Oneonta High School is a secondary school in Oneonta, Alabama. It is the only high school in the Oneonta School District.[1] It was founded in 1893 incorporated in 1900.[2] Redskins are the school mascot.[3]
History
editThe school opened on September 4, 1893.[4] H. E. Moss was principal until his death in 1898.[5] Hubert Street served as its principal.[6] T. G. Whaley was principal in 1908.[7]
A few hundred yards south of the high school is the William Cornelius Family Cemetery.[8]
The school's marching band, the Redskin Marching Band, was founded in 1941 and hosts the annual Covered Bridge Marching Festival.[9][10][11]
Students from the school have visited mines in the area to look for plant and animal fossils.[12] In 1999, a science teacher from the school discovered important tracks at one site.[13] The site is now the Stephen C. Minkin Paleozoic Footprint Site.[14]
The school, its football field, and auxiliary structures around the field were damaged in a tornado.[15][16]
Athletics
editThe school won state championships in boys golf in 2012, boy's individual track and field in 2013, football in 2013, girls' basketball in 2013 and 2014.[17]
Alumni
edit- Fluff Bothwell, football player[18]
References
edit- ^ "Oneonta High School". U.S. News & World Report.
- ^ Senate, Alabama General Assembly (February 19, 1900). "Journal of the Senate of the State of Alabama" – via Google Books.
- ^ https://www.ahsaa.com/Media/AHSAANOW/News-Articles/ahsaa-football-spotlight-for-week-7-oneontas-collin-moon-leads-redskins-to-milestone-win-no-700
- ^ Mathews, L. H., ed. (August 24, 1893). "News-Dispatch". Blount County News-Dispatch. John H. Ketcnum. Blountsville, Alabama. p. 3. Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sterling, Robin (July 22, 2013). People and Things from the Blount County, Alabama Southern Democrat 1894 - 1907. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781304257888 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Alabama Laws and Joint Resolutions of the Legislature of Alabama". J. Boardman. February 19, 1976 – via Google Books.
- ^ Sterling, Robin (July 22, 2013). People and Things from the Blount County, Alabama Southern Democrat 1908 - 1914. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781304257918 – via Google Books.
- ^ Sterling, Robin (July 23, 2013). Blount County, Alabama Cemeteries, Volume 1. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781304260420 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Oneonta High School Redskin Band". Oneonta City Schools. 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ Elrick, Wil; Kazek, Kelly (October 15, 2018). Covered Bridges of Alabama. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439665534 – via Google Books.
- ^ Haygood, Sheldon (September 9, 2021). "The king of rock-n-roll lives on through the Oneonta HS band". WBRC. NBC. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ Buta, Ronald J.; Kopaska-Merkel, David C. (July 26, 2016). Footprints in Stone: Fossil Traces of Coal-Age Tetrapods. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817358440 – via Google Books.
- ^ Duncan, Andy (June 2, 2009). Alabama Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781461747284 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Stephen C. Minkin Paleozoic Footprint Site".
- ^ "Storm Data". National Climatic Data Center. February 19, 2006 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Blount County Tornadoes - September 22, 2006". National Weather Service. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ Davis, Anita Price; Emerson, Jimmy S. (August 3, 2015). New Deal Art in Alabama: The Murals, Sculptures and Other Works, and Their Creators. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9829-1 – via Google Books.
- ^ Kyle, Reggie (December 27, 2023). "Community coming together to help after fire destroys home of Oneonta football player". WBRC6News.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
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