Oconto High School is a public high school in
Oconto, Wisconsin
Oconto is a city in Oconto County, Wisconsin, Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,609 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay Green Bay metropolitan area, Metropol ...
, USA. Enrollment is approximately 394 students.
The present school building was constructed in 1969. The school mascot is the Blue Devil and the school colors are blue and gold. The principal of Oconto High School is Adam DeWitt.
Athletics
Oconto is a member of the
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) is the regulatory body for all high school sports in Wisconsin. Its history dates to 1895, making it the earliest continually existing high school athletic organization in the country. I ...
. It competes in Division 4 for American football and in Division 3 for volleyball, basketball, track and field, wrestling, baseball and softball. It is a member of the
Packerland Conference The Packerland Conference is an athletic conference of high schools located in northeast Wisconsin. These schools are located chiefly within Door and Kewaunee counties, which are between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. All members are also affiliated ...
.
In 1999, the volleyball team advanced to the state semi-finals.
In 2003, the baseball team advanced to the WIAA Division 2 State semi-final game against
Milwaukee Lutheran in
Fox Cities Stadium
Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium is a baseball park in Grand Chute, Wisconsin (although it has an Appleton mailing address). It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the Midwest Lea ...
. The Blue Devils lost 2-1 to the eventual state champion in the final innings and finished the season 17-8.
In 2009, the Oconto wrestling team won its first Packerland Conference championship since 1980 with a 9-1 record. They took third in the Clintonville regional with a score of 169.
In 2012, the volleyball team advanced to the Division 3 state title game but lost to
Oostburg High School
Oostburg High School is a public high school located in Oostburg, Wisconsin
Oostburg is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,887 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolita ...
.
In 2013, the baseball team won the school's first state title, defeating
Westby 4-3.
On April 16, 2014, a fire in the school left the school damaged in the bathroom and main hall. The halls and the bathroom were later cleaned up and remodeled and then resumed classes on May 12, 2014.
Academics
In 2009 the OHS LifeSmarts team won first place at the state, then national levels.
Enrollment
From 2000–2019, high school enrollment declined 33.6%.
[2000–2019 enrollment figures come from the Wisconsin DP]
Program Statistics Archives, Wisconsin School Free/Reduced Eligibility Data
and the Wisconsin DP
School Nutrition Program Statistics
reports for school level enrollment and participation data.
Enrollment at Oconto High School, 2000–2019
References
External links
Official website Oconto Unified School District website
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Public high schools in Wisconsin
Schools in Oconto County, Wisconsin
School buildings completed in 1969