Ogden High School is a

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located in

Ogden, Utah Ogden ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Weber County, Utah, Weber County, Utah, United States, approximately east of the Great Salt Lake and north of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,321 in 2020, according to the United States Census ...

, educating students in grades 10–12. The school is housed in a historic,

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building opened in 1937, which has since become a landmark of the city. Operated by the Ogden City School District, Ogden High enrolls approximately 1,250 students each year. The school is home to an International Baccalaureate Programme, a Project Lead the Way program and a thriving Life Sciences/Pre-Med program. OHS also offers a dozen AP classes and the AVID program. Ogden High has most recently earned state championships in both marching band and girls soccer. Both teams won state championships in 2019 and 2021. The Ogden High mascot is the Tiger. In 2012, Ogden High School began offering

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courses and in 2014 graduated the first

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class.

History

As an institution, Ogden High School traces its history back to September 1, 1890 when the first session of public high-school level classes were held in a room of Ogden's Central school building. The high school then moved around to several different structures throughout the city, until 1937, when its current building opened.

1937 school building

The Ogden High School building is recognized as an architectural landmark in Ogden, and was designed by the architectural firm of Hodgson and McClenahan. Other buildings of historical interest designed by Hodgson and McClenahan include

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, the Regional Forest Service Building, and the City and County Building. The building was completed in 1937 at a cost over $1 million, reportedly the first high school to exceed that cost."Ogden High School"
Utah Heritage Foundation (accessed August 15, 2017). The building was added to the

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in 1983.

Renovations

In 2004, the

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provided a $10,000,000 matching grant to restore Ogden High School. In 2006 a bond was passed by the district for the remodeling of Ogden High School, including a new cafeteria, gym complex, and performing arts center in the first stage, along with other district requirements. The blueprint process began in December 2006. The renovation project was completed in 2012 at a cost of $64 million, funded by tax revenues, large donations, and community fundraising. In 2013 the school and the project principals won a preservation award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The main parking lots and the ceramics building were demolished in the summer of 2007. New parking lots for faculty and visitors were built on the north end facing 28th Street, and the south end in the former 29th Street corridor. A commons area is being constructed on the site of the old parking lot. The original OHS cafeteria closed in March 2008 for an expansion/remodeling project. Renovations of the school include removing asbestos, building a gym complex and science labs, and restoring the auditorium and the rotunda areas. Construction of a new state-of-the-art gym/athletic complex has been completed and the pool was refurbished to become an eight-lane competition pool which was slated to reopen in winter 2014.

Notable alumni

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John B. Arrington John B. "Jack" Arrington (August 30, 1919 – March 29, 2001) was an American politician. Born in Independence, Missouri, Arrington went to Ogden High School (Utah), Ogden High School in Ogden, Utah and to Weber State University. He served in ...

, Utah state legislator *

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, CFL and NFL player *

Val A. Browning Val Allen Browning (August 20, 1895 – May 16, 1994) was an American industrialist, philanthropist, and third-generation gunmaker. He was president of the Browning Arms Company. Early life Browning was born in Ogden, Utah Territory on August ...

, son of

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, University of Utah Men's Basketball (Utes) and NBA player *

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, professional baseball player *

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, NBA player *

Glen Redd Glen Herrscher Redd (June 17, 1958 – November 17, 2007) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for five seasons for the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts. Redd received scholarship offers Utah State Univ ...

, NFL player *

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, runner-up at

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, NFL *

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, American actor

Photo gallery

File:OHS_Tiger_Gym.JPG, OHS Tiger Gym 1 File:OHS_Main_Corridor.JPG, Main hallway on first floor File:OHS_Stadium_O.JPG, The "O" at the football stadium File:OHS Memorial Plaque.jpg, Granite memorial plaque commemorating original construction in 1936 File:US Utah Ogden High School 2019.JPG, Ogden High School, 2019

Notes

References

External links

Ogden High School website

Ogden City School District website
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