Okoboji High School

Okoboji High School is a rural public high school in Milford, Iowa. It is the primary senior high school in the Okoboji Community School District. Their mascot is the Pioneer.

Okoboji High School
Address
901 H. Ave

Milford
,
Iowa
51351

United States
Coordinates43.3238532°N 95.1594408°W / 43.3238532; -95.1594408[1]
Information
MottoWe will prepare each learner with the knowledge and skills necessary for a productive life in a changing world.
School districtOkoboji Community School District
CEEB code162905
PrincipalBrian Downing[2]
Teaching staff20.47 (FTE) [3]
Enrollment268 (2017-18)[4]
Student to teacher ratio13.09 [3]
Color(s)Maroon and White    
Fight songOkoboji Fight Song
Athletics conferenceSiouxland
MascotPioneer
RivalSpirit Lake Indians
NewspaperBoji Blaze
Websitehttps://www.okobojischools.org/ohs

The school district serves Milford, Arnolds Park, most of Fostoria, most of Okoboji, Wahpeton, and West Okoboji.[5]

Curriculum

Courses for dual high school and college credit are available to juniors and seniors through Iowa Lakes Community College.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Okoboji High School is a member of the Siouxland Conference.[6] The Pioneers field teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, softball, track, volleyball, and wrestling. It shares sports teams in soccer, tennis, and swimming.

Clubs and performance groups

Okoboji's performing arts have several award winning programs. Most notably is the jazz band, which has qualified for state the last 23 years. Winning the state championship in 1999, 2000, 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2019.

Okoboji's band program was led by the legendary Greg Forney from 1989 till 2015.

Toni Hoffman from 2015 till 2017.

Ryan Middleton is the most recent Okoboji high school band director. He is a Saxophone legend.

Okoboji's debate program won the Sweepstakes trophy in 2007 and has had multiple state champions and national qualifiers.

Okoboji's speech program has had numerous all-state selections and won the all-state banner for improvisational acting in 1995.

Other activities and clubs include:

  • All School Play
  • Art Society
  • Cheerleading
  • FFA
  • Thespian Society
  • Key Club
  • Musical
  • National Honor Society
  • Show Choir
  • Yearbook Staff

See also

References
  1. "Feature Detail Report: Okoboji High School". Geographic Names Information Service.
  2. Mitchell, Russ (8 July 2010). "Okoboji High School names Downing new principal". Spencer Daily Reporter. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. "School Detail for Okoboji High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
  4. "Okoboji High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  5. "Okoboji" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  6. "Siouxland Conference". Siouxland Conference. Retrieved 2020-08-10.

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