Ooltewah_High_School

Ooltewah High School

Ooltewah High School

Public high school in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States

Ooltewah High School (OHS) is a public high school located in Ooltewah, Tennessee, near Chattanooga. It is part of the Hamilton County Schools system.

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Academics

Ooltewah High School offers advanced placement (AP) courses and an international baccalaureate (IB) program.[2][better source needed]

Athletics

Edward M. Foster Gymnasium

The school competes in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA). Its mascot is the Owl. Sports include baseball, basketball, football, girls' golf, soccer, ultimate frisbee, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, lacrosse and wrestling.[3]

State championships

  • Girls' basketball - 1975.[3]
  • Softball - 1982, 1990, 1992, 2008.[3]
  • Boys' track and field - 1984, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2009.[3]
  • Girls' track and field - 1991, 1992, 1999.[3]
  • Wrestling - 2007, 2008, 2009.[3]

Notable alumni

2015 incident

In December 2015 several members of the basketball team arrived in Gatlinburg, Tennessee for a tournament. On the night of December 19, several older members dunked four freshman players in a hot tub. The next night, older players began poking pool cues in four of the freshmen's rectums. Three nights later, one freshman player was assaulted in the rectum, and required emergency surgery. The following January, the school's basketball season was cancelled, and in August 2016, all three defendants were found guilty of aggravated rape and assault.[5] The event made national news.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Ooltewah High School". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. [2]
    "About the School". ohs.hcde.org. Ooltewah High School. 2017. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  3. [3]
    Ooltewah High School TSSAA
  4. [4]
    "Sammy Seamster". Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  5. [5]
    Raniwater, Kendi A. (August 30, 2016). "All three defendants in Ooltewah rape case found guilty, two receive reduced charges". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Chattanooga, Tennessee. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  6. [6]
    Kaplan, Sarah (January 22, 2016). "Rape of a basketball player, accusations of abuse and bullying tear apart a Tenn. high school". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  7. [7]
    "3 convicted on charges in Tennessee high school basketball rape case". Fox News. August 30, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2017.


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