Owasso High School

Owasso High School
Owasso High School
	Owasso High School (interior)
Address
	12901 East 86th Street North; Owasso, 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, theatre, track, volleyball, wrestling
Mascot	Ram
Rivals	Jenks Trojans, Union Redskins, Broken Arrow Tigers
Website	ohs.owassops.org

Owasso High School is a secondary school located within Tulsa County in Owasso, Oklahoma, United States.

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] The Owasso varsity football team won the school's third Class 6A-1 championship on December 7, 2019 by defeating the Jenks Trojans 14–6.[5]

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[6]
Steve Parker, Owasso High school Hall of famer
Trevor Pendegraft: Works at Kohl's

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.
"Oklahoma Class 6A-I High School Football Scores | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
Favalora, Christian (June 27, 2016). "Owasso's Braden Webb fulfills his dreams with the Milwaukee Brewers | Owasso Reporter". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.

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[NCES-1] "OWASSO HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[2] Friedman, Stephen J. "Andy's Right to Privacy in Grading and the Falvo versus Owasso Public Schools Case" (PDF). Retrieved 21 October 2011.

[3] "Owasso (Okla.) knocks off No. 17 Tulsa Union for first state title since 1974", USA Today, December 2, 2017.

[4] "Owasso remembers 1974 state champions", Tulsa World, October 10, 2014.

[5] "Oklahoma Class 6A-I High School Football Scores | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2020-09-14.

[6] Favalora, Christian (June 27, 2016). "Owasso's Braden Webb fulfills his dreams with the Milwaukee Brewers | Owasso Reporter". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.