Oakwood High School (Ohio)

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, with male students being referred to as "Lumberjacks" or "Jacks" and female students usually being referred to as "Lumberjills" or "Jills" with a female "Lumberjill" mascot appearing at most female sporting events.

Oakwood High School
Address
1200 Far Hills Ave.

Dayton
,
(Montgomery County)
,
Ohio
45419

United States
Coordinates39°43′15″N 84°10′18″W
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
School districtOakwood City School District
SuperintendentDr. Neil Gupta
PrincipalDr. Paul Waller
Grades9-12
Enrollment683 (22-23)[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Blue and Gold   
Fight songStand Up and Cheer
Athletics conferenceSouthwestern Buckeye League
MascotLumberjack/Lumberjill
NicknameJacks/Jills
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
NewspaperThe Ax
YearbookThe Acorn
Athletic DirectorTyler Rhodus
Websiteohs.oakwoodschools.org

Oakwood was named A National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education in 1990-91 and 2007.[3] In the 21-22 school year, Oakwood was ranked second in the state on the Ohio Department of Education's High School Performance Index.[4] Additionally, U.S. News in 2023 ranked Oakwood as the 905st best public high school in the nation.[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.[8] The Oakwood Academic Decathlon set the highest score record for any Division III school in 2016. Oakwood is notable 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.

Oakwood's girls' cross country team has had recent success with individual runners, with racers such as Mary-Kate Vaughn winning the Division II State Cross Country meet in 2012, Grace Hartman winning state in 2020 and 2021, and Bella Butler winning state in 2023 after being state runner up the previous year.[9]The girls' track and field team also won the Division II State Meet, with Hartman and Butler winning individual titles as well. [9]

Varsity sports offered include basketball, baseball, cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling.[1]

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Academic Profile". ohs.oakwoodschools.org. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  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. "U.S. News High School Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  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. "Oakwood High School academic team looks to defend national title". dayton-daily-news. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  9. "Southwestern Buckeye League". www.swblsports.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  10. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on 8 March 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
  11. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2006.
  12. "Richard A. Burkardt, PGA (Member profile)". PGA Member Database. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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