Oneonta High School

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Oneonta Senior High School
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Location
Oneonta High School
130 Upper East Street

Oneonta
,
New York
13820

United States
Coordinates 42°28′10″N75°03′06″W / 42.46944°N 75.05167°W / 42.46944; -75.05167
Information
TypePublic high school
School district Oneonta City School District
PrincipalKevin Stevens
Grades9–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment494 (2025-2026)
ColorsRoyal Blue and Yellow   
Athletics conferenceSouthern Tier Athletic Conference, [1] NYSPHAA Section IV, Class C [2]
MascotYellowjacket
Website www.oneontacsd.org/oneontahighschool_home.aspx
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Oneonta Senior High School (commonly known as Oneonta High School) is a public high school in Oneonta, New York. It serves grades 9–12 and is the only high school in the Oneonta City School District. [3] The first high school in Oneonta was incorporated in 1874; the present school building, at 130 Upper East Street, opened in 1964.

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School

As of 2025, Oneonta Senior High School had 494 students, of whom 23.4% were minority and 39% were economically disadvantaged. [3] The principal is Kevin Stevens. [4] The school's sports teams are the Yellowjackets. [5]

History

Oneonta's first high school was incorporated on November 6, 1874. [6] Its library was noted in 1915. [7] In 1913 at the school's 42nd commencement 53 students graduated, its largest class up to that point. [8]

The first modern high school opened in 1908, on the site of the former Union School on Academy Street. It was a three-story building in classical style, with statuary throughout the interior. [9] Almost 600 people attended the school's first college night in 1938. [10] School activities included a Key Club, founded in 1948. [11]

The high school continued to include elementary grades until 1927, when a junior high school was opened on an adjacent site. [9] In 1964, the high school moved to its present building on East Street, which unlike the former building, had on-site sports facilities. The Academy Street building became part of the junior high school, and was demolished in 1977 after the middle school moved to a new building next to the high school. [12] In the 1990s, the high school was renovated and a science wing added. [13]

Oneonta Senior High School was the subject of a 1954 master's thesis examining high school dropouts. [14]

Athletics

Oneonta Senior High School is a member of the Southern Tier Athletic Conference (STAC). [1] They are also part of the New York Public High School Athletic Association (NYPSAA) under Section IV, Class C. [2]

Oneonta's mascot is a Yellowjacket, taking inspiration from the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets.

Alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Southern Tier Athletic Conference | Home". www.stacshowcase.com. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Section IV Athletics". www.sectionivathletics.com. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Oneonta Senior High School in Oneonta, NY". U.S. News & World Report . Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ Ochi, Alexis (August 31, 2022). "Oneonta School District eager for upcoming year". The Daily Star .
  5. ↑ "Athletics". Oneonta High School. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ Documents of the Senate of the State of New York. Vol. 19. 1904. p. 184.
  7. ↑ "New York Libraries". University of the State of New York. February 19, 1915.
  8. ↑ "State Items". American Education. 17 (1). New York Education Company: 46. September 1913.
  9. 1 2 Simonson, Mark (2001). Oneonta. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia. pp. 76–78. ISBN   978-0-7385-0920-4.
  10. ↑ Simonson, Mark (February 3, 2023). "Backtracking: The early years: Decision making about attending colleges got easier in Oneonta in 1938". The Daily Star.
  11. ↑ Simonson, Mark (February 10, 2023). "Backtracking: The early years: Local life revolved around education in February 1948". The Daily Star.
  12. ↑ Simonson (2001) pp. 78–79.
  13. ↑ Simonson (2001) p. 80.
  14. ↑ McClellan, Betty Jane (1954). Some Implications of a Study of Oneonta High School Dropouts (M.Ed.). Cornell University. OCLC   688382476.

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