O'Fallon Township High School

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O'Fallon Township High School
Address
O'Fallon Township High School
600 South Smiley Street

O'Fallon
,
Illinois
62269

United States
Coordinates 38°35′12″N89°54′06″W / 38.5867160°N 89.9017677°W / 38.5867160; -89.9017677 [1]
Information
School typePublic
Motto"Excellence in Education for Every student Every day"
Founded1901
School district203
SuperintendentBeth Shackelford
PrincipalRich Bickel
Staff149.10 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,521 (2022–23) [2]
Student to teacher ratio16.91 [2]
Color(s)  Blue
  Gold
Athletics conference Southwestern Conference
MascotPanther
PublicationPanther Beat
NewspaperThe Prowler
YearbookThe Panther
Website www.oths.us

O'Fallon Township High School is a public secondary school in O'Fallon, Illinois.

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As of 2023, it is the second largest public high school in Illinois by enrollment outside of the Chicago area (Belleville High School-East being the largest). [3]

History

OTHS School Crest.svg
OTHS Crest

As stated in the 1962 edition of The Panther, the symbology on O'Fallon Township High School's crest reflects the town's history of farming, industry, and coal mining. [4] Today, the school's coat of arms/crest can be found in the Smiley Campus's 600 hallway on a bronze plaque gifted by the Class of 1961.

After a short tenure as an assistant principal, longtime teacher Rich Bickel became the principal in 2009, following the retirement of Steve Dirnbeck who served as the school's principal from 2003-2009. [5]

Team achievements

Notable alumni

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