Oakwood High School (Ohio)

Oakwood High School is part of the Oakwood City School District, Montgomery County, Ohio. The school is located in Oakwood, Ohio, at 1200 Far Hills Ave., and serves more than 690 students. The school mascot is the Lumberjacks, though female teams for the school are usually referred to as the "Lumberjills" or "Jills".

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. Kyle Ramey
PrincipalDr. Paul Waller
Grades9-12
Enrollment705 (2021-22)[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Blue and Gold   
Fight songStand Up and Cheer
Athletics conferenceSouthwestern Buckeye League
MascotLumberjack
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
NewspaperThe Ax
YearbookThe Acorn
Athletic DirectorLaura Connor
Websiteohs.oakwood.k12.oh.us/OHS/Welcome.html

Oakwood was named A National School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education in 1991. The classes of 2009, 2010, and 2012 was the highest scoring school in the state on the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT).[3]

For the 2008–2009 school year, the Ohio Department of Education rated Oakwood as "Excellent with Distinction" scoring 108.7 (of 120 possible points) on its performance index. Oakwood satisfied all 30 of the state educational indicators for the school year.[4] Additionally, U.S. News in 2013 ranked Oakwood as the 241st best public high school in the nation.[5]

Clubs and activities

Energy Team

The school's energy team began in 2010. It usually consists of 10–15 students. Most of the events the energy team does consists of teaching younger children. Each year teams across the state turn in a scrapbook with its the work to a state competition. In the past five years, the Oakwood team has placed first in the state and moved to the national competition in Washington, D.C.

Tech Team

The school's Tech Team has been in existence since 2005 and joined the Technology Student Association in 2008, becoming the first chapter in the Dayton, Ohio area. They have since competed in the BotsIQ competition with a small, wedge-style robot named Mortal Kombot.

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 Academic Decathlon of Ohio and has won the state championship each year between 2011 and 2023.[6] The team has also won the Division III National Championship in 2012–17, 2019, 2021, 2022, and won the Division II National Championship in 2018 The Oakwood Academic Decathlon set the highest score record for any DIII school in 2016. Two students from Oakwood High School set individual records for the state of Ohio, being the first students in the state to break the coveted 9,000 point threshold.

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 as well as the Grace Hartman winning state two years in a row in 2020 and 2021 and Bella Butler as the state runner-up in 2021. Also Division II State Track and Field 3200m run in 2013 and Grace Hartman winning the Division II State Track and Field 3200m run in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and the girls' team won the state championship in 2021 and 2022.

Varsity sports offered include cross country, field hockey, football, golf, soccer, girls' tennis, cheerleading, boys' and girls' basketball, swimming, wrestling, baseball, softball, track, and boys' and girls' lacrosse.[7]

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

Notable alumni

References
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  2. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  3. "2007 OGT Results". ode.state.oh.us/proficiency_reports/ogt. Ohio Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  4. "2008 Report Card" (PDF). ode.state.oh.us/reportcard. Ohio Department of Education. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
  5. "U.S. News High School Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  6. "Academic Decathlon Scores and Information Center". Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  7. OHS. "Oakwood High School Coach Information". Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  8. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  9. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Archived from the original on 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  10. "Richard A. Burkardt, PGA (Member profile)". PGA Member Database. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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