Oklahoma City Public Schools

Committee Timeline

September 27, 2019 - DEADLINE TO APPLY: 5:00 pm on Friday

October - OKCPS launches a survey to gather stakeholder input for the naming committee and RFPs for the Viking Pride Plaza design. Anyone may submit a recommendation for name or design; the only identifier will be role and zip code. 

October - All committee representatives will be notified about their selection to participate

October -November - Committees will meet three or four times to review all recommendations gathered from the survey process and narrow them down to 2 or 3 options for the street and media center, and 2 or 3 designs for the alumni room and plaza.

Late November - December - Provide recommendations to the OKCPS Board of Education for the name of NE 32nd Street, the media center, design and curation process for the alumni room, and design for the Vikings Pride Plaza. 

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OVERVIEW of COMMITTEES

Committee #1: Oversee the recommendations for naming the Media Center and NE 32nd Street. 

* NE 32nd Street runs north-south connecting 30th St. to 33rd St. through the middle of the campus. This street will be named after a prominent NEHS/NEA alumnus, patron, faculty or staff member, team, or other figure recommended by a representative committee and presented to the Board of Education.  A street sign bearing the name will be placed at both entrances to the campus; one on 30th St. and one on 33rd St.

*The media center within Classen SAS High School at Northeast will be named after a prominent NEHS/NEA alumnus, patron, faculty or staff member, team, or other figure recommended by a representative committee and presented to the Board of Education. A plaque with a personal biography will be placed outside the entrance to the media center.

Note: For a person’s name to be considered he or she shall have attained national prominence, been outstanding in school activities, or outstanding in furthering the cause of better schools in OKCPS, or an outstanding citizen of the city and deceased or retired from active participation in community or school affairs. Schools and facilities and portions thereof shall not be named after current employees or sitting school board members.

Committee #2: Select a design and curation process for the Northeast Viking Alumni Room, which will commemorate history with items such as trophies, photos, championship banners, letter jackets, records, and other items that are meaningful for school alumni.

Committee #3: Select a design for the Viking Plaza. The current plaza located on the north side of the school will be landscaped and refurbished. Viking benches that have been donated to Northeast High School/Northeast Academy over the years which are now in safe-keeping at the OKCPS Operations Center will be relocated to the plaza, along with a sculpture and/or another type of monument that honors the NEHS/NEA Viking history.