Orono High School (Maine)

For the school in Minnesota, see Orono High School (Minnesota).

Orono High School
Location
14 Goodridge Drive Orono , Maine 04473 United States
Coordinates	44°52′54″N68°40′39″W / 44.8817°N 68.6776°W / 44.8817; -68.6776
Information
School type	Public, high school
Oversight	RiverSide RSU#26
Principal	Sam Runco
Staff	32.50 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	369 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.35 [1]
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Maroon and White
Mascot	Red Riot
Rival	Old Town High School
Yearbook	Crimson Crier
Feeder schools	Orono Middle School
Website	ohs.rsu26.org

Orono High School is a high school in Orono, Maine, United States. Founded in 1915, it is the only high school in Regional School Unit 26.

As of 2020 ^{[update] [2]} it takes high school students who graduated from Indian Island School. ^[3]

History

The first class graduated from Orono in 1885, and a new school building was opened in the first years of the 20th century. ^[4]

Athletics

Orono's athletic teams are nicknamed Red Riots. The football team competes in the North Little Ten Conference. ^[5]

State Championships

Sport	Years
Baseball [6] [7]	1978, 1994, 2017, 2021 [8]
Basketball (boys) [9] [10]	1958, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1981, 2023, 2024
Basketball (girls) [11]	1996, 1998
Cheerleading [12]	2016
Cross country (boys) [13]	1971, 1975, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2024
Cross country (girls) [14]	1976, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Field hockey [15]	1990, 1993
Football [16] [17] [18]	1952, 1960*, 1966* 1968*, 1977*, 1978*, 1979*, 1990, 1994, 2023
Football (8-man)	2023
Golf (boys) [19]	1961
Ice hockey (boys)	2018** [20]
Nordic skiing [21]	2018
Soccer (girls) [22]	2015, 2016
Track and field (boys, indoor) [23]	1976, 1982*
Tennis (boys) [24]	2025
Track and field (boys, outdoor) [25]	1961, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023
Track and field (girls, indoor) [26]	2016
Track and field (girls, outdoor) [27]	1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1986, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023

*denotes championship was a co-championship
**denotes championship was part of a co-op team with Old Town High School

Performing arts

OHS has a competitive show choir. ^[28] It won the Maine state championship in 2019. ^[29]

Notable alumni

• Steve Abbott, politician ^[30]
• Anne Hall, US ambassador to Lithuania ^[31]
• Ann O'Leary, political advisor ^[32]

References

1. "Orono High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
2. Ramharter, Jordan T. (June 2020). "A Meeting of the Minds: Utilizing Maine's State Education System to Promote the Success of Its Native Students While Maintaining Tribal Sovereignty". Maine Law Review . 72 (2): 380–416. - Cited: p. 405 (PDF page 28/39)
3. "Indian Island Principal Reflects On Native School's Goals, Challenges". Education World . Retrieved July 13, 2025.
4. "Re-Union of the Class of '86, O.H.S." Bangor Daily News. August 29, 1905. Retrieved October 9, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
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20. Clark, Ernie (March 10, 2018). "Old Town-Orono tops Greely for Class B hockey state championship". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
21. "Skiing - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
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24. "Orono Celebrates Class C State Boys Tennis Championship". WABI5. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
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28. "SCC: Viewing School - Orono High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
29. "SCC: Viewing Choir - Show Choir 2019". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
30. Warner, Pete (February 24, 2012). "Steve Abbott draws on diverse background in sports, politics, law to lead UMaine athletics". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
31. Straehly, Steve (September 3, 2016). "U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania: Who Is Anne Hall?". AllGov. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
32. Cousins, Christopher (April 15, 2015). "Maine woman hired as one of Hillary Clinton's three senior advisers". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved October 9, 2020.