Opelika High School

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Opelika High School band
Opelika High School band

Opelika High School is located in Opelika, Lee County, Alabama. Opelika High School serves students in grades 9-12. The principal is Dr. Stan Cox. The school's Vice Principals are Dr. Bryant, Dr. Ford, and Dr. Farmer.

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[edit] Publications

Opelika High School students produce a school newspaper called the Mainstreet Gazette, which comes out five times per year. Mainstreet Gazette's adviser is English and French teacher, Glenna Weaver. Mainstreet Gazette includes an Editorial, Entertainment, News, Feature, Sports, and Club News section. The staff sells ads to local businesses to fund the paper, which is printed by Opelika-Auburn News. Students also prepare and distribute a literature and art booklet comprised of student-submitted works, called Perspectives. It comes out once per semester.

[edit] SGA

The students of Opelika High School greatly appreciate their SGA. The new SGA for the 2008-2009 school year have recently had meetings about getting famous performers for pep rallies and at football half-time shows. Some rumored prospects are Corey Smith, KRS-One, Papoose, Ruben Studdard, and Fantaisia Bareno. They are doing this in cooperation with the mayor's office, in hopes of bringing more attention and tourism to Opelika and its shopping centers.

[edit] Alumni of Note

[edit] Notable Teachers

Jaime East
Revel Gholston
Glenna Weaver
Jerry Williamson
Charles Hannah

[edit] Athletics

Opelika competes in class 6A of the AHSAA. Its primary athletic rival is Auburn High School. Their mascots are 2 bulldogs called "Ope" and "Lika". The school colours are red and black. The school fields 17 Varsity sports teams:

  • Football
  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Wrestling (Boys)
  • Track and Field (Boys and Girls)
  • Cross Country (Boys and Girls)
  • Volleyball (Girls)
  • Basketball (Boys and Girls)
  • Soccer (Boys and Girls)
  • Golf (Boys and Girls)
  • Tennis (Boys and Girls)

[edit] Football Success

  • 2007 Region 3 Champions 2nd Round playoffs
  • 2006 Region 3 Champions 4th Round Playoffs
  • 2005 Region 3 Champions 4th Round Playoffs
  • 2004 Region 3 4th Place 1st Round Playoffs
  • 2003 Region 3 Champions 3rd Round Playoffs
  • 2002 Region 3 Champions 3rd Round Playoffs
  • 2001 Region 3 Runner-up 2nd Round Playoffs
  • 2000 Region 3 Runner-up 2nd Round Playoffs
  • 1999 Area 5 Runner-up 2nd Round Playoffs
  • 1998 Area 5 Champions 3rd Round Playoffs
  • 1994 Area 5 1st Round Playoffs
  • 1993 Area 5 3rd Round Playoffs
  • 1992 Area 5 2nd Round Playoffs
  • 1991 Area 5 2nd Round Playoffs
  • 1990 Area 5 1st Round Playoffs
  • 1986 Area 5 3rd Round Playoffs
  • 1985 Area 5 1st Round Playoffs
  • 1984 Area 5 1st Round Playoffs

[edit] Basketball Successes

[edit] Boys

  • 2004 Area 3 3rd Place 1st Round Southeast Sub-Regional
  • 2003 Area 3 Runner-up 1st Round Southeast Sub-Regional
  • 2002 Area 4 Runner-up Quarterfinals Southeast Regional
  • 2001 Area 4 Runner-up 1st Round Southeast Sub-Regional

[edit] Track & Field

[edit] Boys

  • 2007 6A State Champions
  • 2006 6A State Champions
  • 2005 6A State Runner-Ups
  • 2004 6A State Champions
  • 2003 6A State Champions
  • 2000 6A State Champions
  • 1999 6A State Champions
  • 1998 6A State Champions
  • 1997 6A Freshman State Champions

[edit] Tennis Successes

[edit] Boys

  • 1991 6A State Champions
  • 1979 6A Individual State Champion, Mike Gunter

[edit] Wrestling Successes

[edit] Team

  • 1958 (Clift)
  • 1856 (Clift)

[edit] Individual

  • 2007 Sam Trammell (215 lbs.)
  • 2006 Sam Trammell (215 lbs.)
  • 2005 Sam Trammell (215 lbs.)
  • 2004 Blake Catrair (112 lbs.)
  • 2003 Blake Catrair (103 lbs.)

[edit] Other Organizations

[edit] Opelika High Theatre Society

Directed by: Revel P. Gholston

Opelika High School's theatre program is among the elite in the state. This group produces 3 productions a year. A fall play, a spring musical, and a competition piece for the Walter E. Trumbauer festival in December.


2008 - 2009 Season. Brighton Beach Memoirs - The Apple Tree - Les Miserables S.E.


Alumni Studying Theatre: Stewart Ives Patrick Winegar Anais Plasketes Emmett Smith Madeline Hamlet Jon Mark Ponder

[edit] Bands

Opelika High School has a Jazz band, a Concert Band, and a Symphonic Band that compete in competitions throughout the concert season. The marching band, called the Spirit of the South, typically attends two marching competitions during the football season.


[edit] FFA

Opelika High School's FFA includes 19 members and are directed by Jerry Williamson and AnnaLee Garner. Mary Jackson also leads the program.

[edit] Ovations

OHS's Showchoir is the bomb. We are practically better than Auburn Varsity Singers.

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