Norman High School

Last updated
Norman High School
Address
Norman High School
911 W. Main Street

Norman
,
Oklahoma
73069

United States
Information
Type Co-Educational, Public, Secondary
MottoNorman High School expects excellence, responsibility, and respect among all members of the learning community.
Established1891
Authority OSDE
PrincipalHallie Wright
Faculty127
Teaching staff103.01 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Number of students2,137 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio20.75 [1]
Color(s)  
Athletics conference OSSAA Class 6A-Division I District 1
SportsBaseball, Basketball, Cheer, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Pom, Softball, Soccer, Sports Medicine, Swimming, Track & Field, Volleyball, Wrestling, and rugby.
Mascot Tigers [2]
NewspaperThe Tiger Tribune
YearbookThe Trail
Website www.normanpublicschools.org/Domain/28

Norman High School is a four-year public high school in Norman, Oklahoma, with a steady enrollment of approximately 2,000 students. It is accredited by North Central Association, the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association. The school year consists of two 15-week semesters with a 6 class flexible schedule, consisting of 52 minute periods. Norman High School is part of the Norman Independent School District No. 29 of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, more commonly known as Norman Public Schools (NPS). Norman High was ranked as one of the top 1,400 high schools in the United States in 2009. [3]

Contents

History

Norman High School's history began in 1890 with the construction of the township's first high school, located at what was then the west side of the city. The institution was the only educational facility in Norman, tutoring students from elementary through high school. In the early 1900s, the original high school building burned down following an attempt to condemn the school. After the fire, Norman lacked an official high school building for 15–19 years. During this time, students were taught in homes, businesses, churches and other facilities. The second structure to house Norman High was located off of Porter Avenue and was used until 1954 when the current building was constructed, leaving the old building to become Central Mid-High, and eventually, Longfellow Middle School.

In 2014, students and community members staged a protest amid allegations that the school mishandled a rape investigation and "punished the victims for being victims." The school expelled the alleged rapist, and when charges were formally brought against him, a spokesperson for Norman Public Schools released a statement that the school district's leadership was "pleased that charges were filed." Court proceedings resulted in a 10-year prison sentence, of which eight were suspended. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Academics

Curriculum highlights include:

CareerTech

Students interested in technical and career-specific skills to prepare for such careers as automotive, child care, computers, construction, cosmetology, industrial technology, health care, or landscaping may Dual Enroll in one- or two-year programs at Moore Norman Technology Center, affiliated with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.

Dual enrollment

Juniors and seniors may take courses at local colleges and universities, including the University of Oklahoma, Rose State College, and Oklahoma City Community College.

Communications

Norman High's student newspaper, The Tiger Tribune (formerly TigerTalk) has received multiple awards for its student journalism. In 2009, The Tiger Tribune was awarded the OIPA Sweepstakes award, the highest honor awarded for high school newspapers in Oklahoma. Media students also have the ability to study broadcasting, production, and videography in association with local Public-access television channel 18. [9] [10]

Yearbook

Students in yearbook produce The Trail yearbook, which has also received state and national level awards.

The Norman High School Trail yearbook placed in the top three Division 1 yearbooks in the state at Oklahoma Scholastic Media's Fall Media in 2013. [10]

At the National Scholastic Press Association Conference in Boston, the 2012–13 Edition of The Trail won first place in the Best in Show competition for yearbooks that are 275–324 pages. [11]

Special education

Norman Public Schools provides comprehensive services to many qualifying students.

Fine and performing arts

Norman High offers a wide array of courses allowing for an in-depth exploration of the arts, including drawing and painting, photography, debate, acting, music, and modern dance.

Music

The music department encompasses the marching band, three concert bands (Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, & Concert Band), two concert orchestras (Symphonic and Philharmonia), and several choirs.

Alternative education

An alternative high school program offers a different approach to learning with a nontraditional curriculum in a more structured environment.

Guidance and counseling

A team of five counselors provides support and services to students in areas including course placement, personal adjustment, and college and career counseling. The counselors offer students the opportunity to individualize their education plans to better suit their needs starting next school year as part of the IEP (Individual Education Plan) program. [9]

Advanced course offerings

Norman High provides students with Advanced Placement (AP) coursework in a variety of subjects including Computer Programming, Psychology, Studio Art, English Literature & Composition, English Language & Composition, United States History, Government, Human Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Physics C, Calculus AB and BC, and Spanish.

Also available are the two-year, mentored AEGIS English and AEGIS Math programs. Students can apply at the end of their sophomore year, and 20–25 students are selected for each program. [9]

Graduation requirements [9]

Total – 23 units

Norman High School football field and track in 2017. Left in the background is Norman High School. Norman High School football field.jpg
Norman High School football field and track in 2017. Left in the background is Norman High School.

Athletics

Norman High School has a rich tradition in athletics, having won a state championship in women's basketball in 2005, men's basketball in 1955, 1963 and 1970, 1990 (28–0), and 1999; women's soccer in 2004 and 2005; boys' soccer in 1986, 1993, 1997, and 1999; football in 1992; baseball in 1958 and 1995; girls' basketball in 1995; boys' cross country in 2011; and girls' cross country in 2017. [ citation needed ]

Miscellaneous

Mission statement

Civitas. Litterae. Virtus. [12]

Student organizations

Norman High has many student organizations, including:

  • Academic Team
  • Art Club
  • Botball
  • DECA
  • French Honor Society
  • Global Awareness Club
  • German Honor Society
  • Gay–straight alliance
  • Latin Club
  • Linguistics Club
  • Tiger Tribune
  • People of the Piece
  • Rocketry
  • Spanish Honor Society
  • Young Democrats

Former student organizations [13]

  • Youth Advisory Council
  • Welcoming and Recognition Committee
  • Future Business leaders of America
  • Math Science Club
  • Media Production

Awards

The Tiger Tribune, the monthly student newspaper, won the OSM/OIPA All-Oklahoman award in 2008, 2009 and 2010. At the 2010 OSM/OIPA Spring Media Monday the newspaper won the All-Oklahoman award. In 2009 the newspaper won the coveted OSM/OIPA Sweepstakes award, the highest award given by OSM/OIPA. Along with the Sweepstakes and the All-Oklahoman awards, the newspaper won the Spirit Award at the annual Spring Media Monday of 2009.

The Norman High Botball robotics team did very well at the Oklahoma Botball Regional competition as well as at the National competition from 2002 to 2007, including two national championships in 2005 and 2006 under the leadership of John W. Romanishin '07, now a researcher in the MIT Distributed Robotics Laboratory. The team also won the Global Competition in 2018.

The speech and debate team lost the state championship in speech and debate for the first time in 1998. It then won the state championship in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2016, and 2017. They also regularly send teams of four to five students to the National Debate Tournament held in June by the National Forensic League, sending a record 14 students in the summer of 2006. The National Speech and Debate Association champion in Lincoln-Douglas debate for 2015, Nicky Halterman, was from Norman High School. [14]

Norman High has produced numerous National Merit Scholars and Presidential Scholars.

In 1989 Norman High School was awarded the Oklahoma Blue Ribbon award of excellence.

NHS Fight Song

Fight on, Norman High!
And to your school be true!
Lift up your head with pride
In all you say and do.
Fight on, Norman High!
We'll always do our best.
We are the orange and black
of N! H! S!

[15]

Notable alumni

Basketball

Football

Baseball

Arts and entertainment

Government and Law

Academia

Other

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albuquerque Academy</span> Independent school in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque Academy, known locally as simply the Academy, is an independent, co-educational day school for grades 6-12 located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the New Mexico State Department of Education, and is also a member of the National Association of Independent Schools.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leander High School</span> Public school in the United States

Leander High School is a secondary school in Leander, Texas, United States, and is part of the Leander Independent School District. It was established in 1983 and was the only high school in district, until the establishment of Cedar Park High School in 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cary Academy</span> Private school in Cary, North Carolina

Cary Academy is an independent, coeducational, nonsectarian, college-preparatory secondary school located in Cary, North Carolina. The school emphasizes the use of technology in the classroom, the arts, and foreign exchange.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Springfield High School (Virginia)</span> High school in West Springfield, Virginia

West Springfield High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6100 Rolling Road, and is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools system. West Springfield enrolls students from grades 9–12, offers the Advanced Placement program and currently enrolls over 2,400 students.

OU Daily, formally known as The Oklahoma Daily, is the independent, student-produced newspaper at the University of Oklahoma, with a circulation of 6,000. Though it maintains a connection with OU's Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, the newspaper is not a part of required learning for journalism students at OU. Some classes, however, are offered at The Daily for academic credit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Enid High School</span> Public school in Enid, Oklahoma, United States

Enid High School (EHS) is a public tertiary school in Enid, Oklahoma, U.S., operated by the Enid Public Schools school district. With a student body of about 2035 in grades 9–12, Enid High School has a matriculation rate of about 65 percent. Some graduates continue their education at University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, or other establishments in Oklahoma. In recent years some have gone to West Point, Princeton University, Trinity University (Texas), Texas A&M Maritime Academy and Yale University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lee's Summit North High School</span> Public high school in Lees Summit, Missouri, United States

Lee's Summit North High School is a high school that serves grades 9–12. It is in Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States and is the second of three high schools opened there. The other two schools are Lee's Summit West High School and Lee's Summit High School. Lee's Summit North opened in the fall of 1995. Their mascot is the Bronco. The school offers classes for the IB Diploma. Bernard Campbell Middle School students attend Lee's Summit North.

North Pulaski High School was a public secondary school located in Jacksonville, Arkansas and served students in grades 9 through 12. North Pulaski was administered by the Pulaski County Special School District. Since 1979, North Pulaski has been accredited by the AdvancED. North Pulaski was merged with Jacksonville High School in 2016 as a part of the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication</span>

The Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication is the journalism unit of the University of Oklahoma in Norman. The college is named for the former longtime publishers of The Oklahoman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Franklin High School (El Paso, Texas)</span> Public school in Texas, United States

Franklin High School is a public high school located on the west side of El Paso, Texas, which is part of the El Paso Independent School District. It opened in 1993. Its name refers to the nearby Franklin Mountains. Although the student population of the school is usually between 2,000 and 3,000 annually, as of the 2023-24 school year, it exceeds 3,100. Since 2022, the principal has been Amanda Bowser.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association</span> Governing body of high school athletics in Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) is an organization which organizes secondary school athletics and activities competitions at the state level. David Jackson is the Executive Director. The OSSAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations. 482 public and private schools are members of the OSSAA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edmond Santa Fe High School</span> Public school in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States

Edmond Santa Fe High School is a public high school located in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States. Founded in 1993, Santa Fe is one of three traditional high schools in the Edmond Public Schools district, along with Edmond Memorial High School and Edmond North High School. The school's mascot is the Wolf and the school colors are forest green and gray.

Southwest High School is a public high school in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It is one of fourteen traditional high schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District. The school has an enrollment of about 1,288 with a teaching staff of about 85. Southwest is classified as a 5A school in the state of Texas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taos High School</span> High school in Taos, New Mexico, United States

Taos High School, founded in 1917, is the public high school in Taos, New Mexico, United States. A part of the Taos Municipal Schools school district, is located outside of Taos Pueblo, at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Westmoore High School</span> Public school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Westmoore High School is an American four-year public high school located in south Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school was founded in 1988 and serves the ninth through the twelfth grades as part of the Moore Public School District. Westmoore was the second high school in the district after Moore High School. Southmoore High School, which opened in the 2008–2009 academic year, is the third.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Del City High School</span> Secondary school in Del City, Oklahoma, United States

Del City High School is the only public high school located in Del City, Oklahoma, U.S., and one of three high schools in the Mid-Del School District. The school opened in 1953. According to GreatSchools.org, the high school is rated above Midwest City High School and below Carl Albert High School, the other two high schools in the district. The school serves approximately 1,254 students. About a third of graduating students attend a four-year college.

Broken Arrow High School is the highest level of secondary education in the Broken Arrow Public Schools system, for students in tenth through twelfth grade. Combined with the Broken Arrow Freshman Academy, it is the largest high school in the state of Oklahoma. Its current principal is Crystal Barber.

Herscher High School is a public high school in Herscher, Illinois, United States.

Theodore Elwood "Toby" Greene was an American college baseball coach. He led the Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team to the national championship in the 1959 College World Series.

Putnam City West High School is a public 9–12 grade school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is part of the Putnam City Schools district. The school serves portions of suburban Oklahoma City as well as portions of Bethany and Warr Acres, and Woodlawn Park.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "NORMAN HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Student Handbook 2008-2009, page 1" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  3. ↑ "The complete list of the 1,500 top U.S. high schools". Newsweek. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  4. ↑ Epstein, Kayla (3 December 2014). "Arrest made in Oklahoma rape case that sparked high school protests". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Merlan, Anna (21 November 2014). "Why Were Three Teenage Rape Victims Bullied Out of School in Oklahoma?". Jezebel. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Shlonsky, Brian. "Norman High suspends student after rape allegations emerge". KOCO. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Pound, Jesse (20 November 2014). "Norman High students to protest school's treatment of alleged sexual assault victims Monday". Oklahoma Daily. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Querry, K. (18 May 2015). "Graphic: Norman teenager pleads no contest to first-degree rape charges". KFOR. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "School Profile / Home". www.normanpublicschools.org. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  10. 1 2 "博狗网站是多少|博狗官方app下载". www.nhstribune.com.
  11. ↑ http://www.norman.k12.ok.us/assets/files/12-16-13AgendaReg.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  12. ↑ Norman High School. "Student Handbook 2018-2019". Norman Public Schools. p. 5. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  13. ↑ Tiger Den and Archives (2016-11-13), Tiger Den first episode 1979, archived from the original on 2021-12-14, retrieved 2018-02-22
  14. ↑ https://www.speechanddebate.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-HS-Nationals-Results-Packet.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  15. ↑ "Student Handbook 2008-2009, page 2" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  16. ↑ "Norman High product Jake Jewell sustains unsightly injury after being called up by Los Angeles Angels". 28 June 2018.

35°13′06″N97°27′22″W / 35.218429°N 97.456177°W / 35.218429; -97.456177

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.