Charles Page High School is a high school in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States, named after the philanthropist Charles Page. It is the only public high school in Sand Springs. History Charles Page High School was built in 1959, constructed to replace Sand Springs High School, which is now the former Central Ninth Grade Center/Virtual Center. On August 21, 1964, five black students were refused enrollment at Charles Page which was at that time an all-white high school. In March 2019, voters passed a general obligation bond measure to fund a new Ninth Grade Center add-on at the CPHS campus. It replaced the former Central Ninth Grade Center in downtown Sand Springs. The building of the Charles Page High School Freshman Academy was completed in the summertime before the schools first semester that year. Gay-Straight Alliance controversy In 2004, Charles Page High School garnered national attention with a controversy surrounding the creation of a Gay-Straight Alliance at the school. An openly gay student, Michael Shackelford, was the focus of a series of articles in The Washington Post which brought national attention to the school. This national attention caught the eye of radical preacher Fred Phelps of Topeka, Kansas Westboro Baptist Church who came and protested at Charles Page in November 2004. However, the alliance was briefly dismantled after those students graduated. It has since been reformed, but was renamed to “Gender-Sexuality Alliance” years later. Extra-curricular activities Clubs include the African American Student Union (AASU), Native American Student Association (NASA), Anchor Club, French Club, Spanish Club, Key Club, YMCA Youth and Government, Student Council, Gold Pride Marching Band, Jazz Band, Academic Team, Family Career Community Leaders of America, Future Farmers of America, Choir, Debate, Competitive Speech, BITI, Business Professionals of America, National Honor Society, Drama, Gender Sexuality Alliance, The Sandite (yearbook committee), and The Sandtonian, an online newspaper that had formerly run for over 100 years in its nondigital form prior to the launch of the website. Additionally, there is a Bible Study at Charles Page, but it is not an official club. Athletics The school mascot is the Minuteman. ''V = Varsity, JV = Junior Varsity State championships 1966: Football-Class 3A 1971: Wrestling 4A 1994: Girls' Basketball-Class 6A 2012: Wrestling- 6A Academic 2015: 9th Grade/JV Cheerleading, 8th Grade Cheerleading 2017: Wrestling Dual and Team-Class 6A Football history Charles Prigmore was the first head coach at Charles Page High School. Travis