Oconomowoc High School

Oconomowoc High School
Address
641 E. Forest St.
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
Information
Established 1882
School district Oconomowoc Area School District
District Oconomowoc Area School District
Principal Joseph Moylan[1]
Grades 9th-12th
Enrollment 1,420 (2008–2009)[1]
Athletics see list
Mascot Raccoon
Rival Watertown High School
Dropout Rate .48% (2012–2013)[2]
Athletic Conference Wisconsin Little Ten
Athletic Director Scott Raduka
Graduating Class Size 357[3]
ACT Average 22.4 (2012–2013)[4]
Website https://www.oasd.k12.wi.us/page.cfm?p=3068

Oconomowoc High School is a public high school located in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Its mascot is the Raccoon. It is part of the Oconomowoc Area School District. As of the 2013–2014 school year, it had 1,487 students.[5]

History

The first Oconomowoc High School was built in 1923.

Interscholastic Sports

Men's

Sport Grades
Football 9-12
Basketball 9-12
Baseball 9-12
Hockey 9-12
Cross Country 9-12
Track and Field 9-12
Swimming 9-12
Soccer 9-12
Tennis 9-12
Golf 9-12

Women's

Sport Grades
Softball 9-12
Volleyball 9-12
Swimming 9-12
Track and Field 9-12
Basketball 9-12
Cross Country 9-12
Tennis 9-12
Golf 9-12
Soccer 9-12
Lacrosse 9-12

Wisconsin Little Ten All-Sport Champions

The Wisconsin Little Ten Conference has been appointing All-Sport Champions since the 2004-2005 school year. Since then Oconomowoc High School has won six times, including the past five school years.[6]

WLT All-Sport Champion Year
Oconomowoc 2005-2006
Oconomowoc 2011-2012
Oconomowoc 2012-2013
Oconomowoc 2013-2014
Oconomowoc 2014-2015
Oconomowoc 2015-2016

Football

On September 27, 2013, Oconomowoc football was recognized statewide and garnered national interest, as the Raccoons (5-0) faced the Wisconsin Lutheran Vikings (3-2) in Oconomowoc's homecoming game. History was made when Oconomowoc beat Wisconsin Lutheran 84-82 in regulation. The teams combined for 166 total points, surpassing the previous state record of 133 points. Oconomowoc quarterback Canton Larson scored 8 touchdowns, including a 493-yard performance, combined through the air and on the ground.[7] The game showcased the best the Wisconsin Little Ten Conference had to offer, with 25 combined All-Conference players.[8] In its 2013 campaign, the Oconomowoc football program led a memorable season, winning the conference for the first time since 2002, while going undefeated during the regular season. They would lose in a state quarterfinal match-up against Mukwonago, finishing the year with a record of 11-1.[9]

Much of Oconomowoc's football dominance came under legendary coach Ed Rux. In his 33-year tenure beginning in 1967, Rux led Oconomowoc to 216 victories.[10] He oversaw 10 conference titles, including a trip to the Division 1 state finals in 1987. He was inducted into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1999, the year of his retirement.[11] In 2014, the OHS football stadium was renovated and renamed after Rux. It is now known as Rux Stadium. [12]

Baseball

The Raccoons have been a successful baseball program since the 1900s. The baseball program has won conference 25 times, including 14 trips to the state tournament. William Martin led Oconomowoc to their first state championship in 1959. They defeated Tomahawk 10-0, Monona Grove 7-3, and Fond du Lac 2-1 to win the title.[13] Pat Neary took over varsity baseball in 1984 and picked up where Martin left off. The Raccoons were conference champions in 1984, 1985, and 1986. They were state runner-ups in 1991 and 1996. Neary coached Oconomowoc baseball for 41 years (2 as freshman, 12 as junior varsity and 27 as varsity). He held a varsity record of 339-230.[14] Neary was inducted into the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2007. He retired after the 2010 season. Arno Kirchewitz became Neary's successor in 2011. Notable players to come out of Oconomowoc include J.T. Bruett, Sean Smith, Pete Schlosser, Andy Neary, Luke Nelson, and Logan Wonn.

Clubs and organizations

  • Anime Club
  • Altered book
  • Art metals
  • Best Buddies
  • Cedarstrip canoe
  • CIEP
  • Comedy Sportz
  • Cooney Tech Robotics
  • Clay club
  • Construction
  • Cooney trap
  • DECA
  • Delta Epsilon Phi
  • Doctor Who
  • Ecology Club
  • Epiphanies
  • FBLA
  • FFA
  • Film Makers
  • French Club
  • Game Design
  • GAPP
  • Graphic arts
  • GSA
  • International
  • Jazz
  • JSA
  • Gifted and Talented
  • Kobudo Club
  • Link Crew
  • Mathematics
  • Marching band
  • Model UN
  • National Honor Society
  • Pep band
  • Photo journalism
  • Project 7
  • Thespian Society
  • Students For Service
  • Tri-M
  • Vocal jazz
  • Young Americans for Freedom
  • Young life

Best Buddies

High School Best Buddies is part of an international nonprofit organization, Best Buddies. It consists of student volunteers that creates opportunities for student with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Best Buddies main purpose is to allow volunteers to be paired up with a buddy with a disability and provide them with a friend and show them real life skills.[15] Best Buddies has been a part of Oconomowoc High School since 2007.

High School Players

The Oconomowoc High School Players is part of the theater department at Oconomowoc High School. Placed in a community that supports the arts, the Oconomowoc High School Players is a well accomplished high school theater department over the past decade, as demonstrated by its earning 15 Tommy Awards in 2014 for their production of "Hairspray". This was their fourth Outstanding Musical win in the past five years.[16]

Grilling to Give

Grilling to Give started in 2003 giving students and the community a chance to hangout and listen to local bands or high school classmates perform, while enjoying a meal hosted by the marketing class.[17] Grilling to Give was an idea Mrs. Starke-White’s advanced marketing class came up with to help teach the students how to market and sell products. In Grilling to Gives case it was selling food.[18] The money the students made went to an organization(s) of their choice. Every year the club gives the money they make to one or more organizations. Today Grilling to Give has helped around fifteen to twenty different organizations.[19] They started off with twenty students, but today are up to seventy to eighty students. Grilling to Give is open to the community. The cost of the meal was four dollars up until the year of 2006, when the cost of the food and drinks goes up to five dollars. The lunch includes a burger(veggie or regular), a hot dog or brat, chips, a cookie, and a soda. This past year Grilling to Give has raised $6,200 for charity. According to Mrs. Starke-White all together DECA and the Hospitality class has raised around $50,000 for charity through Grilling to Give.[20][21] [22]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 https://www.oasd.k12.wi.us/uploaded/OASD/PDF/RTA/FF_OHS_Nov09.pdf
  2. ↑ "Oconomowoc High School Dropout Rates". http://data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/DropOuts.aspx?GraphFile=BlankPageUrl&SCounty=47&SAthleticConf=45&SCESA=05&FULLKEY=014060040130&OrgLevel=sc&DN=Oconomowoc+Area&SN=Oconomowoc+Hi&Qquad=attendance.aspx. External link in |website= (help);
  3. ↑ Austin, Taylor. "Farewell class of 2014". http://cooneycrier.com/963/news/farewell-class-of-2014/. External link in |website= (help);
  4. ↑ Garrison, Steve. "Local ACT scores exceed state, federal average". http://www.livinglakecountry.com/sussexsun/news/local-act-scores-exceed-state-federal-average-b9989359z1-222160571.html. External link in |website= (help);
  5. ↑ https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/reportcards/get-file?level=school&schKey=001795&fileName=SRCDetail_Public_Oconomowoc+Hi_2013-14_001808-001795.PDF
  6. ↑ {http://www.lakecountrynow.com/sports/oconomowocfocus/oconomowoc-wins-fifth-straight-all-sports-award-b99748397z1-383834931.html}
  7. ↑ Smith, Cameron. "Wisconsin squad scores 82 points, still loses wild football game". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Wisconsin Little Ten Conference 2013-2014 Football Final Standings".". http://assets.ngin.com/attachments/document/0050/6026/LittleTen.pdf. External link in |website= (help);
  9. ↑ ""Year-By-Year Results".". http://www.maxpreps.com/local/team/records/year_by_year_results.aspx?gendersport=boys,football&schoolid=ee75dcb4-5de9-4322-a76f-3c83b32e12ad. External link in |website= (help);
  10. ↑ Boehler, Dave. "Game plan not Waukesha West coach's biggest worry". JS Online. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Ed Rux - Oconomowoc". Wisconsin Football Coaches Association. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  12. ↑ http://www.lakecountrynow.com/sports/oconomowocfocus/first-game-provides-special-night-at-rux-stadium-b99346544z1-274494211.html
  13. ↑ "Golden Boys". Living Lake Country. Chuck Delsman.
  14. ↑ "OHS legend steps away". Living Lake Country. Chris Schuck.
  15. ↑ Lyons, Nicholas. "Chapter Spotlight: Oconomowoc High School". http://www.bestbuddieswisconsin.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=kkIYL6MRJxE&b=5764889&ct=8952647. External link in |website= (help);
  16. ↑ Frake, Donna. "OHS wins 15 Tommy Awards for musical 'Hairspray". http://www.livinglakecountry.com/oconomowocfocus/news/ohs-wins-15-tommy-awards-for-musical-hairspray-b99275863z1-260280331.html. External link in |website= (help);
  17. ↑ Schmitz, Sarah. "Grilling to Give". YouTube. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  18. ↑ Frake, Donna. "Grilling to Give Planned at Oconomowoc High School for May 23". Living Lake Country. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  19. ↑ Frake, Donna. "OHS Students Grilling to Give to help community". Living Lake Country. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  20. ↑ Austin, Taylor. "Deca's Grilling to Give". Cooney Crier. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  21. ↑ Schmitz, Sarah. "Grilling to Give #3". YouTube. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  22. ↑ Schmitz, Sarah. "Grilling to Give #2". YouTube. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  23. ↑ "Frank Tenney Johnson". Museum of Wisconsin Art. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Alumni". OASD. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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