Oconee County High School

Oconee County High School
Address
2721 Hog Mountain Road
Watkinsville, Georgia, 30677
United States
Coordinates 33°51′41″N 83°27′22″W / 33.86139°N 83.45611°WCoordinates: 33°51′41″N 83°27′22″W / 33.86139°N 83.45611°W
Information
Type Public
Principal Ben Wiggins
Grades 9–12
Color(s) Royal blue and white
        
Nickname Warriors
Website School website

Oconee County High School is a public secondary school in Watkinsville, Georgia, USA. It is a public high school that hosts grades 9–12. Its mascot is the Warrior, and its colors are blue and white.

The school currently ranks number 499 out of 500 in Newsweek's 2014 rankings [1] and is consistently named one of the top public high schools in the state of Georgia[2] with regard to Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. It traditionally has more graduates accepted for enrollment at the University of Georgia, located in nearby Athens, than any other high school in Georgia.

OCHS offers football, wrestling, soccer, volleyball, baseball, tennis, track, cross country, water polo, and rugby. It also has a variety of fine arts programs, including a chorus, show choir, band, and drama program that produces musicals and one-act plays each year.

Awards

1998 GHSA State Cross Country Champions

1999 GHSA Football State Champions

1999 GHSA State Boys' Tennis Champions

2001 GHSA State Cross Country Champions

2006 GHSA State Girls' Tennis Champions

2007 Georgia School of Excellence

2007 GHSA Softball State Champions

2011 GHSA Softball State Champions

Notable Alumni

References

  1. ↑ "America's Top High Schools 2014." Newsweek. Newsweek LLC, n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. <http://www.newsweek.com/high-schools/americas-top-schools-2014>.
  2. ↑ “America's Best High Schools.” Newsweek Online. 19 June 2011. http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/2011/americas-best-high-schools.html.

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