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To foster a safe, supportive, and challenging environment where all students develop the skills, knowledge and character to graduate and succeed in a global society.
Our vision is to cultivate a community where every student exemplifies Spartan PRIDE:
Personal Responsibility
Respect
Integrity
Dedication
Excellence
![In the foreground, a circular emblem for Oak Lawn Community High School is visible, while the background features green banners displaying rankings from U.S. News and the Chicago Tribune.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1788450789/olchsorg4/bykou5jwyvalv4zbyome/Oaklawnvsreavis412atwrigleyfield1350x1080px.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1788450789/olchsorg4/bykou5jwyvalv4zbyome/Oaklawnvsreavis412atwrigleyfield1350x1080px.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1788450789/olchsorg4/bykou5jwyvalv4zbyome/Oaklawnvsreavis412atwrigleyfield1350x1080px.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1788450789/olchsorg4/bykou5jwyvalv4zbyome/Oaklawnvsreavis412atwrigleyfield1350x1080px.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1788450789/olchsorg4/bykou5jwyvalv4zbyome/Oaklawnvsreavis412atwrigleyfield1350x1080px.png","width":1350}])
![District 229 Board of Education Elections]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1787847933/olchsorg4/hbywx8cn3y66sbdcfdqx/Addaheading-2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1787847933/olchsorg4/hbywx8cn3y66sbdcfdqx/Addaheading-2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1787847933/olchsorg4/hbywx8cn3y66sbdcfdqx/Addaheading-2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1787847933/olchsorg4/hbywx8cn3y66sbdcfdqx/Addaheading-2.png","width":1200}])
![Sabores Sobre Ruedas Brings Culture, Community, and Student Leadership Together at Oak Lawn Community High School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1787847879/olchsorg4/icm1gsnhqzfzhpyqrbzv/1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1787847879/olchsorg4/icm1gsnhqzfzhpyqrbzv/1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1787847879/olchsorg4/icm1gsnhqzfzhpyqrbzv/1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1787847879/olchsorg4/icm1gsnhqzfzhpyqrbzv/1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1787847879/olchsorg4/icm1gsnhqzfzhpyqrbzv/1.png","width":1345}])
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![A white Spartan helmet emblem with laurel leaves and the text "SPARTAN PARENT ACADEMY" is centered on a green background, with the tagline "GROWING HEALTHY FAMILIES TOGETHER" below.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1784750774/olchsorg4/ebh7s8xwcn7llz0zgktn/GPS-Parent-Series-Logo2x.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1784750774/olchsorg4/ebh7s8xwcn7llz0zgktn/GPS-Parent-Series-Logo2x.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1784750774/olchsorg4/ebh7s8xwcn7llz0zgktn/GPS-Parent-Series-Logo2x.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1784750774/olchsorg4/ebh7s8xwcn7llz0zgktn/GPS-Parent-Series-Logo2x.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1784750774/olchsorg4/ebh7s8xwcn7llz0zgktn/GPS-Parent-Series-Logo2x.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1784750774/olchsorg4/ebh7s8xwcn7llz0zgktn/GPS-Parent-Series-Logo2x.png","width":2000}])
![OLCHS Honor Roll Spring 2026 Semester]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780593693/olchsorg4/jm3an75mlg1xkxkdqqbk/OakLawnCommunity1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780593693/olchsorg4/jm3an75mlg1xkxkdqqbk/OakLawnCommunity1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780593693/olchsorg4/jm3an75mlg1xkxkdqqbk/OakLawnCommunity1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780593693/olchsorg4/jm3an75mlg1xkxkdqqbk/OakLawnCommunity1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780593693/olchsorg4/jm3an75mlg1xkxkdqqbk/OakLawnCommunity1.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780593693/olchsorg4/jm3an75mlg1xkxkdqqbk/OakLawnCommunity1.png","width":1920}])
![Patrick Driscoll Poses for photo in front of Napleton Field Scoreboard]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1787767268/ajhk9s6hjhunkkl8ks4a/PatrickDriscoll1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1787767268/ajhk9s6hjhunkkl8ks4a/PatrickDriscoll1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1787767268/ajhk9s6hjhunkkl8ks4a/PatrickDriscoll1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1787767268/ajhk9s6hjhunkkl8ks4a/PatrickDriscoll1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1787767268/ajhk9s6hjhunkkl8ks4a/PatrickDriscoll1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1787767268/ajhk9s6hjhunkkl8ks4a/PatrickDriscoll1.jpg","width":2189}])
![Golf team member Clark Zylius poses for photo in front of bleachers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1787767294/m0fytyycx1vkollvsbso/ClarkZylius1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1787767294/m0fytyycx1vkollvsbso/ClarkZylius1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1787767294/m0fytyycx1vkollvsbso/ClarkZylius1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1787767294/m0fytyycx1vkollvsbso/ClarkZylius1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1787767294/m0fytyycx1vkollvsbso/ClarkZylius1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1787767294/m0fytyycx1vkollvsbso/ClarkZylius1.jpg","width":2000}])
![The 2026 Conference Champions Oak Lawn Baseball team pose for a photo together in their green uniforms with some athletes holding Mountain Dew cans at Sullivan Field after their win over Reavis]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779305064/olchsorg4/i0hui5ht1lrfc1f42bqb/51926BoysBaseballvsReavisConferenceChamps-9.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779305064/olchsorg4/i0hui5ht1lrfc1f42bqb/51926BoysBaseballvsReavisConferenceChamps-9.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779305064/olchsorg4/i0hui5ht1lrfc1f42bqb/51926BoysBaseballvsReavisConferenceChamps-9.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1779305064/olchsorg4/i0hui5ht1lrfc1f42bqb/51926BoysBaseballvsReavisConferenceChamps-9.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1779305064/olchsorg4/i0hui5ht1lrfc1f42bqb/51926BoysBaseballvsReavisConferenceChamps-9.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1779305064/olchsorg4/i0hui5ht1lrfc1f42bqb/51926BoysBaseballvsReavisConferenceChamps-9.jpg","width":2200}])
![Savanna Hartmann poses for a headshot in her black track uniform]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779125101/s7qwsuw1iwkuheqndbrc/SavannaHartmann1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779125101/s7qwsuw1iwkuheqndbrc/SavannaHartmann1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779125101/s7qwsuw1iwkuheqndbrc/SavannaHartmann1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1779125101/s7qwsuw1iwkuheqndbrc/SavannaHartmann1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1779125101/s7qwsuw1iwkuheqndbrc/SavannaHartmann1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779125101/s7qwsuw1iwkuheqndbrc/SavannaHartmann1.jpg","width":2000}])
![Laith Abbasi poses for a headshot in his green checkered track uniform]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779125131/qsdyfymkg4388b4r9olc/LaithAbbasi1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779125131/qsdyfymkg4388b4r9olc/LaithAbbasi1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779125131/qsdyfymkg4388b4r9olc/LaithAbbasi1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1779125131/qsdyfymkg4388b4r9olc/LaithAbbasi1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1779125131/qsdyfymkg4388b4r9olc/LaithAbbasi1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779125131/qsdyfymkg4388b4r9olc/LaithAbbasi1.jpg","width":2000}])
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By The Numbers
432
Class of 2026 Graduates
Ready to Take the Next Step Toward Their Future!
64%
Students Involved in Extracurricular Activities
Student Involvement=Higher Academic Outcomes
24
Athletic Programs
For Students to Compete, Grow, and Excel!
93%
Graduation Rate
Ready for College, Careers, and Beyond!
35
Clubs and Activities
Providing Academic and Creative Opportunities!
50+
Alumni on Staff
Once a Spartan, Always a Spartan!
From Our Community
![Dr. Shahe Bagdasarian - Superintendent]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1774985516/olchsorg4/m4mqb4bh5kueeo4ofiqb/ShaheBagdasarianHeadShot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1774985516/olchsorg4/m4mqb4bh5kueeo4ofiqb/ShaheBagdasarianHeadShot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1774985516/olchsorg4/m4mqb4bh5kueeo4ofiqb/ShaheBagdasarianHeadShot.jpg","width":743}])
Welcome to another exciting year at Oak Lawn Community High School District 229!
As we begin the school year, I am filled with optimism for what lies ahead. Guided by our District Strategic Plan and our Portrait of a Spartan, we remain committed to providing every student with exceptional opportunities to learn, grow, and succeed.
![Headshot of Dr. Lauren May, Principal at OLCHS]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1786027637/olchsorg4/uymrpdu3gte9aphafbdh/LaurenMayHeadshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1786027637/olchsorg4/uymrpdu3gte9aphafbdh/LaurenMayHeadshot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1786027637/olchsorg4/uymrpdu3gte9aphafbdh/LaurenMayHeadshot.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1786027637/olchsorg4/uymrpdu3gte9aphafbdh/LaurenMayHeadshot.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1786027637/olchsorg4/uymrpdu3gte9aphafbdh/LaurenMayHeadshot.jpg","width":1600}])
On behalf of the entire Spartan administration, faculty, and staff, I am thrilled to welcome you to Oak Lawn Community High School! I am honored to serve as your principal and look forward to continued Spartan PRIDE, meaningful learning, and growth.
Featured Videos
Class of 2026 Graduation Recap Video
One chapter ends, and another begins. 🎓💚
Congratulations to the Oak Lawn Community High School Class of 2026! Take a look back at an unforgettable graduation day and celebrate the memories, milestones, and moments that made this class special.
Spartans You Should Know - Mike Bielski
From the classroom to the Indiana Dunes, Mr. Bielski is all about creating meaningful, real-world learning experiences for students. His energy and commitment help make every lesson memorable.
Spartan Excellence Award - Kyle Kuzur
Hear from Special Education Coordinator Nick Novak and Department Chair Jamie Atkus as they share how Mr. Kuzur’s dedication, consistency, and care make a lasting impact on every student he supports.
Spartan Excellence Award - Sophie Black
Hear from CTE Department Chair Jen Faro and Principal Dr. Lauren May as they highlight Sophie Black’s dedication, professionalism, and the meaningful impact she makes in preparing students for success beyond the classroom.
Spartan Excellence Award - Joelle Maslowski
Hear from Assistant Principal Mike Sunquist as he shares how Joelle Maslowski’s commitment, positivity, and support for students make her an essential part of the Spartan community.
Spartan Excellence Award - Maria Vanderwarren
Hear from Superintendent Shahe Bagdasarian as he highlights Maria Vanderwarren’s dedication, leadership, and the lasting impact she makes across our school community.