Oswego High School (New York)

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.^[2]

Oswego High School
Location
2 Buccaneer Blvd Oswego , New York 13126 United States
Coordinates	43°27′1.90″N 76°31′27.10″W
Information
Type	Public
School district	Oswego City School District
NCES School ID	362205003130[1]
Principal	Dr. Raina Hinman
Teaching staff	12.31 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,080 (2021-2022)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	87.70[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	"Buc Blue" and White
Mascot	Buccaneers
Newspaper	The Buccaneer Bulletin
Yearbook	The Paradox
Website	www.oswego.org/highschool

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.^[3]

The Buccaneer Bulletin

The Buccaneer Bulletin is Oswego High School's monthly newspaper,^[4] which has been awarded numerous gold medals from the Empire State School Press Association.^[5] Members of the staff have been recognized individually by the Newspapers in Education program.^[6]

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^[7]

Gender

• 50% female
• 50% male"

Graduation rate

Oswego High School has a graduation rate of 75%, below the New York State average of 86%.^[7]

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^[8]

Expenditures per pupil

An estimated $22,029 is spent annually per student.^[7]

• 68% instructional
• 6% student & staff support
• 10% administration
• 17% other^[9]

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^[10]

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^[11]
• Robert Natoli, strongman^[12]
• Sarah Corbin Robert, 17th President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution^[13]
• 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.