Orange Park High School
Address
2300 Kingsley Ave

Orange Park
,
Florida

United States
Information
TypeHigh School
MottoSwords up!
Established1959
School districtClay County School District
PrincipalIvin Gunder
Staff84.20 (FTE)[1]
Number of students1,560 (2021-22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.53[1]
Color(s)Black, Orange, and White
AthleticsCheerleading, Golf, Tennis, Basketball, Soccer, Track, Cross Country, Dance, Swimming, Wrestling, Football, Baseball, Slow And Fast-Pitch Softball, Marching Band, Winterguard and Weight Lifting
MascotRaider Man
Websitehttps://oph.myoneclay.net/

Orange Park High School is a high school located in Orange Park, Florida. It is a part of the Clay County School District. The school opened as a junior-senior high school in Fall 1959, although it went only to 10th grade, so that the first graduating class was not until Spring 1962.[2] The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2011, the 50th anniversary of the first 12th-grade class (1961-1962 school year).

The athletic teams are known as the Raiders. In the 2021–2022 school year the school had 1,560 students.[1]

School Data

  • The year of 2007-2008 had approximately 2,538 students and OPHS statistics indicated that 87% were college bound.
  • The school has 164 classrooms.
  • Most notable catchphrase- "Swords Up" (2017-N/A)

Athletic achievements

Football

  • The 1992 football team was undefeated in the regular season, were ranked #1 in the state for most of the season, and were ranked as high as No. 15 in the United States by USA Today. The 1992 team were Florida Star Conference champs, District 1-5A champs, and went to the Region 1-5A finals (Final Four), where they lost to Bradenton Manatee.
  • The 2008 football team, the first led by Head Coach Danny Green, were Region 1-6A Division Champions and went to the 3rd round of the playoffs.
  • The 2009 football team were also Region 1-6A Division Champions, and went undefeated season the entire regular season.
  • The 2010 football team were Region 1-6A Division Champions, becoming the first team in Clay County history to win their district three consecutive years.

Boys basketball

  • The 1995 Boys Basketball Team was a Region 1-6A Finalist.
  • The 2007 Boys Basketball Team went (27-3) and were champions of District 1-6A in both the regular season and in the district tournament, champions of the St. Johns River Athletic Conference, and made it to the finals of Region 1-6A.

Boys soccer

  • The 2001 Boys Soccer Team won the state championship and was ranked #3 in the United States.

Non-athletic achievements

NJROTC

  • The NJROTC unit took 1st place at the Athletic, Academic & Drill National Championships for three consecutive years, 1991, 1992, and 1993. The 1994 unit came in 2nd place. The 1995 unit reclaimed the title again. Since then it has only managed a top ten finish once—a 6th-place finish in 2007, led by cadet commander Bill Owen.

Marching Band/Winter-guard

  • The Winter-guard team took 1st place at the Florida state championship in 2017, 2021, and most recently 2023.[3]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Orange Park High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Our History". Orange Park High School Band. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Our indoor colorguard team competed at the state championships on Thursday and earned the gold medal!". Facebook. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "ADRIAN WHITE Assistant Defensive Backs Coach". buffalobills.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Bruce Brown (30 July 2011). "Spotlight on Former Athlete: Chris Gannon, Football 1984-88 & Coaches 1995-2000". Athletic Network. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Where are they now: Sid Roberson". jacksonville.com. 11 July 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sid Roberson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Richard O. White III, MD Community Internal Medicine".
  9. ↑ "16 Years Later - This Is What the Boy Who Attended University at Age 10". Gentside. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Sister: Former Clay woman in love with McNair". jacksonville.com. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Redskins Sign Terrance Plummer To Active Roster". www.redskins.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

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