Okoboji High School

Okoboji High School
Address
901 H. Ave Milford , Iowa 51351 United States
Coordinates	43°19′26″N95°09′34″W / 43.3238532°N 95.1594408°W / 43.3238532; -95.1594408 [1]
Information
Motto	Pioneering pathways for all students.
School district	Okoboji Community School District
CEEB code	162905
Principal	Brian Downing [2]
Teaching staff	23.30 (FTE) [3]
Enrollment	373 (2023-2024) [3]
Student to teacher ratio	16.01 [3]
Campus type	Town
Color(s)	Maroon and White
Slogan	Pioneering pathways
Fight song	Okoboji Fight Song
Athletics conference	Siouxland
Mascot	Pioneer Pete
Nickname	Okoboji
Team name	Pioneers
Rival	Spirit Lake Indians
Newspaper	Boji Blaze
Website	https://www.okobojischools.org/ohs

Okoboji High School is a rural public high school in Milford, Iowa. It is the primary senior high school in the Okoboji Community School District. Their mascot is Pioneer Pete.

The school district serves Milford, Arnolds Park, most of Fostoria, most of Okoboji, Wahpeton, and West Okoboji. ^[4]

Curriculum

Courses for dual high school and college credit are available for free to students through Iowa Lakes Community College.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Okoboji High School is a member of the Siouxland Conference. ^[5] The Pioneers field teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, softball, track, volleyball, and wrestling. It shares sports teams in soccer, tennis, and swimming.

State Championships

• 1973 Boys Class C Cross Country (as Milford) ^[6]
• 2003 Boys Class 2A Track and Field

Clubs and performance groups

Okoboji's performing arts have several award-winning programs. Most notably is the jazz band, which has qualified for state the last 28 years. Winning the state championship in 1999, 2000, 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2019.^{[ citation needed ]}

Okoboji's debate program won the Sweepstakes trophy in 2007 and has had multiple state champions and national qualifiers.^{[ citation needed ]}

Okoboji's speech program has had numerous all-state selections and won the all-state banner for improvisational acting in 1995.^{[ citation needed ]}

Other activities and clubs include:

• All School Play
• Art Society
• Cheerleading
• Debate
• FFA
• Thespian Society
• Key Club
• Musical
• National Honor Society
• Show Choir
• Yearbook Staff

See also

• List of high schools in Iowa

References

1. "Feature Detail Report: Okoboji High School". Geographic Names Information Service.
2. Mitchell, Russ (July 8, 2010). "Okoboji High School names Downing new principal". Spencer Daily Reporter. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
3. "School Detail for Okoboji High School". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved June 27, 2025.
4. "Okoboji" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
5. "Siouxland Conference". Siouxland Conference. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
6. "2020 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

^[1]

1. "That's The Way It Was - 1977". Milford Mail and Terril Record. December 29, 1977.