Waltrip High School, while parts of Oak Forest in the west are served by Scarborough High School. Private schools St. Rose of Lima Catholic School is affiliated with the church of the same name. In 2014 John Nova Lomax of Houstonia wrote that it "was the neighborhood focal point, and still is, some say." Public libraries Houston Public Library operates the Oak Forest Neighborhood Library at 1349 West 43rd Street and the Collier Regional Library at 6200 Pinemont Drive. The Oak Forest Library is in Section 1. Media The local weekly newspaper The Leader is distributed to Oak Forest. The Houston Chronicle is the citywide paper. Parks and recreation Oak Forest Park is located at 2100 Judiway, in Oak Forest Section 2. Candlelight Community Center and Park is at 1520 Candlelight. It has an indoor gymnasium, a playground, a lighted sports field, and a .45 mile hike and bicycle trail. T.C. Jester Park is located at 4201 TC Jester, West. The Northwest Branch YMCA is the closest YMCA to Oak Forest. Crime In 2013, Casey Michel of the Houston Press said "And until recently, [Oak Forest] had been one of the more placid" communities in Houston. Jennifer Latson of the Houston Chronicle said that the murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Peña in 1993 "shook" Oak Forest "to its foundation." T.C. Jester Park has a memorial to the girls. In addition Waltrip High School has a memorial to the girls, as they were students at the school. In 2013 there had been a string of "driveway holdups" and the Houston Police Department asked Oak Forest residents to not venture outside during night hours. In response, the Armed Citizen Project, a nonprofit organization based in Houston, gave free shotguns to residents. Notable residents Patrick Swayze See also Garden Oaks, Houston Independence Heights, Houston Acres Homes, Houston References External links Oak Forest Homeowner's Association About Oak Forest Area Neighborhoods in Houston