Owensboro High School

Owensboro High School
Location
1800 Frederica Street Owensboro , Daviess , Kentucky 42301 United States
Coordinates	37°45′28″N87°06′45″W / 37.75765°N 87.11241°W / 37.75765; -87.11241
Information
Motto	Sursum ad Summum
Established	1871
School district	Owensboro Independent
Superintendent	Wendy Duvall
Principal	Jennifer Luttrell
Teaching staff	86.67 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,329 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.33 [1]
Hours in school day	7
Color(s)	Red and black
Slogan	We Are Owensboro
Fight song	Washington and Lee Swing
Team name	Red Devils
Newspaper	The Digital Devil
Website	owensboro.kyschools.us/Schools/OHS

Owensboro High School is a public high school located at 1800 Frederica Street in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. The school's digital newspaper is The Digital Devil. ^[2] Owensboro High School is one of only 33 high schools in Kentucky to be listed among the "Best High Schools 2009 Search" published in U.S. News & World Report in December 2009.^{[ citation needed ]} This was the second consecutive year that OHS has received this distinction.^{[ citation needed ]}

Structure and schedule pattern

The school day starts at 8:30 AM and ends at 3:25 PM. Days are divided into four 85-minute class periods. There is also a 30-minute advisory period, along with three 25-minute lunch periods. Students typically have 4 core classes and 4 electives, making 8 classes total. Students take half of their classes on alternating days, either “Red” days, or “Black” days.

Students have multiple off-campus learning opportunities, at local colleges, universities, or Owensboro Innovation Academy, or at local businesses.

Athletics

OHS owns 29 state titles in team sports including:

• Football
• Boys' basketball
• Baseball
• Track
• Cheerleading

Other sports include:

• Girls' basketball
• Tennis
• Golf
• Cross-country
• Swimming
• Wrestling
• Boys' and girls' lacrosse
• Bowling

^[3] The sports teams and other organizations are usually titled "Red Devils." The swim team is the "Devilfish". Ordell, a red blob-like devil with horns and a tail, is the school's anthropomorphic mascot. The primary school colors are red and black, and the secondary color is white.

The Rose Curtain Players

The Rose Curtain Players is a drama group associated with Owensboro High School. It is the oldest high school drama program in Kentucky. ^[4] Notable alumni include Tom Ewell. ^[5]

Notable alumni

• Ike Brown, former CFL player ^[6]
• Vince Buck, former NFL player ^[7]
• Tom Ewell, actor ^[5]
• William Gant, Kentucky Supreme Court justice ^[8]
• Austin Gough, college football linebacker for the Kentucky Wildcats. ^[9]
• Cliff Hagan, University of Kentucky All-American, NBA player and Naismith Hall of Fame member ^[10]
• Mark Higgs, former NFL player
• Aric Holman, Texas Legends center ^[11]
• Christine Johnson Smith, Broadway actress who originated the role of Nettie Fowler in Carousel ^[12]
• Julius Maddox, bench press world record holder ^[13]
• Justin Miller, NFL player for the Detroit Lions ^[14]
• Kevin Olusola, member of Pentatonix ^[15]
• Dave Watkins, former MLB catcher for Philadelphia Phillies
• Bobby Watson, University of Kentucky player, NBA player ^[16]
• Ken Willis, former NFL Ppayer ^[17]

References

1. "Owensboro High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
2. "Digital Devil, Whose News? Our News. What News? Owenboro's". digitaldevil.org.
3. "School Details". arbiterlive.com.
4. Melnik, Laurie. "Drama at Owensboro High School" (PDF). arts.ms.gov. University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. p. 57. The drama program at OHS, also known as the Rose Curtain Players, is the oldest high school drama program in the state of Kentucky.
5. "Owensboro in the Golden Age of Hollywood". Owensboro Living Magazine. May 28, 2015. he was a charter member of Owensboro High School's Rose Curtain Players in 1923.
6. "Ike Brown Stats - Pro Football Archives".
7. "Buck, Vincent Lamont "Vince" · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". nkaa.uky.edu. University of Kentucky Libraries.
8. Hunt, Steve (October 4, 1990). "Justice Retiring: William Gant has served judicial system since '50s". The Messenger-Inquirer. Owensboro, Kentucky.
9. "Austin Gough". UK Athletics. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
10. "Cliff Hagan". Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame. March 23, 2016.
11. Jones, Steve (May 21, 2015). "Holman to sign with Miss. State, coach says". The Courier-Journal.
12. "Hometown Hero of the week: Christine Johnson Smith". Owensboro Living Magazine. September 18, 2014.
13. "Julius Maddox: Lifted Up". Owensboro Living Magazine.
14. "Justin Miller Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
15. Grant, Erin (August 9, 2017). "Owensboro Native and Grammy Winner Kevin Olusola Shares School Memories". WBKR.
16. "Watson, part of UK's '51 NCAA title team, dies". The Courier-Journal. February 2, 2017.
17. "Ken Willis Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

External links

• Official website