Owensboro High School


Owensboro High School is a public high school located at 1800 Frederica Street in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. The school's digital newspaper is The Digital Devil. Owensboro High School is one of only 33 high schools in Kentucky to be listed among the "Best High Schools 2009 Search" published in U.S. News & World Report in December 2009. This was the second consecutive year that OHS has received this distinction.

Athletics

OHS owns 29 state titles in team sports including football, boys' basketball, baseball, girls' track, and cheerleading. Other sports include tennis, golf, cross-country, swimming, and wrestling. The sports teams and other organizations are usually titled "Red Devils." The swim team is the "Devilfish". Ordell, a red blob-like devil with horns and a tail, is the school's anthropomorphic mascot. The primary school colors are red and black, and the secondary color is white.

The Rose Curtain Players

The Rose Curtain Players is a drama group associated with Owensboro High School. It is the oldest high school drama program in Kentucky. Notable alumni include Tom Ewell.

Notable alumni