States.[4]

The school had approximately 1,000 students as of 2008, and more than 39,000 alumni.

  1. ^ "Will Rogers College HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Will Rogers High School of Tulsa, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "National Register Information System – (#07000918)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  4. ^ NRHP Registration Form – Will Rogers High School.September 9, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2014. Archived October 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine