Motto Sursum ad Summum School district Owensboro Independent Principal John DeLacy Phone +1 270-686-1110 Mascot Red Devil Color Red and Black | Established 1871 Superintendent Dr. Nick Brake Grades 9-12 District Owensboro Public Schools Founded 1871 Hour in school day 7 | |
Address 1800 Frederica St, Owensboro, KY 42301, USA | ||
Owensboro High School is a public high school located at 1800 Frederica Street in Owensboro, Kentucky. The school's newspaper is The Scoop and its yearbook is the Owensboroan. Owensboro High School is one of only 33 high schools in Kentucky to be listed among the "Best High Schools 2009 Search" published in U.S. News & World Report in December 2009. This was the second consecutive year that OHS has received this distinction.
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Owensboro high school dance team
Athletics
OHS owns 29 state titles in team sports including football, boys' basketball, baseball, girls' track, and cheerleading. Other sports include tennis, golf, cross-country, swimming, and, the newest, wrestling. The sports teams and other organizations are usually titled "Red Devils." The swim team is the "Devilfish" while the dance team is the "Devilettes." Ordell, a red blob-like devil with horns and a tail, is the school's anthropomorphic mascot. The primary school colors are red and black, and the secondary color is white. Many great athletes have come out of the school including Justin Miller, Mark and Kenny Higgs, Ken Willis, Vince Buck and many more college athletes.