Fort Osage High School
Fort Osage Senior High School is a high school located at 2101 N. Twyman Rd. in unincorporated Jackson County, Missouri, in the Kansas City metropolitan area, adjacent to Independence. It belongs to the Fort Osage R-1 School District and serves a section of northern Independence.
It currently serves approximately 1,500 students from grades 9-12. It is named after the Fort Osage National Historic Landmark along the Missouri River in nearby Sibley, Missouri.Fort Osage athletics
Fall athletics
Fort Osage Bands
- Symphonic Band
- Wind Ensemble
- Jazz Band
- Show Band
- Fort Osage Marching Band, The Red & White Brigade
- Drama
- Choir
- Art Club
- Student Publications Indian Legends
Clubs and other activities
- Math club
- Student Council
- National Honor Society
- Scholar Bowl
- Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
- Debate & Forensics
- Special Olympics
- Sports medicine
- Chess Club
Notable alumni
- Albert Pujols, MLB player for the Los Angeles Angels
- Betty Lennox, WNBA player for the Los Angeles Sparks
- Chad Troutwine, co-founder of Veritas Prep, movie producer
- E. J. Gaines, NFL player for the Buffalo Bills
- Bruce Van Dyke, NFL drafted by Philadelphia Eagles, 1966, also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, 1967-1973, and the Green Bay Packers, 1974-1976
