Oconto High School

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Oconto High School
Address
Oconto High School
1717 Superior Avenue

Oconto
,
(Oconto County)
,
Wisconsin
54153

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
PrincipalAdam DeWitt
Staff20.00 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment265 [1]  (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio13.25 [1]
Color(s)Blue and gold    [2]
Fight song "OHS School Song" [2]
Athletics conferencePackerland [2]
Nickname Blue Devils [2]
Website

Oconto High School is a public high school in Oconto, Wisconsin, USA. Enrollment is approximately 394 students.

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The present school building was constructed in 1969. The school mascot is the Blue Devil and the school colors are blue and gold. The principal of Oconto High School is Adam DeWitt.

Athletics

Oconto is a member of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. It competes in Division 4 for American football and in Division 3 for volleyball, basketball, track and field, wrestling, baseball and softball. It is a member of the Packerland Conference.

In 1999, the volleyball team advanced to the state semi-finals.

In 2003, the baseball team advanced to the WIAA Division 2 State semi-final game against Milwaukee Lutheran in Fox Cities Stadium. The Blue Devils lost 2-1 to the eventual state champion in the final innings and finished the season 17-8.

In 2009, the Oconto wrestling team won its first Packerland Conference championship since 1980 with a 9-1 record. They took third in the Clintonville regional with a score of 169.

In 2012, the volleyball team advanced to the Division 3 state title game but lost to Oostburg High School.

In 2013, the baseball team won the school's first state title, defeating Westby 4-3.

On April 16, 2014, a fire in the school left the school damaged in the bathroom and main hall. The halls and the bathroom were later cleaned up and remodeled and then resumed classes on May 12, 2014.

Academics

In 2009 the OHS LifeSmarts team won first place at the state, then national levels.

In 2024, the OHS LifeSmarts won state, then went to San Diego for Nationals. They placed 10th at the national level.

Enrollment

From 2000–2019, high school enrollment declined 33.6%. [3]

Enrollment at Oconto High School, 2000–2019

Notable alumni

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Oconto High School". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ 2000–2019 enrollment figures come from the Wisconsin DPI Program Statistics Archives, Wisconsin School Free/Reduced Eligibility Data and the Wisconsin DPI School Nutrition Program Statistics reports for school level enrollment and participation data.
  4. ↑ "Sullivan, William T. 1894". Wisconsin Historical Society. August 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ "NWBA Athlete of the Week - Jeremy Lade". National Wheelchair Basketball Association. February 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Representative Elijah R. Behnke". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov.
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