Oak Grove High School (Jefferson County, Alabama)

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Oak Grove High School
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Oak Grove High School (Jefferson County, Alabama)
9494 Oak Grove Parkway

Bessemer, Alabama
35023

United States
Information
Type Public
Established1916(109 years ago) (1916)
School board Jefferson County Schools
CEEB code 010320
PrincipalSteven Ray
Teaching staff41.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades 6-12
Enrollment732 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.85 [1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Red and white
  
Athletics AHSAA Class 4A
Nickname Tigers
Feeder schoolsOak Grove Elementary School, West Jefferson Elementary School
Website www.jefcoed.com/oakgrovehs

Oak Grove High School is a combined middle school and high school. Its location is fifteen miles northwest of downtown Bessemer, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. It is physically located in the unincorporated community of Oak Grove for which the school is named. Oak Grove is one of fourteen high schools in the Jefferson County School System. School colors are red and white, and the athletic teams are called the Tigers. Oak Grove competes in AHSAA Class 4A athletics. [2]

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Performing arts

On September 1st, 1959, Oak Grove High School organized their first school band, with thirty-nine inaugural members. The band program currently consists of both marching and concert ensembles, along with an indoor drumline, indoor winter guard, and jazz band.

State Championships

Athletics

Oak Grove competes in AHSAA Class 4A athletics and fields teams in the following sports: (updated to 2017-2018 school year) [3]

Oak Grove football

Oak Grove has 5 region championships and 1 state championship. Its first team was started back in 1922. Oak Grove has an overall record of 333-472-27 (.410). Their first playoff appearance was in 1973. Since then, they have made the playoffs 13 times, with the latest one coming back in 2010. Their playoff record is 8-13. The Oak Grove team made nine appearances in the "Dental Clinic Classic," a football game played annually between 1948-1995 for the "Jefferson County Championship." Their record was 3-6 in those games winning for the first time in 1973 defeating Pleasant Grove High School by a score of 41-0. They also won the game in 1981 and 1983 defeating Corner and Warrior respectively. [4]

1998 Tornado & campus reconstruction

An F5 tornado struck several communities of Jefferson County just before eight o'clock in the evening on April 8, 1998, with some of the most serious destruction in the Oak Grove community. The tornado resulted in more than 25 fatalities and destroyed numerous homes and businesses and destroyed the original Oak Grove High School on Lock 17 Road. The school, which at that point served grades K-12, was damaged beyond repair with the elementary school portion destroyed.

During the two years it took to construct the new school, students were relocated more than sixteen miles away to the campus of Gilmore-Bell Vocational School in Bessemer. The elementary and middle school grades were relocated to the old McAdory Elementary School in McCalla, which was more than twenty miles away. When the school was rebuilt, the County School Board made the decision to construct a separate campus for the elementary school grades. Oak Grove Elementary School is located across the road from the new high school on Tiger Cub Trail.[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Oak Grove High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ "AHSAA 2014-16 School Classification" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Oak Grove High -". Oak Grove High. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ ASHFHS.org
  5. ↑ AHSFHS.org
  6. ↑ AL.com, Josh Bean 2/14/17

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