Owatonna Senior High School
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651 S Grove Ave Owatonna, Minnesota, Steele County, 55060 United States | |
| Coordinates | 44°4′46″N 93°13′12″W / 44.07944°N 93.22000°WCoordinates: 44°4′46″N 93°13′12″W / 44.07944°N 93.22000°W |
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| School type | Public School |
| Established | September 14th, 1921 |
| Superintendent | Peter Grant |
| Principal | Mark Randall |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| School colour(s) | Royal Blue & Silver |
| Website | http://www.rschooltoday.com/se3bin/clientschool.cgi |
Owatonna Senior High School is a public school in Owatonna, Minnesota, located in the heart of the town. Construction started in 1920. The school opened its doors on September 14, 1921. It is the third high school built in Owatonna after the first two burned down. The first two high schools were located on E Main St where Washington Elementary School stands today. It has just over 1,500[1] students and 145 faculty members.
History
The cornerstone was laid on September 3, 1920, for this 85,000 square feet floor space. The local architects were Jacobson and Jacobson, who were OHS graduates. The original cost of the building was $575,657. This High School opened September 14, 1921, with 60 seniors, 16 normal school students, and 10 post-graduate students. The first class graduated in 1922. There have been four additions over the years in 1954, 1955, 1957, 1996 and a separate automichanics building which was added in 1978.
In 1995, the film Angus (1995), whose cast included Ariana Richards and James Van Der Beek, was filmed on location in Owatonna, mostly at the OHS.
The OHS has also had many renovations especially after the 1950s additions. The Band and Orchestra rooms are where the original gym was, behind the auditorium. The original lunchroom is under the current office and is currently being used for storage. The Basement had the original locker rooms and pool, it's currently being used by the Theatre department for storage. The Library was located on the second floor above the main doors and it's now the Art room.
In November 2009, after several fights between students and bomb threats,[2] Owatonna made national news for racial tension.[3] There was a significant fire at the school in June 2014.
Extracurricular activities
- All School Play
- Deca
- FFA
- Knowledge Bowl
- Math Team
- Mock Trial
- National Honor Society
- Link Crew
- Pep Band
- Jazz Band
- Speech Team
- Student Council
- Robotics
- Business Professionals of America
- Magnet
- S.H.O.C
- Theatre Build Crew
Athletics
Owatonna Senior High School is a member of the Minnesota State High School League.[4]
- Adapted Floor Hockey
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Diving
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Bowling
References
- ↑
- ↑ "Investigation of Bomb Threat and Racial Tension at Owatonna High School". City of Owatonna. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑
- ↑
- http://www.rschooltoday.com/se3bin/clientschool.cgi
- http://www.usa.com/owatonna-mn-population-and-races.htm
- http://www.southernminn.com/owatonna_peoples_press/news/article_60ee6ed5-a130-5943-9b74-a14235864d5f.html
- http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/schoolpage2.asp?school=343
- http://www.big9.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=4&school_id=9
- http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/04/12/owatonna-schools-somalis