Oneonta High School (Alabama)

This article is about the school in Oneonta, Alabama. For the school in Oneonta, New York, see Oneonta High School.

Oneonta High School is a secondary school in Oneonta, Alabama. It is the only high school in the Oneonta School District.[1] It was founded in 1893 incorporated in 1900.[2] Redskins are the school mascot.[3]

Oneonta High School
Address
Map
27605 Alabama 75

Oneonta
,
Blount County
,
Alabama
35121

United States
Coordinates33°56′03″N 86°29′49″W / 33.9341559°N 86.4968884°W / 33.9341559; -86.4968884
Information
Former nameBlount County High School
TypePublic
MottoCommitted to Excellence
Established1893
StatusContinuing
School boardOneonta City Board of Education
NCES District ID0102550
SuperintendentMr. Craig Sosebee
CEEB code012040
NCES School ID010255001064
PrincipalMr. Jeff Jones
Grades9-12
GenderCoeducational
Student to teacher ratio17:1
Color(s)      White, maroon, and dark slate blue.
AthleticsBaseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, and Volleyball.
MascotRedskins
USNWR ranking2,545
Websitehttps://www.oneontacityschools.com/Domain/10

History

The school opened on September 4, 1893.[4] H. E. Moss was principal until his death in 1898.[5] Hubert Street served as its principal.[6] T. G. Whaley was principal in 1908.[7]

A few hundred yards south of the high school is the William Cornelius Family Cemetery.[8]

The school's marching band, the Redskin Marching Band, was founded in 1941 and hosts the annual Covered Bridge Marching Festival.[9][10][11]

Students from the school have visited mines in the area to look for plant and animal fossils.[12] In 1999, a science teacher from the school discovered important tracks at one site.[13] The site is now the Stephen C. Minkin Paleozoic Footprint Site.[14]

The school, its football field, and auxiliary structures around the field were damaged in a tornado.[15][16]

Athletics

The school won state championships in boys golf in 2012, boy's individual track and field in 2013, football in 2013, girls' basketball in 2013 and 2014.[17]

Alumni

References

  1. ^ "Oneonta High School". U.S. News & World Report.
  2. ^ Senate, Alabama General Assembly (February 19, 1900). "Journal of the Senate of the State of Alabama" – via Google Books.
  3. ^ https://www.ahsaa.com/Media/AHSAANOW/News-Articles/ahsaa-football-spotlight-for-week-7-oneontas-collin-moon-leads-redskins-to-milestone-win-no-700
  4. ^ Mathews, L. H., ed. (August 24, 1893). "News-Dispatch". Blount County News-Dispatch. John H. Ketcnum. Blountsville, Alabama. p. 3. Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Sterling, Robin (July 22, 2013). People and Things from the Blount County, Alabama Southern Democrat 1894 - 1907. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781304257888 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Alabama Laws and Joint Resolutions of the Legislature of Alabama". J. Boardman. February 19, 1976 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Sterling, Robin (July 22, 2013). People and Things from the Blount County, Alabama Southern Democrat 1908 - 1914. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781304257918 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Sterling, Robin (July 23, 2013). Blount County, Alabama Cemeteries, Volume 1. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781304260420 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Oneonta High School Redskin Band". Oneonta City Schools. 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  10. ^ Elrick, Wil; Kazek, Kelly (October 15, 2018). Covered Bridges of Alabama. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439665534 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Haygood, Sheldon (September 9, 2021). "The king of rock-n-roll lives on through the Oneonta HS band". WBRC. NBC. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  12. ^ Buta, Ronald J.; Kopaska-Merkel, David C. (July 26, 2016). Footprints in Stone: Fossil Traces of Coal-Age Tetrapods. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817358440 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ Duncan, Andy (June 2, 2009). Alabama Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781461747284 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ "Stephen C. Minkin Paleozoic Footprint Site".
  15. ^ "Storm Data". National Climatic Data Center. February 19, 2006 – via Google Books.
  16. ^ "Blount County Tornadoes - September 22, 2006". National Weather Service. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  17. ^ Davis, Anita Price; Emerson, Jimmy S. (August 3, 2015). New Deal Art in Alabama: The Murals, Sculptures and Other Works, and Their Creators. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9829-1 – via Google Books.
  18. ^ Kyle, Reggie (December 27, 2023). "Community coming together to help after fire destroys home of Oneonta football player". WBRC6News.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.

33°56′04″N 86°29′48″W / 33.9344°N 86.4968°W / 33.9344; -86.4968


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