Oakwood High School (Ohio)

Oakwood High School
Address
1200 Far Hills Ave. Dayton , (Montgomery County) , Ohio 45419 United States
Coordinates	39°43′15″N 84°10′18″W
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational high school
School district	Oakwood City School District
Superintendent	Neil Gupta
Principal	Matthew Salyer
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	683 (22-23)[2]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Fight song	Stand Up and Cheer
Athletics conference	Southwestern Buckeye League
Mascot	Lumberjack/Lumberjill
Nickname	Jacks/Jills
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Newspaper	The Ax
Yearbook	The Acorn
Athletic Director	Tyler Rhodus
Website	ohs.oakwoodschools.org

Oakwood High School (OHS) is a public secondary school in Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio. As of the 2023–2024 school year, there are around 700 students. The school mascot is the Lumberjack.

Oakwood was named A National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education in 1990–91 and 2007.[3] In the 2021–22 school year, Oakwood was ranked second in the state on the Ohio Department of Education's High School Performance Index.[4]

It was announced that former OHS teacher Matthew Salyer would become the School's principal starting in August of 2024.[5]

Clubs and activities

Speech and Debate

The school's speech and debate program has existed for nearly a century. It has competed in the National Forensics League National Championship Tournament over sixty times. The team offers competition in seven oratory and interp events, and Public forum, Lincoln Douglas, and Congressional debate.

Academic Decathlon

The Oakwood Academic Decathlon team is part of the Academic Decathlon of Ohio and has won the state championship each year between 2011 and 2023.[6][7] The team has also won the Division III National Championship in 2012–17, 2019, 2021–23 and won the Division II National Championship in 2018.[7] The Oakwood Academic Decathlon set the highest score record for any Division III school in 2016. Oakwood is notable^[according to whom?] for having the only four competitors in Ohio to break 9000 points at a competition.

Athletics

Oakwood High School plays in the Southwestern Buckeye League.

Oakwood High School's boys' golf team won the SWBL each year between 1992 and 2019.^[citation needed]

Oakwood's girls' cross country team has had success with various individual runners.[8] The girls' track and field team also won the Division II State Meet, with Hartman and Butler winning individual titles as well.[8]

Varsity sports offered include basketball, baseball, cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling.[2]

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

• Boys Baseball – 1997[9]^[better source needed]
• Boys Golf – 1985, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013[10]
• Boys Track and field – 1929, 1930, 1931[10]
• Girls Tennis – 2005
• Boys Swimming – 2013, 2014
• Girls Track & Field - 2021, 2022

Notable alumni

• Jesse Cox, YouTube gaming personality, comedian, voice actor, and commentator
• Michael Hoecht, professional football player, Los Angeles Rams
• Barry MacKay, tennis champion, tournament director, and tennis broadcaster
• James Reston, journalist and syndicated columnist with The New York Times and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner
• John Sauer, former professional football player, Los Angeles Rams
• Douglas Shulman, former Commissioner of Internal Revenue
• Beth Stelling, comedian and writer
• Brock Turner, convicted sex offender
• Annie Wang, entrepreneur and co-founder of Her Campus
• Charles W. Whalen Jr., former U.S. Congressman

References

1. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
2. "Academic Profile". ohs.oakwoodschools.org. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
3. "Past Awards - Blue Ribbon Schools Program". www2.ed.gov. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
4. Zachary Smith, cleveland com (6 October 2022). "Ranking Ohio public high schools from 1 to 823, based on the report card's performance index". cleveland. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
5. "Oakwood schools pick Kettering educator as new high school principal". dayton-daily-news. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
6. "Academic Decathlon Scores and Information Center". Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
7. "Oakwood High School academic team looks to defend national title". dayton-daily-news. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
8. "Southwestern Buckeye League". www.swblsports.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
9. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on 8 March 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
10. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2006.