Oconee County High School
| Oconee County High School | |
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| Watkinsville, Georgia, United States | |
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| Type | Public |
| Principal | Shelia Beckham |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Mascot | Warrior |
| Website | http://www.oconee.k12.ga.us/ochs/ |
Oconee County High School is a public secondary school located at 2721 Hog Mountain Road 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 420 out of 500 of Newsweek's 2011 ranking [1] and is consistently named one of the top public high schools in the state of Georgia[2] with regard to Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores[citation needed] and traditionally has more graduates accepted for enrollment at the University of Georgia, located in nearby Athens, than any other high school in Georgia.[citation needed] It had 63 students earn AP scholar awards. [3]
Oconee County High School includes a multitude of sports, such as 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, and drama program that produces both musicals and one act plays each year.
[edit] Awards
1998 GHSA State Cross Country Champions
1999 GHSA Football State Champions
1999 GHSA State Boys' Tennis Champions
2001 GHSA State Cross Country Champions
2004 Troy Bolden Dare of the Day Winner
2006 GHSA State Girls' Tennis Champions
2007 Georgia School of Excellence
2007 GHSA Softball State Champions
2011 GHSA Softball State Champions
[edit] External links
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- ^ “Athens Banner-Herald.” Online Athens. 25 June 2011. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:GAJ2bAhgfnkJ:onlineathens.com/stories/062511/oco_848571540.shtml+oconee+county+high+school&cd=14&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com
- ^ “America's Best High Schools.” Newsweek Online. 19 June 2011. http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/2011/americas-best-high-schools.html.
- ^ “Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, Georgia (GA).” City-Data. http://www.city-data.com/school/oconee-county-high-school-ga.html
