Oswego High School (New York) Explained

Oswego High School
Address:	2 Buccaneer Blvd
Zipcode:	13126
Country:	United States
Principal:	Dr. Raina Hinman
Enrollment:	1,080 (2021-2022)
Teaching Staff:	12.31
Ratio:	87.70
Campus:	Suburban
Mascot:	Buccaneers
Colors:	"Buc Blue" and White
Newspaper:	The Buccaneer Bulletin
Yearbook:	The Paradox

Oswego High School is a public coeducational four-year high school in Oswego, New York. It is the only public school serving grades 9-12 in the Oswego City School District. The principal is Dr. Raina Hinman. Assistant principals are Tara Clark and Kirk Mulverhill. The dean of students is Penny Morley.^[1]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Oswego High School teams compete in Section III of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. Athletic facilities at the school include two gymnasiums, a swimming pool, a weight room, two softball fields, a baseball field, a track, and two multipurpose fields used for football, lacrosse, and soccer. Many events are held at Field, which hosts the track as well as a large athletic field.

The Paradox

The Paradox is Oswego High School's award-winning yearbook. It has won numerous awards from the Empire State School Press Association and the Columbia School Press Association.^[2]

The Buccaneer Bulletin

The Buccaneer Bulletin is Oswego High School's monthly newspaper,^[3] which has been awarded numerous gold medals from the Empire State School Press Association.^[4] Members of the staff have been recognized individually by the Newspapers in Education program.^[5]

WBUC

Students involved with WBUC at Oswego High School produce the morning announcements in an on-campus studio, which are broadcast to televisions in all classrooms as well as throughout the public locally on Time Warner Cable channel 16.

Statistics

Diversity

• 1% Asian
• 5% Hispanic
• 1% African-American
• 93% Caucasian^[6]

Gender

• 50% female
• 50% male"

Graduation rate

Oswego High School has a graduation rate of 75%, below the New York State average of 86%.

Post graduation plans

• 48% plan to attend a four-year college in New York State
• 8% plan to attend a four-year college out of state
• 26% plan to attend a two-year college in New York State
• 3% plan to attend post secondary institutions in New York State^[7]

Expenditures per pupil

An estimated $22,029 is spent annually per student.

• 68% instructional
• 6% student & staff support
• 10% administration
• 17% other^[8]

Teacher credentials

• 2% of teachers have no valid teaching certificate
• 5% of teachers have less than 3 years of experience
• 21% of teachers have a master's degree or above^[9]

Notable alumni

• Erik Cole, former NHL Player (2000-2015), and Stanley Cup Winner (2006), although he did not finish school at Oswego High School.
• Noel Francisco, class President, graduated 1987, 47th Solicitor General of the United States
• Willard A. Kitts, Vice admiral, USN and recipient of the Navy Cross
• Howard McCann, father of Brian McCann, and former coach of the Marshall Thundering Herd baseball team^[10]
• Robert Natoli, strongman^[11]
• Sarah Corbin Robert, 17th President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution^[12]
• Curtis F. Shoup (January 11, 1921 – January 7, 1945) received the Medal of Honor for acts of bravery near Tillet in Belgium (now a deelgemeente of Sainte-Ode) on January 7, 1945. He was a graduate of Oswego High School in Oswego, New York.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oswego City School District Organizational Chart. Oswego City School District. 27 April 2015.
2. Web site: Yearbook Ideas & Yearbook Publishing Tools - HJ Yearbook Discoveries.
3. Web site: monthly newspaper.
4. Web site: Buc Bulletin Receives 15 Awards at Empire State School Press Association Ceremony. 23 October 2008.
5. Web site: Oswego High journalists win awards. 23 March 2009.
6. Web site: Oswego High School. Public School Review. 27 April 2015.
7. Web site: Oswego High School.
8. Web site: Explore Oswego High School in Oswego, NY.
9. Web site: Explore Oswego High School in Oswego, NY.
10. Web site: Howard McCann Minor League Statistics & History. Baseball Reference. 2 November 2013.
11. Web site: He keeps his chin up, sets a Guinness Record; for Bob Natoli, of Oswego, it's about health and fitness lifestyle he's live for 30 years. https://archive.today/20130111074327/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-151726433.html. dead. 11 January 2013. Neighbors Oswego. The Post-Standard. 24 December 2012.
12. Book: Robert, Sarah Corbin, President National, Daughters of the American Revolution. Downs. Winfield Scott. Encyclopedia of American Biography: New Series. 12. New York. American Historical Society. 1941. 402–403. 649569887. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89080535578&view=1up&seq=956. HathiTrust.