Owasso High School
Owasso High School is a secondary school located within Tulsa County in Owasso, Oklahoma, United States.
Owasso High School | |
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Owasso High School (interior) | |
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12901 East 86th Street North , Oklahoma 74055 United States | |
Information | |
Type | Co-educational, public, secondary |
School district | Owasso Public Schools |
Authority | OSDE |
Principal | Mark Officer |
Faculty | 139.16 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 2,971 (2018-19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 21.35[1] |
Color(s) | Red, black, and white |
Song | "Owasso Alma Mater" |
Athletics conference | 6A District 1 |
Sports | Band, baseball, basketball, cheer, cross country, football, golf, pom, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling |
Mascot | Ram |
Rivals | Jenks Trojans, Union Redskins, Broken Arrow Tigers |
Website | Owasso High School |
The school is known for being involved in the Owasso Independent School District v. Falvo Supreme Court case.[2]
Athletics
In December 2017, Owasso's varsity football team defeated Tulsa Union 21-14 in Oklahoma's Class 6A-1 finals to become the first school since 1995, other than Tulsa Union and Jenks, to win the state title in the classification for the largest schools.[3] The Rams' only prior football title was a 1974 Class 3A co-championship shared with Ada.[4]
Owasso High School is mainly known for its baseball program where they have won 13 state championships. Winning 10 championships since 1998.
Owasso High School also has a POM team that goes and competes in numerous competitions. The POM team performs the “Fight Song”, Viva, and other Owasso anthems.
Notable alumni
- Randy Blake, kickboxer
- Dylan Bundy, Major League Baseball (MLB) player; class of 2011
- Aaron Colvin, pro football player with the Houston Texans
- Brian Flynn, MLB player
- Jon Kolb, football player and strongman
- Pete Kozma, MLB player
- Paul Smith, American and Canadian football player
- Keon Hatcher, pro football player with the Oakland Raiders
- Shake Milton, NBA player Philadelphia 76ers
- Braden Webb, professional baseball player[5]
References
- "OWASSO HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- Friedman, Stephen J. "Andy's Right to Privacy in Grading and the Falvo versus Owasso Public Schools Case" (PDF). Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- "Owasso (Okla.) knocks off No. 17 Tulsa Union for first state title since 1974", USA Today, December 2, 2017.
- "Owasso remembers 1974 state champions", Tulsa World, October 10, 2014.
- Favalora, Christian (June 27, 2016). "Owasso's Braden Webb fulfills his dreams with the Milwaukee Brewers | Owasso Reporter". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.