Oldham County High School

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Oldham County High School
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Oldham County High School
1150 North Hwy. 393
Buckner, Kentucky 40010
Coordinates 38°23′17″N85°26′13″W / 38.388°N 85.437°W / 38.388; -85.437
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Motto"We bring learning to life."
Established1953
School district Oldham County Schools
PrincipalNatalie Brown
Staff82.51 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,870 (2020-2021) [1]
Student to teacher ratio19.89 [1]
Color(s)Blue and white   
Team nameColonels
NewspaperThe 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 9th through 12th grades. OCHS was given the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award in 1985 and 2002.

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History

In the early 20th century, high school in Oldham County was held in a two-room house in Centerfield. A high school building was built near the former Crestwood Elementary on Kentucky Route 22 in the 1920s; the current building in Buckner opened in 1953. [2] The school gained accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1960. [3]

OTVX and the Clarion Colonel

The Broadcast Journalism program was founded in the 2005–2006 academic term. The program has placed second in the state for the Four A (AAAA) division from the Kentucky High School Journalism Association. Additionally, it earned an honorable mention in the 2007 48 hour film project.

Oldham County's school newspaper, the Clarion Colonel, has won numerous gold medals from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and has placed first in the state of Kentucky in the Four A (AAAA) division in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, [4] 2009, and 2010 from the Kentucky High School Journalism Association.

Oldham County High School Band program

The Oldham County High School Band program, under the direction of Brad Rogers until 2021, has received numerous awards and recognitions for concert and marching performance, including consistent distinguished ratings in Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA) Regional and State Large Ensemble Assessment events, and until 2003 when the marching band moved to a non-competitive format, earned consistent distinguished ratings in the KMEA State Marching Band championships (including five state finalist performances in class 2A and 4A).

The Symphonic Bands have performed with distinction in festival performances held in Toronto (three times), St. Louis, San Antonio, Boston, New York City, Chicago (Orchestra Hall), Chattanooga (TN), and Williamsburg (VA). They have also performed as a featured ensemble at the KMEA In-Service Conference four times (2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018), and served as a clinic ensemble at the Conference on three other occasions. Tuba-Euphonium and Flute ensembles from OCHS also performed there in 2013 and 2014.

Notable alumni

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