Owensboro High School

Owensboro High School
Address
1800 Frederica Street Owensboro , Daviess , Kentucky 42301 United States
Coordinates	37°45′28″N 87°06′45″W / 37.75765°N 87.11241°W / 37.75765; -87.11241
Information
Motto	Sursum ad Summum
Established	1871
School district	Owensboro Independent
Superintendent	Nick Brake
Principal	John DeLacy
Teaching staff	87.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,334 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.25[1]
Hours in school day	7
Color(s)	Red and black
Slogan	We Are Owensboro
Fight song	Washington and Lee Swing
Team name	Red Devils
Newspaper	The Digital Devil
Website	owensboro.kyschools.us/Schools/OHS

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.^{[citation needed]} This was the second consecutive year that OHS has received this distinction.^{[citation needed]}

The school day starts at 8:30 AM and ends at 3:25 PM. Days are divided into four 85-minute class periods. There is also a 30-minute advisory period, along with three 25-minute lunch periods. Students typically have 4 core classes and 4 electives, making 8 classes total. Students take half of their classes on alternating days, either “Red” days, or “Black” days.

Students have multiple off-campus learning opportunities, at local colleges, universities, or Owensboro Innovation Academy, or at local businesses.

OHS owns 29 state titles in team sports including:

• Football
• Boys' basketball
• Baseball
• Track
• Cheerleading

Other sports include:

• Girls' basketball
• Tennis
• Golf
• Cross-country
• Swimming
• Wrestling
• Boys' and girls' lacrosse
• Bowling

^[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 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]

• Ike Brown, former CFL player^[6]
• Vince Buck, former NFL player^[7]
• Tom Ewell, actor^[5]
• William Gant, Kentucky Supreme Court justice^[8]
• Austin Gough, college football linebacker for the Kentucky Wildcats.^[9]
• Cliff Hagan, University of Kentucky All-American, NBA player and Naismith Hall of Fame member^[10]
• Mark Higgs, former NFL player
• Dave Watkins, former MLB catcher for Philadelphia Phillies
• Aric Holman, Texas Legends center^[11]
• Christine Johnson Smith, Broadway actress who originated the role of Nettie Fowler in Carousel^[12]
• Justin Miller, NFL player for the Detroit Lions^[13]
• Kevin Olusola, member of Pentatonix^[14]
• Bobby Watson, University of Kentucky player, NBA player^[15]
• Ken Willis, former NFL Ppayer^[16]
• Julius Maddox, bench press world record holder^[17]

• Official website