Oneonta High School (Alabama) Explained

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]

History

The school opened on September 4, 1893.[3] H. E. Moss was principal until his death in 1898.[4] Hubert Street served as its principal.[5] T. G. Whaley was principal in 1908.[6]

A few hundred yards south of the high school is the William Cornelius Family Cemetery.[7]

The school's marching band, the Redskin Marching Band, was founded in 1941 and hosts the annual Covered Bridge Marching Festival.[8] [9] [10]

Students from the school have visited mines in the area to look for plant and animal fossils.[11] In 1999, a science teacher from the school discovered important tracks at one site.[12] The site is now the Stephen C. Minkin Paleozoic Footprint Site.[13]

The school, its football field, and auxiliary structures around the field were damaged in a tornado.[14] [15]

Athletics

The 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.[16]

References

33.9344°N -86.4968°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oneonta High School . U.S. News & World Report.
  2. Web site: Journal of the Senate of the State of Alabama. Alabama General Assembly. Senate. February 19, 1900. Google Books.
  3. News: John H. Ketcnum . August 24, 1893 . News-Dispatch . 3 . Blount County News-Dispatch . Blountsville, Alabama . Mathews . L. H. . May 26, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  4. Book: Sterling, Robin. People and Things from the Blount County, Alabama Southern Democrat 1894 - 1907. July 22, 2013. Lulu.com. 9781304257888 . Google Books.
  5. Web site: Alabama Laws and Joint Resolutions of the Legislature of Alabama. February 19, 1976. J. Boardman. Google Books.
  6. Book: Sterling, Robin. People and Things from the Blount County, Alabama Southern Democrat 1908 - 1914. July 22, 2013. Lulu.com. 9781304257918 . Google Books.
  7. Book: Sterling, Robin. Blount County, Alabama Cemeteries, Volume 1. July 23, 2013. Lulu.com. 9781304260420 . Google Books.
  8. Web site: 2023 . Oneonta High School Redskin Band . May 26, 2023 . Oneonta City Schools . en.
  9. Book: Covered Bridges of Alabama. Wil. Elrick. Kelly. Kazek. October 15, 2018. Arcadia Publishing. 9781439665534 . Google Books.
  10. Web site: Haygood . Sheldon . September 9, 2021 . The king of rock-n-roll lives on through the Oneonta HS band . May 26, 2023 . . en . NBC.
  11. Book: Footprints in Stone: Fossil Traces of Coal-Age Tetrapods. Ronald J.. Buta. David C.. Kopaska-Merkel. July 26, 2016. University of Alabama Press. 9780817358440 . Google Books.
  12. Book: Duncan, Andy. Alabama Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. June 2, 2009. Rowman & Littlefield. 9781461747284 . Google Books.
  13. Web site: Stephen C. Minkin Paleozoic Footprint Site .
  14. Web site: Storm Data. February 19, 2006. National Climatic Data Center. Google Books.
  15. Web site: Blount County Tornadoes - September 22, 2006 . May 26, 2023 . . EN-US.
  16. Book: New Deal Art in Alabama: The Murals, Sculptures and Other Works, and Their Creators. Anita Price. Davis. Jimmy S.. Emerson. August 3, 2015. McFarland. 978-0-7864-9829-1 . Google Books.

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