School type Secondary school Grades 9th to 12th Mascot warrior Color Black and Gold | Principal Helen Price Phone +1 601-264-7232 Motto OG U Know! | |
Rival Hattiesburg High School, Petal High School, Meridian High School, Brandon High School Address 5198 Old Highway 11, Hattiesburg, MS 39402, USA District Lamar County School District Similar Hattiesburg High School, Oak Grove Middle School, The University of Southe, Petal High School, Hattiesburg Public School Di Profiles | ||
Oak Grove High School is a high school located outside of Hattiesburg, Mississippi (United States) in Oak Grove, Mississippi. The principal is Helen Price. It is part of the Lamar County School District and serves students from grades 9-12. In 2008, the school's drama department represented Mississippi at SETC (South Eastern Theatre Conference) for the fifth time. The department won awards in the categories of "Best Technical", "Best Ensemble", and "Most Congenial." Oak Grove High School was only the third school in Mississippi to win the competition since SETC's conception in 1949. Oak Grove is a three-time National Blue Ribbon School, having been designated as such in 1986–1987, 1992–1993, and 2004.
Oak Grove High School's football team gained prominence while former National Football League quarterback Brett Favre was the offensive coordinator for the team in 2012 and 2013. Oak Grove defeaed the Sumrall Bobcats 64-6 in Favre's first game as a coach. On December 6, 2013, the Oak Grove Warriors played their first 6A State Championship game since 2009 against the Tupelo Golden Wave. and won their first state championship.
Oak Grove's football and baseball facilities were destroyed by a violent, half-mile-wide, EF-4 tornado on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at approximately 5:15pm local time. The school building itself sustained little damage from the tornado