Owensboro High School

Owensboro High School is a public high school located at 1800 Frederica Street in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. The school's digital newspaper is The Digital Devil.[2] 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.

Owensboro High School
Address
1800 Frederica Street

Owensboro
,
Daviess
,
Kentucky
42301

United States
Coordinates37.75765°N 87.11241°W / 37.75765; -87.11241
Information
MottoSursum ad Summum
Established1871
School districtOwensboro Independent
SuperintendentNick Brake
PrincipalJohn DeLacy
Teaching staff75.26 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,288 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.11[1]
Hours in school day7
Color(s)   Red and Black
SloganWe Are Owensboro
Fight songWashington and Lee Swing
Team nameRed Devils
NewspaperThe Digital Devil
Websiteowensboro.kyschools.us/Schools/OHS

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 wrestling.[3] The sports teams and other organizations are usually titled "Red Devils." The swim team is the "Devilfish". 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.

The Rose Curtain Players

The Rose Curtain Players is a drama group associated with Owensboro High School. It is the oldest high school drama program in Kentucky.[4] Notable alumni include Tom Ewell.[5]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Owensboro High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. "Digital Devil, Whose News? Our News. What News? Owenboro's". digitaldevil.org.
  3. "School Details". arbiterlive.com.
  4. Melnik, Laurie. "Drama at Owensboro High School" (PDF). arts.ms.gov. University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. p. 57. The drama program at OHS, also known as the Rose Curtain Players, is the oldest high school drama program in the state of Kentucky.
  5. "Owensboro in the Golden Age of Hollywood". Owensboro Living Magazine. May 28, 2015. he was a charter member of Owensboro High School’s Rose Curtain Players in 1923.
  6. "Buck, Vincent Lamont "Vince" · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". nkaa.uky.edu. University of Kentucky Libraries.
  7. Hunt, Steve (October 4, 1990). "Justice Retiring: William Gant has served judicial system since '50s". The Messenger-Inquirer. Owensboro, Kentucky.
  8. "Cliff Hagan". Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame. 23 March 2016.
  9. Jones, Steve (May 21, 2015). "Holman to sign with Miss. State, coach says". The Courier-Journal.
  10. "Hometown Hero of the week: Christine Johnson Smith". Owensboro Living Magazine. September 18, 2014.
  11. "Justin Miller Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  12. Grant, Erin (August 9, 2017). "Owensboro Native and Grammy Winner Kevin Olusola Shares School Memories". WBKR.
  13. "Watson, part of UK's '51 NCAA title team, dies". The Courier-Journal. February 2, 2017.
  14. "Ken Willis Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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