Owensboro High School
| Owensboro High School Owensboro Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
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1800 Frederica Street Owensboro, Kentucky, Daviess 42301 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°45′28″N 87°06′45″W / 37.75765°N 87.11241°WCoordinates: 37°45′28″N 87°06′45″W / 37.75765°N 87.11241°W |
| Information | |
| Motto | Sursum ad Summum |
| Established | 1871 |
| School district | Owensboro Independent |
| Superintendent | Dr. Nick Brake |
| Principal | John DeLacy |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Slogan | We Are Owensboro |
| Fight song | Washington and Lee Swing |
| Mascot | Red Devil |
| Team name | Red Devils |
| Newspaper | The Scoop |
| Yearbook | Owensboroan |
| Website |
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Owensboro High School is a public high school located at 1800 Frederica Street in Owensboro, Kentucky. The school's newspaper is The Scoop and its yearbook is the Owensboroan. 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. This was the second consecutive year that OHS has received this distinction.
Athletics
OHS owns 29 state titles in team sports including Football, Boys' Basketball, Baseball, and Girls' Track. Other sports include Tennis, Golf, Cross-Country, Swimming, and, the newest, Wrestling. The Sports teams and other organizations are usually titled "Red Devils." The swim team is the "Devilfish" while the dance team is the "Devilettes." 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. Many great athletes have come out of the school including Justin Miller, Mark and Kenny Higgs, Ken Willis, Vince Buck and many more college athletes.
Notable alumni
- Tom Ewell, actor
- Bobby Watson, University of Kentucky player, NBA player
- Cliff Hagan, University of Kentucky All-American, NBA player and Naismith Hall of Fame member
- Christine Johnson Smith, Broadway actress who originated the role of Nettie Fowler of Carousel
- Mark Higgs, Former NFL Player
- Justin Miller, NFL player for the Detroit Lions
- Vince Buck, Former NFL Player
- Ken Willis, Former NFL Player