South Oldham High School

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South Oldham High School
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South Oldham High School
5901 Veterans Memorial Parkway
Crestwood, KY 40014
Coordinates 38°19′55″N85°28′08″W / 38.3319°N 85.469°W / 38.3319; -85.469 Coordinates: 38°19′55″N85°28′08″W / 38.3319°N 85.469°W / 38.3319; -85.469
Information
MottoWhere Greatness Continues [1]
School district Oldham County Schools
PrincipalMelissa Woosley
Faculty64.00 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades9-12 [2]
Enrollment1,312 [2]  (2021–2022 [2] )
Student to teacher ratio20.50 [2]
Color(s)Forest green, navy blue, grey [3]
   
Nickname Dragons
Website www.oldham.kyschools.us/sohs/

South Oldham High School is located in Crestwood, Kentucky and serves pupils in 9th-12th grade.The school's mascot is the Dragon, which is green to reflect the school colors of green and gray, as well as navy and white for accent colors. South Oldham opened in 1989 because Oldham County High School had become overcrowded.

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Awards

In 2008, The Draconium, the student-run yearbook, and The Dragon's Tale, the student-run newspaper, have won numerous Kentucky High School Journalism Association (KHSJA) awards. [4] [5]

Athletics

The girls' soccer team has won 8 (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2014, and 2022) Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) championships. [6] The boys' cross country team won the 1993 (AA), 2000 (AAA), 2009 (AA), and 2014 (AAA) KHSAA team championship. [7] The girls' cross country team won the 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 KHSAA AA team championships. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "About South Oldham High School". South Oldham High School. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "South Oldham High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kentucky High School Athletic Association".
  4. ↑ "High schools shine in annual journalism contest". The Oldham Era . June 2, 2008.
  5. ↑ "2008-2009 KHSJA Contest Results". KHSJA. 2009.
  6. ↑ "PAST KHSAA GIRLS' SOCCER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS" (PDF). KHSAA.
  7. ↑ "KHSAA State Championship Results And Records" (PDF). KHSAA.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2008-02-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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