Stilwell High School

Stilwell High School is a high school (grades 9–12) in Stilwell, Oklahoma, United States.^[2]

Stilwell High School
Location
1801 West Locust St Stilwell, Oklahoma
Information
School type	High School
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	651[1] (2023-2024)

In 2020, a podcast created by Stilwell High School seniors was selected as a finalist in the National Public Radio Student Podcast Challenge.^[3] The students investigated whether the town of Stilwell really was the "early death capital" of the United States, as described by The Washington Post in 2018.^[3]

As of 2020, it had an enrollment of 634 students, over 70% of whom were Cherokee.^[4]

The 1988-1989 class was the largest graduating class with a total of 181 graduates. The class of 2009–10 had the most honor students in its graduating class with 22.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

• Dwight W. Birdwell, Medal of Honor recipient
• Sam Claphan, All American Football Player and NFL Football Player
• Sandy Garrett, former Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Frankie Hargis (1965–2021), Cherokee Nation Registrar (2018–2021), Tribal Councilor (2011–2018)
• Markwayne Mullin, U.S. senator from Oklahoma