South Oldham High School Explained

South Oldham High School
Motto:Where Greatness Continues[1]
District:Oldham County Schools
Grades:9-12
Principal:Melissa Woosley
Faculty:64.00
Ratio:20.50
Enrollment:1,312[2]
Enrollment As Of:2021–2022
Colors:Forest green, navy blue, grey[3]
Nickname:Dragons
Location:5901 Veterans Memorial Parkway
Crestwood, KY 40014

South Oldham High School is located in Crestwood, Kentucky and serves pupils in 9th-12th grade.The school's mascot is the Dragon, which is green to reflect the school colors of green and gray, as well as navy and white for accent colors. South Oldham opened in 1989 because Oldham County High School had become overcrowded.

Awards

In 2008, The Draconium, the student-run yearbook, and The Dragon's Tale, the student-run newspaper, have won numerous Kentucky High School Journalism Association (KHSJA) awards.[4] [5]

Athletics

The girls' soccer team has won 8 (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2014, and 2022) Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) championships.[6] The boys' cross country team won the 1993 (AA), 2000 (AAA), 2009 (AA), and 2014 (AAA) KHSAA team championship.[7] The girls' cross country team won the 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 KHSAA AA team championships.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About South Oldham High School . South Oldham High School . 11 February 2023.
  2. Web site: South Oldham High School. National Center for Education Statistics. February 11, 2023.
  3. Web site: Kentucky High School Athletic Association.
  4. Web site: High schools shine in annual journalism contest. The Oldham Era. June 2, 2008.
  5. Web site: 2008-2009 KHSJA Contest Results. KHSJA. 2009.
  6. Web site: PAST KHSAA GIRLS' SOCCER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS. KHSAA.
  7. Web site: KHSAA State Championship Results And Records. KHSAA.
  8. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-02-19 . 2007-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928071454/http://www.khsaa.org/handbook/winners/xcbwinners.pdf . dead .