Grove High School

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Grove High School
Location
Grove High School
300 Ford Road

Grove, Oklahoma 74344

United States
Coordinates 36°35′57″N94°45′02″W / 36.5991562°N 94.7506854°W / 36.5991562; -94.7506854
Information
TypeHigh School
MottoTogether Everyone Achieves More through Growth, Responsibility, Organization, Values, and Education
School districtGrove Public Schools
SuperintendentPat Dodson [1]
PrincipalBobby Kreutz
Teaching staff45.62 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment751 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio16.46 [2]
Color(s)   
Team nameRidgerunners
Website ghs.ridgerunners.net

Grove High School is a public high school in Grove, Oklahoma, United States. It is one of four schools in a school district that includes Grove Lower Elementary School, Grove Upper Elementary School and Grove Middle School.

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The school mascot is the "Ridgerunner."

Curriculum

The state of Oklahoma in the U.S. requires students to take four units of English, three units of mathematics and three units of science to graduate. [3] Students must also complete a unit of American History, a half unit of Oklahoma History, a half unit of United States Government and an additional unit in social studies courses. [3]

Oklahoma high schools must provide an elective physical education course unless the Oklahoma State Department of Education offers an exemption due to undue hardship. [4]

Students must also take two units of a non-English language, two units of computer technology and a unit of fine arts or speech. [3]

Grove High School also offers Advanced Placement and concurrent enrollment courses through the Northeast Oklahoma Career Tech Center. [5]

Extracurricular activities

Grove High School offers many extracurricular activities for students, including an academic competition team, athletics, a robotics education program, marching band, competitive speech, art, choir, FCCLA, FFA, and a drama program. There are also several community service clubs, including Character Counts and Interact. Other groups are the Heritage Club for Native American students, Teen Court, Student Council, Spanish Club, Math Club, and Yearbook. [6]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ https://www.ridgerunners.net/152734_2
  2. 1 2 3 "GROVE HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Oklahoma High School Graduation Requirements, Oklahoma State Department of Education (accessed April 12, 2013)
  4. ↑ School Laws of Oklahoma Archived 2013-05-10 at the Wayback Machine , Oklahoma State Department of Education (accessed April 11, 2013)
  5. ↑ Principal's Message, Grove High School Webpage (accessed April 12, 2013)
  6. ↑ "Grove High School - Extra-Curricular". Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
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