Tecumseh High School | |
District: | Tecumseh Public Schools |
Schooltype: | Secondary |
Grades: | 9-12 |
Staff: | 41.60 (FTE)[1] |
Ratio: | 15.07 |
Enrollment: | 627 (2019-20)[2] |
Location: | 901 North 13th Street |
City: | Tecumseh |
County: | Pottawatomie County |
State: | Oklahoma |
Zipcode: | 74873 |
Country: | United States of America |
Superintendent: | Robert Kinsey[3] |
Principal: | Randy Dilbeck |
Mascot: | Savage |
Colors: | Black and gold |
Rivals: | Seminole High School, McLoud High School, Harrah High School, Meeker High School, Bethel High School |
Information: | (405) 598-2113 |
Website: | Tecumseh High School |
Tecumseh High School is a high school located in Tecumseh, Oklahoma roughly 42 miles East of Oklahoma City . The school nickname is the Savages, and the School's mascot is the Savage. Tecumseh High School serves approximately 659 students in grades 9–12. They have a 41% minority enrollment and a graduation rate of 90-94%.[4]
Tecumseh High School students participate in Baseball, Cross Country, Fast Pitch and Slow Pitch Softball, Track and Field, Basketball, American Football, Powerlifting, Volleyball, Golf, Wrestling, Cheerleading, Bowling, Marching Band, and Colorguard. They are classified mainly in 4A in their larger sports by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA).
In 1993, the Lady Savage Basketball Team won the school's first and only Team State Championship by defeating Milwood 42–34 to win the 3A State Championship at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. [5] Westervelt went on to play College Basketball at Oklahoma State.
Tecumseh High School's alumni association claims to be Oklahoma's oldest active association. The group has met yearly since 1903 and has never missed a beat until the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020 where they were forced to cancel in 2020 and again in 2021 due to the safety and health of their alumni friends and family. The group publishes a 20-page newspaper each May, which is sent to more than 4,000 graduates.[6] [7]