Orono High School (Maine) Explained

Orono High School
Streetaddress:14 Goodridge Drive
City:Orono
State:Maine
Country:U.S.
Coordinates:44.8817°N -68.6776°W
Zipcode:04473
Oversight:RiverSide RSU#26
Fundingtype:Public
Schooltype:high school
Principal:Reg Ruhlin
Grades:9–12
Ratio:10.61
Staff:31.00 (FTE)
Enrollment:329 (2018–19)[1]
Language:English
Campus:Suburban
Mascot:Red Riot
Colors:Maroon and White
Yearbook:Crimson Crier
Feeders:Orono Middle School
Rival:Old Town High School

Orono High School is a high school in Orono, Maine, United States. Founded in 1915, it is the only high school in Regional School Unit 26.

History

The first class graduated from Orono in 1885, and a new school building was opened in the first years of the 20th century.[2]

Athletics

Orono's athletic teams are nicknamed Red Riots. The football team competes in the North Little Ten Conference.[3]

State Championships!Sport!Years
Baseball[4] [5] 1978, 1994, 2017, 2021[6]
Basketball (boys)[7] [8] 1958, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1981, 2023, 2024
Basketball (girls)[9] 1996, 1998
Cheerleading[10] 2016
Cross country (boys)[11] 1971, 1975, 2016, 2017, 2021
Cross country (girls)[12] 1976, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Field hockey[13] 1990, 1993
Football[14] [15] [16] 1952, 1960*, 1966* 1968*, 1977*, 1978*, 1979*, 1990, 1994, 2023
Football (8-man)2023
Golf (boys)[17] 1961
Ice hockey (boys)2018**[18]
Nordic skiing[19] 2018
Soccer (girls)[20] 2015, 2016
Track and field (boys, indoor)[21] 1976, 1982*
Track and field (boys, outdoor)[22] 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023
Track and field (girls, indoor)[23] 2016
Track and field (girls, outdoor)[24] 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1986, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023
*denotes championship was a co-championship
**denotes championship was part of a co-op team with Old Town High School

Performing arts

OHS has a competitive show choir.[25] It won the Maine state championship in 2019.[26]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orono High School. National Center for Education Statistics. October 9, 2020.
  2. News: Re-Union of the Class of '86, O.H.S. . October 9, 2020 . Bangor Daily News . Newspapers.com . August 29, 1905.
  3. Web site: Clark . Ernie . Orono canceled its varsity football season to save the future of its program . Bangor Daily News . October 9, 2020 . August 30, 2019.
  4. Web site: Baseball - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  5. Web site: Baseball - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  6. Web site: Orono blanks Monmouth to claim Class C baseball crown. 20 June 2021.
  7. Web site: Basketball - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  8. Web site: Basketball - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  9. Web site: Basketball - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  10. Web site: Cheerleading - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  11. Web site: Cross Country - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  12. Web site: Cross Country - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  13. Web site: Field Hockey - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  14. Web site: Football - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  15. Web site: Football - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  16. Web site: Football - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  17. Web site: Golf - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  18. Web site: Clark . Ernie . Old Town-Orono tops Greely for Class B hockey state championship . Bangor Daily News . October 9, 2020 . March 10, 2018.
  19. Web site: Skiing - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  20. Web site: Soccer - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  21. Web site: Indoor Track - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  22. Web site: Outdoor Track - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  23. Web site: Indoor Track - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  24. Web site: Outdoor Track - Interscholastic Activities & Committees . Maine Principals Association . October 9, 2020.
  25. Web site: SCC: Viewing School - Orono High School . Show Choir Community . October 9, 2020.
  26. Web site: SCC: Viewing Choir - Show Choir 2019 . Show Choir Community . October 9, 2020.
  27. Web site: Warner . Pete . Steve Abbott draws on diverse background in sports, politics, law to lead UMaine athletics . Bangor Daily News . October 9, 2020 . February 24, 2012.
  28. Web site: Straehly . Steve . U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania: Who Is Anne Hall? . AllGov . October 9, 2020 . September 3, 2016.
  29. Web site: Cousins . Christopher . Maine woman hired as one of Hillary Clinton's three senior advisers . Bangor Daily News . October 9, 2020 . April 15, 2015.

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