Oneonta Senior High School (commonly known as Oneonta High School) is a public high school in Oneonta, New York. It serves grades 9–12 and is the only high school in the Oneonta City School District.[3] The first high school in Oneonta was incorporated in 1874; the present school building, at 130 Upper East Street, opened in 1964.
| Oneonta Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
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130 Upper East Street , New York 13820 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°28′10″N 75°03′06″W / 42.46944°N 75.05167°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Oneonta City School District |
| Principal | Kevin Stevens |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 477 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Yellow |
| Athletics conference | Southern Tier Athletic Conference,[1] NYSPHAA Section IV, Class C[2] |
| Mascot | Yellowjacket |
| Website | www |
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School
editAs of 2022[update], Oneonta Senior High School had 477 students, of whom 20.4% were minority and 35% were economically disadvantaged.[3] The principal is Kevin Stevens.[4] The school's sports teams are the Yellowjackets.[5]
History
editOneonta's first high school was incorporated on November 6, 1874.[6] Its library was noted in 1915.[7] In 1913 at the school's 42nd commencement 53 students graduated, its largest class up to that point.[8]
The first modern high school opened in 1908, on the site of the former Union School on Academy Street. It was a three-story building in classical style, with statuary throughout the interior.[9] Almost 600 people attended the school's first college night in 1938.[10] School activities included a Key Club, founded in 1948.[11]
The high school continued to include elementary grades until 1927, when a junior high school was opened on an adjacent site.[9] In 1964, the high school moved to its present building on East Street, which unlike the former building, had on-site sports facilities. The Academy Street building became part of the junior high school, and was demolished in 1977 after the middle school moved to a new building next to the high school.[12] In the 1990s, the high school was renovated and a science wing added.[13]
Oneonta Senior High School was the subject of a 1954 master's thesis examining high school dropouts.[14]
Athletics
editOneonta Senior High School is a member of the Southern Tier Athletic Conference (STAC).[1] They are also part of the New York Public High School Athletic Association (NYPSAA) under Section IV, Class C.[2]
Oneonta's mascot is a Yellowjacket, taking inspiration from the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets.
Alumni
edit- Irving Ives, state senator and U.S. senator who was a leader in anti-discrimination legislation
- Mark May, football player and broadcaster
- Wendell Brown, computer scientist and businessman
- Lance Ratchford, baseball player and former coach
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Southern Tier Athletic Conference | Home". www.stacshowcase.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ a b "Section IV Athletics". www.sectionivathletics.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ a b c "Oneonta Senior High School in Oneonta, NY". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ Ochi, Alexis (August 31, 2022). "Oneonta School District eager for upcoming year". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Athletics". Oneonta High School. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ Documents of the Senate of the State of New York. Vol. 19. 1904. p. 184.
- ^ "New York Libraries". University of the State of New York. February 19, 1915.
- ^ "State Items". American Education. 17 (1). New York Education Company: 46. September 1913.
- ^ a b Simonson, Mark (2001). Oneonta. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia. pp. 76–78. ISBN 978-0-7385-0920-4.
- ^ Simonson, Mark (February 3, 2023). "Backtracking: The early years: Decision making about attending colleges got easier in Oneonta in 1938". The Daily Star.
- ^ Simonson, Mark (February 10, 2023). "Backtracking: The early years: Local life revolved around education in February 1948". The Daily Star.
- ^ Simonson (2001) pp. 78–79.
- ^ Simonson (2001) p. 80.
- ^ McClellan, Betty Jane (1954). Some Implications of a Study of Oneonta High School Dropouts (M.Ed.). Cornell University. OCLC 688382476.
Further reading
edit- Your Schools, Today and Tomorrow; A Report of the Oneonta, New York Community-school Survey (October 1, 1944 – June 30, 1945). Oneonta Board of Education. 1945. OCLC 1340029860.