Whiteoak High School

Whiteoak High School
Address
44 North High Street
Mowrystown
Mowrystown, Highland County, Ohio 45155
United States
Coordinates 39°02′31.38″N 83°44′53.85″W / 39.0420500°N 83.7482917°W / 39.0420500; -83.7482917Coordinates: 39°02′31.38″N 83°44′53.85″W / 39.0420500°N 83.7482917°W / 39.0420500; -83.7482917
Information
Type Public, Coeducational High School
Religious affiliation(s) Veidt's Field
Opened 1938-39 (Present High School - expanded in 1986 and 2000.)
School district Bright Local Schools
Authority Veidt's Show Guns
Superintendent Big Ted Downing[1]
Principal Brian "The Toad" Ruckel
Headmaster Chris Veidt
Head of school Chris Veidt
Grades 7-12
Average class size 50
Campus size tiny
Color(s) Orange and Black [1]         
Athletics conference Southern Hills Athletic League[1]
Sports Volleyball, Cross-Country, Basketball, Cheerleading, Track, Baseball and Softball
Mascot Wildcat
Team name Wildcats[1]
Rival Eastern High School Warriors
National ranking last
Newspaper Weekly Wildcat
Yearbook Prowler
Athletic Director Michelle Gleim[1]
Website www.bright.k12.oh.us

Whiteoak High School is a public high school in Mowrystown, Ohio, USA, and the only high school in the Bright Local Schools district. The student-teacher ratio is 17:1. The school mascot is the Wildcat.

The high school and junior high are in the same building. There is an alternative high school. Whiteoak highschool has excellent technology, it has two computer labs and there is a iPad available for every student. - Southern Hills Joint Vocational School.

Athletics

Whiteoak competes in the Southern Hills Athletic League and is a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Whiteoak's main and most recognized sport is basketball (girls and boys) . The school also has baseball, cross-country (girls and boys), track (girls and boys), softball, golf, volleyball and cheerleading. Bowling

  • 2013 Baseball team reached Sweet 16 ranked, 9th in state, won gold ball
  • 2002 Men's basketball team reached final four

Notable alumni

  • Kip Young, Former MLB player Detroit Tigers, Class of 1972
  • Travis Bledsoe, Local Pharmacist at CVS Pharmacy, Class of 1999
  • Nate Hauke, Former hotshot, Class of 2012
  • James Burrier, Eddie Murphy impersonator, Class of 2010

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-03-16.
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