Orting High School

Orting High School
Location
Orting , Washington USA
Information
Type	Public secondary
School district	Orting School District
Principal	Diane Fox
Grades	Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12
Enrollment	Around 670 (2007-2008)
Campus	Small City
Color(s)	Red, White, and Black
Mascot	Cardinals
Website	Orting H.S.

Orting High School is a high school located in Orting, Washington that serves students from grades 9-12 in the Orting and surrounding areas. The mascot is the Cardinal, and the Orting Cardinals was a member of the Nisqually League. OHS is now part of the SPSL 2A league.

Layout

The school has 2 floors each with 11 rooms. It has a new student commons, a library, 2 computer labs, and only 2 staircases (one on each side of the school). There are 9 portables to the right of the school. There is also a West Wing, a separate building with one hallway and 8 classrooms. The gym is a walk away from the school in a separate building. Included among these buildings is three parking lots. Teachers, Students, and a second student parking lot closer to the school.

History

The first graduating class of Orting High School was in 1911. There was only one student to graduate that year.

Orting High was built in its current location in 1988, previous location had been built in 1951.

Many of Orting High School alumni and recently graduated students have enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, leading to Orting being the high school with the most Marine alumni in Pierce County. However, as of recent years the amount of students enlisting in the Marine Corps has declined steadily.

Recently

There has recently been a new addition to the high school which features a new auditorium, which also acts as a lunch room, a new band and choir room, and a new main office, staff lounge, nurse room, etc. The High School now uses the new stadium built at the new Middle School for football games, soccer games, track meets etc. The complex cost for this was approximately 4.3 million dollars and seats about 750 people. New sport fields for Tennis, Soccer, Fastpitch, Baseball, Water Polo, and Football could be added in the near future.