Oak Grove High School is a 6A high school located outside of

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County, Mississippi, Forrest County (where it is the county seat and largest city) and extending west into Lamar County, Mississippi, Lamar County. The city popu ...

, United States, in Oak Grove. The principal is Helen Price. It is part of the

Lamar County School District The Lamar County School District (LCSD) is a public school district based in Purvis, Mississippi (USA). In addition to Purvis, the district also serves the town of Sumrall; the communities of Arnold Line, Baxterville, Lumberton, Oak Grove, a ...

and serves students from grades 9-12.

Awards and recognition

Oak Grove is a three-time

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, having been designated as such in 1986–1987, 1992–1993, and 2004. Oak Grove High School is the 2019 recipient of the National Performing Arts School Excellence Award.

Extracurricular activities

In 2008, the school's drama department represented Mississippi at SETC (South Eastern Theatre Conference) for the fifth time. The department won awards in the categories of "Best Technical", "Best Ensemble", and "Most Congenial." Oak Grove High School was only the third school in Mississippi to win the competition since SETC's conception in 1949. The OGHS Golden Spirits dance team have won 15 state titles (jazz, kick, and pom divisions), and are the reigning state champion in jazz for the fifth consecutive year. The OGHS Varsity Cheerleaders have won 14 state titles and have been UCA National finalists.

Athletics

Football

Oak Grove High School's football team gained prominence while former

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quarterback

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was the offensive coordinator for the team in 2012 and 2013. Oak Grove defeated the Sumrall Bobcats 64-6 in Favre's first game as a coach. On December 6, 2013, the Oak Grove Warriors played their first 6A State Championship game since 2009 against the Tupelo Golden Wave, and won their first state championship. On December 4, 2020, the Oak Grove Warriors won against the Oxford Chargers in the 6A State Championship game. The final score was 29 - 28.

Recent events

Oak Grove's football and baseball facilities were destroyed on Sunday, February 10, 2013 by the

2013 Hattiesburg, Mississippi tornado On Sunday, February 10, 2013, a large EF4 multiple-vortex wedge tornado devastated the cities of West Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg, and Petal, Mississippi. The tornado was one of eight that touched down in southern Mississippi and southweste ...

, which caused EF-4 damage near the school. The school building itself sustained little damage from the tornado.

References

{{authority control Public high schools in Mississippi Schools in Lamar County, Mississippi