Otsego High School

Otsego High School
Address
18505 Tontogany Creek Road
Tontogany, Ohio, 43565
Information
School type Public, secondary school
School district Otsego Local School District
Principal Kevin O'Shea
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 529[1] (2006-2007)
Language English
Campus Rural
Color(s) Black,Orange
Mascot Knights
Communities served Grand Rapids, Haskins, Tontogany, Weston
Distinctions Ohio Dept. of Education Excellent rating- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Athletic conference Northern Buckeye Conference
Website www.otsegoknights.com

Otsego High School is a high school in the village of Tontogany, Ohio, United States. Otsego High School is a typical conservative rural school, however the Otsego Local School District is the largest geographical school district in the state of Ohio. Students are from the general region of Weston, Grand Rapids, Middleton and Washington Townships and the Villages of Weston, Grand Rapids, Tontogany and Haskins. Though the student body is quite small, there are many open enrollment students. The student enrollment is primarily middle-class Caucasians.

Facilities

In 2004 the Otsego Local School District entered into a partnership with the Ohio School Facilities Commission.[2] This partnership, as well as a bond issue passed by voters, allowed the district to construct a state-of-the-art high school. Construction of this building was completed on January 3, 2007. As part of the partnership, the district will also be constructing two new elementary schools to replace buildings in Haskins and Weston, Ohio, as well as remodeling the existing elementary building in Grand Rapids, Ohio. Demolition of the former junior high school building, which recently moved to the campus in Tontogany, commenced in early July 2008. In 2009 the State of Ohio notified the Otsego Board of Education that the district did not have sufficient numbers of elementary students to justify building two schools. Consequently the Board opted to build a single school in Tontogany in December 2009. Ground breaking for the new school was held in August 2010.

Fight song

We're gonna fight the team
Across the field
Show them Otsego's here.
We're gonna set the stands reverberating
With a mighty cheer!
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Hit them hard and See how they fall
Never let that team get the ball
Hail Hail
The Knights are here
As we charge on to victory.
O-T-S-E-G-O GO KNIGHTS GO!

Athletics

Otsego High School is a member of the Northern Buckeye Conference [3] after being charter members of the Suburban Lakes League from 1972-2011.

Suburban Lakes League Championships

Sectional Champs

District Champs

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

*Title won by Grand Rapids High School prior to consolidation into Otsego H.S.

References

  1. Ohio Department of Education. "Enrollment for Otsego High School". Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  2. Marie Thomas. "Otsego to try bond issue for buildings, Article, Sentinel-Tribune". Retrieved 2003-12-17.
  3. 3.0 3.1 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  4. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball A". Retrieved 2007-02-12.

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