Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics - Campus

Campus

OSSM is located on a sprawling thirty-two acres of beautiful landscaping at the corner of 10th Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard near downtown Oklahoma City, just across the street from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Its main academic building, Lincoln School (recently renamed as Manning Academic Center), was built in 1903, having been an elementary school in the Oklahoma City Public Schools until the 1980s. Lincoln houses the computer lab (in the renovated boiler room), the campus auditorium, nineteen classrooms, six labs, a student lounge, a sun-bathed study area, basement (containing billiards, game tables, and also serves as a shelter), and faculty and administrative offices. The Dan Little Residence Hall, with a capacity of 144 students and six faculty families, was completed in 1998, located at the center of campus, complete with a basement with table games and a TV for students to use during their nightly freetime. The Gymnasium, opened in March 1999, provides a full-size basketball court, a weight room, and a dance floor, among other amenities. The Samson Science and Discovery Center was completed in 2001 and houses three chemistry (complete with hoods for chemical reaction labs), four physics labs, and one demonstration/lecture room as well as many personal research labs. Finally, in Fall 2003, the Senator Bernice Shedrick Library opened, with an eventual capacity of 50,000 books and 10 computers for student use.