Oconee County High School
| Oconee County High School | |
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| Address | |
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2721 Hog Mountain Road , 30677 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°51′41″N 83°27′22″W / 33.86139°N 83.45611°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Kevin Yancey |
| Faculty | 77.30 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,251[1] (2022–23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.18[1] |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and white |
| Nickname | Warriors |
| Website | School website |
Oconee County High School is a public secondary school in Watkinsville, Georgia, United States. It is a public high school that hosts grades 9–12. It is one of two high schools in the Oconee County Public Schools district. Its mascot is the Warrior, and its colors are blue and white.
The school was ranked number 499 out of 500 in Newsweek's 2014 rankings of the top 500 high schools in America, and is consistently named one of the top public high schools in Georgia with regard to Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores.[2][3]
OCHS offers football, wrestling, soccer, swimming and diving, volleyball, baseball, tennis, track, and cross country. It also has a variety of fine arts programs, including a chorus, show choir, band, and drama program that produces musicals and one-act plays each year.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Russ Callaway, college football coach and former player who is the current co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach for the Florida Gators
- Adam Frazier, MLB outfielder [4]
- Zach Mettenberger, NFL Quarterback
- Zeb Noland, college football coach and former player who is the current quarterbacks coach for Murray State Racers[5]
- Tony Taylor, NFL Linebacker
- Jarryd Wallace, Paralympic bronze metalist[citation needed]
- Whit Weeks, college football linebacker for the LSU Tigers[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Oconee County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "America's Top High Schools 2014". Newsweek. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ "America's Best High Schools". Newsweek Online. Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ "Frazier drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates". Oconee Enterprise. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ Miller, Kevin (February 10, 2024). "South Carolina Football: Former Gamecock quarterback gets college coaching opportunity". garneteandcocky.com. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ His dad played for UGA football. His brother is headed to UVA. But Oconee County's Whit Weeks blazes his own trail
External links
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