Owasso High School
The main entryway of Owasso High School's East Campus
Address
12901 East 86th Street North

Owasso
,
Tulsa County
,
Oklahoma
74055

United States
Coordinates36°16′47.12″N 95°49′42.13″W / 36.2797556°N 95.8283694°W / 36.2797556; -95.8283694
Information
EstablishedSeptember, 1975
School districtOwasso Public Schools
NCES District ID4023280[1]
SuperintendentDr. Margaret Coates[2]
PrincipalTiffani Cooper[3]
Teaching staff139
Employees192
Grades9-12
Number of students2,828[4]
 • Grade 9739
 • Grade 10695
 • Grade 11722
 • Grade 12672
Student to teacher ratio20:1
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day6
CampusesEast Campus, West Campus[5]
Color(s)Red, black, and white
     
SongOwasso Alma Mater[6]
Fight songOwasso Fight Song[7]
Athletics conference6A District 1
SportsBaseball, Basketball (Boys), Basketball (Girls), Cheer, Cross Country, Football, Golf (Boys), Golf (Girls), Pom, Soccer (Boys), Soccer (Girls), Softball, Swimming (Boys & Girls), Tennis (Boys), Tennis (Girls), Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling[8]
MascotRambo
NicknameRams
RivalBixby High School, Broken Arrow High School
NewspaperOwasso RamPage[9]
Websiteohs.owassops.org
Last updated: August 8, 2022

Owasso High School is a high school located within Tulsa County in Owasso, Oklahoma, United States. It is among the largest high schools in Oklahoma by enrollment with nearly 3,000 students.

The school is known for being involved in the Owasso Independent School District v. Falvo Supreme Court case.[10]

Campus

The high school consists of two campuses: the East Campus and the West Campus.[11] The school also offers various concurrent academic programs for students through Tulsa Community College and Tulsa Technology Center.[12][13]

Campus history

Upon Oklahoma gaining statehood in 1907, the city of Owasso constructed its first public school (a three-story brick building that housed all of the district's grades) in what is now the city's downtown area. In 1965, a new high school (and what is now the Owasso 7th Grade Center) was built at the corner of 86th Street and Main Street, which served as the city's high school until a new one was constructed in 1975 at the corner of 86th Street and 129th Street.[14] This served as the main campus of Owasso High School until a merger with the Owasso Mid-High School in 2017, after which the two schools would be referred to East Campus and West Campus, respectively.

Athletics

Owasso High School's mascot is the ram, although, before the 1950s, the school's mascot was the owl.[15]

The school currently fields teams in 18 different high school sports, including:[16]

Football

Owasso's varsity football program has won three state championships throughout its history.[17] The team is currently led by Bill Blankenship, who has held the position as head coach since 2017.[18] The team plays its home games at Owasso Stadium on the school's East Campus.

Owasso holds several football rivalries with other Oklahoma schools. These include the "Battle of the 'Burbs" with Bixby High School and the yearly Folds of Honor Patriot Bowl with Broken Arrow High School.[19][20]

1974 Championship

The Rams' first football title was a 1974 Class 3A co-championship shared with Ada after a 7–7 tie. The game was played at (what was then) Skelly Stadium at the University of Tulsa.[21] The outcome of the game played a crucial role in the adoption of a new overtime rules format by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA).[17]

2017 Championship

On December 1, 2017, Owasso defeated Union (Tulsa) 21–14 in Oklahoma's Class 6A-1 championship game at H. A. Chapman Stadium. This made Owasso the first school since 1995 other than Union or Jenks to win the state title in the classification for the state's largest schools.[22]

2019 Championship

Owasso won its third state title on December 7, 2019, by defeating the Jenks Trojans 14–6 in the Class 6A-1 championship game at the University of Central Oklahoma's Chad Richison Stadium.[23]

Baseball

Owasso's baseball team has won 14 state championships, including 11 since 1998. The program won its most recent title in the 2022 Class 6A championship by defeating Edmond Santa Fe 7–3.[24] The team plays its home games at Stigall Field on the school's East Campus.

Owasso claims the most titles of any of the 32 teams in Oklahoma's 6A class (the next-highest being Union with 7 titles), as well as the second-most titles among all Oklahoma high schools.[25]

Owasso Independent School District v. Falvo

In October 1998, Kristja Falvo filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, alleging that the use of "peer-grading" within Owasso Public Schools violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). FERPA authorizes the withholding of federal funds from public school districts that "release any information from a student's education record" without permission from a "parent or eligible student."[26] The district court ruled in favor of the school district, prompting Falvo to file an appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. The appellate court then overturned the decision of the district court, arguing that " the District Court erred when it resolved that the grading practice did not offend FERPA."[27] The school district then appealed to the Supreme Court, with the case being argued in late November 2001.

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Owasso Public Schools, citing that peer-graded papers do not constitute records "maintained by an educational agency or institution or by a person acting for such agency or institution."[28] Justice Anthony Kennedy delivered the Court's opinion, stating:

"Petitioners, supported by the United States as amicus curiae, contend the definition covers only institutional records—namely, those materials retained in a permanent file as a matter of course. They argue that records "maintained by an educational agency or institution" generally would include final course grades, student grade point averages, standardized test scores, attendance records, counseling records, and records of disciplinary actions—but not student homework or classroom work."[28]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Owasso Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  2. ↑ "Dr. Margaret Coates". Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tiffani Cooper". Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for OWASSO HS". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "School Information". ohs.owassops.org. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Alma Mater". ohs.owassops.org. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Fight Song". ohs.owassops.org. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sports – Owasso High School Athletics". Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "OwassoRampage". OwassoRampage. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "U.S. Reports: Owasso Independent School District No. I-011, aka Owasso Public Schools, et al. v. Falvo, Parent and Next Friend of Her Minor Children, Pletan, et al., 534 U.S. 426 (2002)" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "School Information". Owasso Public Schools.
  12. ↑ "Concurrent Enrollment (Tulsa Community College)".
  13. ↑ "Tulsa Technology Center (TTC)".
  14. ↑ "History Corner: Owasso's buildings hold a rich past". Owasso Reporter.
  15. ↑ Tyler. "11 Interesting Things About Owasso You May Not Know". YOwasso.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  16. ↑ "Sports – Owasso High School Athletics". Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  17. 1 2 Hein, Shawn. "Owasso Sports History: Owasso's wild journey to its first state football championship". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  18. ↑ "Coaches". www.owassofootball.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  19. ↑ vype. "Battle of the Burbs Set to Renew Owasso vs Bixby Football Rivalry – Owasso High School Athletics". Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  20. ↑ "Broken Arrow Athletic Department - BA, Owasso team up with Folds of Honor for Friday football". www.batigersports.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  21. ↑ BROWN, MIKE. "Owasso remembers 1974 state champions". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  22. ↑ Staff Reports. "Championship Friday: Owasso snaps Jenks-Union hold on big-school title; BTW wins 6AII crown". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  23. ↑ "2019 6AI champions: Owasso Rams football season in photos". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  24. ↑ "Owasso Baseball Crowned State Champions – Presented by Wheels and Thrills". Owasso High School Athletics.
  25. ↑ "Oklahoma high School State Championship Count".
  26. ↑ "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)". U. S. Department of Education.
  27. ↑ Friedman, Stephen J. "Andy's Right to Privacy in Grading and the Falvo versus Owasso Public Schools Case" (PDF). Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  28. 1 2 "OWASSO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-011, AKA OWASSO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ET AL. v. FALVO, PARENT AND NEXT FRIEND OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, PLETAN, ET AL" (PDF). Library of Congress.
  29. ↑ Writer, BILL HAISTEN World Sports. "First Celebrity Fight Night significant for Owasso's Randy Blake". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  30. ↑ "Dylan Bundy's High School Baseball Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  31. ↑ "Aaron Colvin - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  32. ↑ "Brian Flynn Class of 2008 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA". Perfect Game. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  33. ↑ "Keon Hatcher, Arkansas Razorbacks, Wide Receiver". 247Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
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  37. ↑ "Paul Smith, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Quarterback". 247Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  38. ↑ Favalora, Christian (June 27, 2016). "Owasso's Braden Webb fulfills his dreams with the Milwaukee Brewers | Owasso Reporter". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  39. ↑ "Braden Webb College, Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-30.

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