Oneonta High School

This article is about the school in Oneonta, New York. Not to be confused with Oneonta High School in Oneonta, Alabama.
Oneonta Senior High School
Address
Map
130 Upper East Street

Oneonta
,
New York
13820

United States
Coordinates42°28′10″N 75°03′06″W / 42.46944°N 75.05167°W / 42.46944; -75.05167
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtOneonta City School District
PrincipalKevin Stevens
Grades9–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment477
Color(s)Blue and Yellow   
Athletics conferenceSouthern Tier Athletic Conference,[1] NYSPHAA Section IV, Class C[2]
MascotYellowjacket
Websitewww.oneontacsd.org/oneontahighschool_home.aspx
[3]

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.

School

As of 2022, 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

Oneonta'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

Oneonta 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

  • 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

References

  1. ^ a b "Southern Tier Athletic Conference | Home". www.stacshowcase.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  2. ^ a b "Section IV Athletics". www.sectionivathletics.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  3. ^ a b c "Oneonta Senior High School in Oneonta, NY". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Ochi, Alexis (August 31, 2022). "Oneonta School District eager for upcoming year". The Daily Star.
  5. ^ "Athletics". Oneonta High School. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  6. ^ Documents of the Senate of the State of New York. Vol. 19. 1904. p. 184.
  7. ^ "New York Libraries". University of the State of New York. February 19, 1915.
  8. ^ "State Items". American Education. 17 (1). New York Education Company: 46. September 1913.
  9. ^ a b Simonson, Mark (2001). Oneonta. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia. pp. 76–78. ISBN 978-0-7385-0920-4.
  10. ^ Simonson, Mark (February 3, 2023). "Backtracking: The early years: Decision making about attending colleges got easier in Oneonta in 1938". The Daily Star.
  11. ^ Simonson, Mark (February 10, 2023). "Backtracking: The early years: Local life revolved around education in February 1948". The Daily Star.
  12. ^ Simonson (2001) pp. 78–79.
  13. ^ Simonson (2001) p. 80.
  14. ^ McClellan, Betty Jane (1954). Some Implications of a Study of Oneonta High School Dropouts (M.Ed.). Cornell University. OCLC 688382476.

Further reading

  • 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.