Oak Grove High School (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)

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Oak Grove High School
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Oak Grove High School (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
5198 Old Highway 11

Hattiesburg
,
(Lamar County)
,
Mississippi
39402

United States
Coordinates 31°18′18″N89°24′17″W / 31.305054°N 89.404715°W / 31.305054; -89.404715
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School typeSecondary school
MottoOG U Know!
School district Lamar County School District
PrincipalHelen Price
Teaching staff110.03 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9th to 12th [1]
Enrollment1,777 [1]  (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio16.15 [1]
Color(s)Black and gold   
MascotWarrior
Rival Petal High School https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/2015/10/01/petal-oak-grove-rivalry/73182532/
Website oghs.lamarcountyschools.org/en-US?showHomepage=true

Oak Grove High School is a 7A high school located outside of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States, in Oak Grove. The principal is Helen Price. [2] It is part of the Lamar County School District and serves students from grades 9-12.

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Awards and recognition

Oak Grove is a three-time National Blue Ribbon School, having been designated as such in 1986–1987, 1992–1993, and 2004. [3] [4]

Oak Grove High School is the 2019 recipient of the National Performing Arts School Excellence Award. [5]

Extracurricular activities

In 2008, the school's drama department represented Mississippi at SETC (South Eastern Theatre Conference) for the fifth time. The department won awards in the categories of "Best Technical", "Best Ensemble", and "Most Congenial." Oak Grove High School was only the third school in Mississippi to win the competition since SETC's conception in 1949.

The OGHS Golden Spirits dance team have won 15 state titles[ when? ] (jazz, kick, and pom divisions), and are the reigning state champion in jazz for the seventh consecutive year.[ citation needed ]

The OGHS Varsity Cheerleaders have won 15 state titles[ when? ] and are two-time National Champions (2022 & 2024) in the largest high school cheerleading competition in the Nation - the NHSCC UCA competition held in Orlando. [ citation needed ] Multiple alums of this program have gone on to cheer at the D1 level for National Championship schools.

Athletics

Football

Oak Grove High School's football team gained prominence while former National Football League quarterback Brett Favre was the offensive coordinator for the team in 2012 and 2013. [6] [7] Oak Grove defeated the Sumrall Bobcats 64-6 in Favre's first game as a coach. [8]

On December 6, 2013, the Oak Grove Warriors played their first 6A State Championship game since 2009 against the Tupelo Golden Wave, and won their first state championship. [9]

On December 4, 2020, the Oak Grove Warriors won against the Oxford Chargers in the 6A State Championship game. The final score was 29 - 28. [10]

On December 3, 2023, the Oak Grove Warriors defeated the Starkville Yellowjackets in the first ever 7A State Championship game. The final score was 33 - 28. [11]

As of 2024, Oak Grove High School is now recognized as the Best High School football team in the state of Mississippi.

NOTEABLE: In December of both 2020 and 2023 the football, dance and cheer programs at Oak Grove gave the school the coveted same-year trifecta of State Championships as each program claimed their own MHSAA State Titles within a week of one another. They are the only public high school in Mississippi to have ever achieved this.

Notable event

Oak Grove's football and baseball facilities were destroyed on February 10, 2013 by the 2013 Hattiesburg, Mississippi tornado, which caused EF-4 damage near the school. The school building itself sustained little damage from the tornado.[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "OAK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  2. ↑ Administration, Lamar County School District, archived from the original on June 6, 2009, retrieved February 9, 2010
  3. ↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education, archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009, retrieved February 9, 2010
  4. ↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program 2003 through 2009 (PDF), United States Department of Education , retrieved February 9, 2010
  5. ↑ "Mississippi's Oak Grove High School Named National Performing Arts School of Excellence". National Federation of State High School Associations. October 1, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Agent: Favre will be assistant high school coach – USATODAY.com". USA Today . Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
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  10. ↑ "Oak Grove wins MHSAA Class 6A Football Championship". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Oak Grove wins 2023 MHSAA Class 7A Football Championship". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  12. ↑ Spencer, Adam (October 2017). "Mississppi State lands commitment from 4-star 2018 DE Jaden Crumedy". Saturday Down South. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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