Orono High School (Maine)
Appearance
Orono High School | |
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Address | |
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14 Goodridge Drive , 04473 United States | |
Coordinates | 44°52′54″N 68°40′39″W / 44.8817°N 68.6776°W |
Information | |
School type | Public, high school |
Oversight | RiverSide RSU#26 |
Principal | Reg Ruhlin |
Staff | 32.20 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 373 (2022–23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 11.58[1] |
Language | English |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Maroon and White |
Mascot | Red Riot |
Rival | Old Town High School |
Yearbook | Crimson Crier |
Feeder schools | Orono Middle School |
Website | ohs |
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.
History
[edit]The first class graduated from Orono in 1885, and a new school building was opened in the first years of the 20th century.[2]
Athletics
[edit]Orono's athletic teams are nicknamed Red Riots. The football team competes in the North Little Ten Conference.[3]
Sport | Years |
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Baseball[4][5] | 1978, 1994, 2017, 2021[6] |
Basketball (boys)[7][8] | 1958, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1981, 2023, 2024 |
Basketball (girls)[9] | 1996, 1998 |
Cheerleading[10] | 2016 |
Cross country (boys)[11] | 1971, 1975, 2016, 2017, 2021 |
Cross country (girls)[12] | 1976, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Field hockey[13] | 1990, 1993 |
Football[14][15][16] | 1952, 1960*, 1966* 1968*, 1977*, 1978*, 1979*, 1990, 1994, 2023 |
Football (8-man) | 2023 |
Golf (boys)[17] | 1961 |
Ice hockey (boys) | 2018**[18] |
Nordic skiing[19] | 2018 |
Soccer (girls)[20] | 2015, 2016 |
Track and field (boys, indoor)[21] | 1976, 1982* |
Track and field (boys, outdoor)[22] | 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)[23] | 2016 |
Track and field (girls, outdoor)[24] | 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
[edit]OHS has a competitive show choir.[25] It won the Maine state championship in 2019.[26]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Steve Abbott, politician[27]
- Anne Hall, US ambassador to Lithuania[28]
- Ann O'Leary, political advisor[29]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Orono High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ "Re-Union of the Class of '86, O.H.S." Bangor Daily News. August 29, 1905. Retrieved October 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Clark, Ernie (August 30, 2019). "Orono canceled its varsity football season to save the future of its program". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Baseball - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Baseball - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Orono blanks Monmouth to claim Class C baseball crown". 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Basketball - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Basketball - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Basketball - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Cheerleading - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Cross Country - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Cross Country - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Field Hockey - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Football - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Football - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Football - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Golf - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ Clark, Ernie (March 10, 2018). "Old Town-Orono tops Greely for Class B hockey state championship". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Skiing - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Soccer - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Indoor Track - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Outdoor Track - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Indoor Track - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Outdoor Track - Interscholastic Activities & Committees". Maine Principals Association. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "SCC: Viewing School - Orono High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "SCC: Viewing Choir - Show Choir 2019". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Straehly, Steve (September 3, 2016). "U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania: Who Is Anne Hall?". AllGov. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ Cousins, Christopher (April 15, 2015). "Maine woman hired as one of Hillary Clinton's three senior advisers". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved October 9, 2020.