Oneonta High School
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Not to be confused with Oneonta High School in Oneonta, Alabama
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.[1]
It is at 130 East Street in Oneonta. In 2022, it had 477 students; 80 percent were white.[1] It was incorporated in 1874.[2]
History
In 1915 the school was noted as having a library.[3] In 1918 at the school's 42nd commencement, 53 students graduated—the largest class in the school's history up to that point.[4]
The school and its auditorium were on Academy Street.[5][6] It held its first college night in 1938.[5] The school used to have a Key Club sponsored by the Oneonta Kiwanis Club.[6]
In 1954 a study of Oneonta High School dropouts was published.[7] In 1964 the high school's new building opened on East Street. A science wing addition was added in the 1990s.[8]
There was also a West Oneonta High School in West Oneonta, New York.
Alumni
- Irving Ives, state senator and U.S. senator who was a leader of anti-discrimination legislation
- Mark May, football player and broadcaster
- Wendell Brown, computer scientist and businessman
- Lance Ratchford, baseball player and former coach
See also
Further reading
- Your Schools, Today and Tomorrow; A Report of the Oneonta, New York Community-school Survey, Oneonta Board of Education (1944)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Oneonta Senior High School". U.S. News & World Report.
- ↑ Documents of the Senate of the State of New York. 19. 1904. p. 184. Search this book on
- ↑ "New York Libraries". University of the State of New York. February 19, 1915 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "American Education". New York Education Company. February 19, 1918 – via Google Books.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Simonson, Mark (February 10, 2023). "Backtracking: The early years: Local life revolved around education in February 1948". The Daily Star.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Simonson, Mark (February 3, 2023). "Backtracking: The early years: Decision making about attending colleges got easier in Oneonta in 1938". The Daily Star.
- ↑ McClellan, Betty Jane (1954). Some Implications of a Study of Oneonta High School Dropouts. Search this book on
- ↑ Simonson, Mark (February 19, 2001). "Oneonta". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.
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