Oconee County High School
Oconee County High School is a public secondary school in Watkinsville, Georgia, United States. It is a public high school that hosts grades 9–12. It is one of two high schools in the Oconee County Public Schools district. Its mascot is the Warrior, and its colors are blue and white.
Oconee County High School | |
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Address | |
2721 Hog Mountain Road , Georgia 30677 United States | |
Coordinates | 33°51′41″N 83°27′22″W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Principal | Kevin Yancey |
Faculty | 68.10 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,160 (2018-19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.03[1] |
Color(s) | Royal blue and white |
Nickname | Warriors |
Website | School website |
The school was ranked number 499 out of 500 in Newsweek's 2014 rankings and is consistently named one of the top public high schools in the state with regard to Scholastic Aptitude Test scores.[2][3]
OCHS offers football, wrestling, soccer, swimming and diving, volleyball, baseball, tennis, track, and cross country. It also has a variety of fine arts programs, including a chorus, show choir, band, and drama program that produces musicals and one-act plays each year.
Notable alumni
- Adam Frazier, MLB outfielder [4]
- Jarryd Wallace, Paralympic gold metalist
- Tony Taylor, NFL Linebacker
- Zach Mettenberger, NFL Quarterback
References
- "Oconee County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- "America's Top High Schools 2014." Newsweek. Newsweek LLC, n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. <http://www.newsweek.com/high-schools/americas-top-schools-2014>.
- "America's Best High Schools." Newsweek Online. 19 June 2011. http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/2011/americas-best-high-schools.html Archived 2011-10-16 at the Wayback Machine.
- "Frazier drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates". Oconee Enterprise. Retrieved January 31, 2016.