Oldham County High School | |
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Location | |
1150 North Hwy. 393 Buckner, Kentucky 40010 | |
Coordinates | 38°23′17″N85°26′13″W / 38.388°N 85.437°W |
Information | |
Motto | "We bring learning to life." |
Established | 1953 |
School district | Oldham County Schools |
Principal | Natalie Brown |
Staff | 83.04 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,656 (2022-2023) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.94 [1] |
Color(s) | Blue and white |
Team name | Colonels |
Newspaper | The Clarion Colonel |
Information | (502) 222-9461 |
Website | https://ochs.oldham.kyschools.us |
Oldham County High School (OCHS) is a public high school in Buckner, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1953 and has a student body of approximately 1,600 students in grades 9-12. OCHS was given the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award in 1985 and 2002 respectively.
In the early 20th century, high school classes in Oldham County were held in a two-room house in Centerfield. Oldham County had established the Oldham County Public High School by 1903, [2] i a purpose-built high school building. It moved to North Hwy 393 in LaGrange in 1953. The old high school was converted into First Baptist Church of La Grange in the mid-1960s. The original building burned in the 1990s, replaced by a church. [2]
In 1989 South Oldham High School opened due to overcrowding at Oldham, and in 2003 North Oldham High School opened as the community grew. [3]
The school gained accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1960. [4]
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