Oneonta High School (Alabama)

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Oneonta High School is a secondary school in Oneonta, Alabama. It is the only high school in the Oneonta School District. [1] It was founded in 1893 incorporated in 1900. [2] Redskins are the school mascot. [3]

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History

The school opened on September 4, 1893. [4] H. E. Moss was principal until his death in 1898. [5] Hubert Street served as its principal. [6] T. G. Whaley was principal in 1908. [7]

A few hundred yards south of the high school is the William Cornelius Family Cemetery. [8]

The school's marching band, the Redskin Marching Band, was founded in 1941 and hosts the annual Covered Bridge Marching Festival. [9] [10] [11]

Students from the school have visited mines in the area to look for plant and animal fossils. [12] In 1999, a science teacher from the school discovered important tracks at one site. [13] The site is now the Stephen C. Minkin Paleozoic Footprint Site. [14]

The school, its football field, and auxiliary structures around the field were damaged in a tornado. [15] [16]

Athletics

The school won state championships in boys golf in 2012, boy's individual track and field in 2013, football in 2013, girls' basketball in 2013 and 2014. [17]

Alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Oneonta High School". U.S. News & World Report .
  2. ↑ Senate, Alabama General Assembly (February 19, 1900). "Journal of the Senate of the State of Alabama" – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ https://www.ahsaa.com/Media/AHSAANOW/News-Articles/ahsaa-football-spotlight-for-week-7-oneontas-collin-moon-leads-redskins-to-milestone-win-no-700
  4. ↑ Mathews, L. H., ed. (August 24, 1893). "News-Dispatch". Blount County News-Dispatch. John H. Ketcnum. Blountsville, Alabama. p. 3. Retrieved May 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Sterling, Robin (July 22, 2013). People and Things from the Blount County, Alabama Southern Democrat 1894 - 1907. Lulu.com. ISBN   9781304257888 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Alabama Laws and Joint Resolutions of the Legislature of Alabama". J. Boardman. February 19, 1976 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Sterling, Robin (July 22, 2013). People and Things from the Blount County, Alabama Southern Democrat 1908 - 1914. Lulu.com. ISBN   9781304257918 – via Google Books.
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  9. ↑ "Oneonta High School Redskin Band". Oneonta City Schools. 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ Elrick, Wil; Kazek, Kelly (October 15, 2018). Covered Bridges of Alabama. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   9781439665534 – via Google Books.
  11. ↑ Haygood, Sheldon (September 9, 2021). "The king of rock-n-roll lives on through the Oneonta HS band". WBRC . NBC . Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  12. ↑ Buta, Ronald J.; Kopaska-Merkel, David C. (July 26, 2016). Footprints in Stone: Fossil Traces of Coal-Age Tetrapods. University of Alabama Press. ISBN   9780817358440 – via Google Books.
  13. ↑ Duncan, Andy (June 2, 2009). Alabama Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9781461747284 – via Google Books.
  14. ↑ "Stephen C. Minkin Paleozoic Footprint Site".
  15. ↑ "Storm Data". National Climatic Data Center. February 19, 2006 – via Google Books.
  16. ↑ "Blount County Tornadoes - September 22, 2006". National Weather Service . Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  17. ↑ Davis, Anita Price; Emerson, Jimmy S. (August 3, 2015). New Deal Art in Alabama: The Murals, Sculptures and Other Works, and Their Creators. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-9829-1 – via Google Books.
  18. ↑ Kyle, Reggie (December 27, 2023). "Community coming together to help after fire destroys home of Oneonta football player". WBRC6News.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.

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