Ocean Springs High School

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Ocean Springs High School
Location
Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Jackson County, 39564
USA
Information
School district Ocean Springs School District
Superintendent Robert Hirsch
Principal David Bagget
CEEB Code 252205
Grades 9-12
Language English
Motto Arts, Academics, Athletics
Mascot Greyhound
Color(s) Blue and Grey

Ocean Springs High School is a public high school in Ocean Springs, Mississippi (USA). The school serves students in grades 9-12 and is part of the Ocean Springs School District. Its auditorium's roof collapsed in Hurricane Katrina, on August 29, 2005, but has since been rebuilt.


[edit] Campus

The school's campus is split into two major sections, which are both split into sub-sections.

The first section is the north campus. The north campus is split into the main building and the 9th Grade Academy.

The main building houses the offices (Administrative, Main, Counseling, and Attendance) along with a set of English and Social Studies classrooms, the Band and Choir Halls, and the Cafeteria.

Although the 9th Grade Academy houses mainly freshmen level classes, including 9th grade Algebra I, Biology, English I, and remedial classes, it also is home to a few upper level courses.

The south campus is split into the 15 Classroom Building (Math/Science Hall), the Round Building classrooms, the Media Center building, the Gym, and the Auditorium. The Auditorium was the only part of the school affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and has been completely renovated since. It was completed January 2007.

In the 15 classroom building, the classes are primarily Sciences (Such as Chemistry, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Physics, and AP Physics), and Mathematics (upper-level Algebra I, Algebra II, Advanced Algebra, Accelerated and Regular Geometry, Probability and Statistics, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus AB and BC). The round building mainly has foreign languages (French and Spanish), health classes, and JROTC classes.

The principal of Ocean Springs High School until 2006 was Mr. Hirsch. In the fall of 2006, David Baggett stepped in as the new principal.

[edit] Extracurricular Activities

The Ocean Springs High School sports team mascot is the Greyhound. OSHS has teams in the following sports: Football, Track and Field, Swimming Cross Country, Fast and Slow pitch Softball, Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Golf, Tennis, Baseball, and for the first time in school year 2007-2008, Debate.

The high school also has the "Blue-Grey Pride" band. The band plays at half-time at every football game, at parades, various concerts, marching festivals, and many other civic functions. They are known well for their style, energy, dedication, and continuous all-superiors at festivals and competitions. The "Blue-Grey Pride" has been a performer for the Walt Disney Company at Walt Disney World for the past 23 years. The Band is under the direction of Joe Cacibauda.

The "Blue-Grey" Pride marching band also includes the Ocean Springs High School varsity dance team. They perform during halftime shows, band festivals, and compete at the MHSAA State Dance Competition in December. At two recent marching festivals, the dancers got superior ratings and "Best Dancers All-Around" at the Deep South Marching Festival, along with a near-perfect score of 99. This group has a reputation of the best in the south, along with their sharp style, classiness, and their signature black gloves.

OSHS has an ARMY JROTC program that consists of about 180 cadets. This program is not intended to pressure anyone to join the military, it is intended to teach leadership principles. The mission is to get high school kids to graduate from high school. It also has many after school activities including drill, exhibition armed (spinning rifles), PT (physical training), and Delta (adventure program).

There are many clubs/activities at OSHS, including:

[edit] Other information

  • The North Campus used to be the junior high school, which became a middle school and was moved to its current area, and the high school consisted only of the current South Complex. The cafeteria was shared between the two schools, and the South Campus had its own office by the auditorium.
  • The South Campus was built in the late 1960s and the early 1970s. The North Campus was built in the late 1970s. Ever since then, the school has undergone many remodeling changes in order to accommodate different types of classes, such as the three Technology Discovery classrooms on the North Campus that must accommodate 13 rather large modules.
  • In the 2004/05 Football season, the Greyhounds reached the state championship against South Panola only to lose 21-39 in Jackson, Mississippi.
  • In the 2007/08 Baseball season, the Greyhounds won the 5A State Championship.