OCHS Profile
| Mr. Brent Deaves, Principal Mr. Rich Graviss, Associate Principal Mr. Matt Watkins, Associate Principal Ms. Joy Kinney, Assistant Principal Mr. Stan Torzewski, Assistant Principal Mr. Kevin Combs, Assoiciate Principal/Athletic Director Ms. Kim Hundley, Office Manager |
Mr. Matt Steedly, Guidance Director Ms. Kim Fitzgerald, NBCT Guidance Counselor Ms. Tanya Lutz, Guidance Counselor Ms. Tara Steedly, Guidance Counselor Mr. Jay Jones, Registrar Ms. Sharon Redmon, Special Education Services |
Oldham County High School is a comprehensive public high school located 25 miles northeast of Louisville, Kentucky in Oldham County. OCHS is designed around the Professional Learning Community (PLC) concept. It is accredited by the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools (SACS) and was a National Blue Ribbon School during 1996-1997 and 2001-2002. OCHS is currently ranked in the top 15 high schools in the state of Kentucky.
During the freshmen and sophomore years, students focus on the completion of a majority of their graduation requirements. At the end of their sophomore year, students are asked to select a “Major” — A.P.; University; Career. During the junior and senior years, students work to meet the selected Major requirements for recognition at graduation.
2012-2013 School Enrollment: 1506
High School CEEB Code: 181-320
Average ACT Score: 21.7
Average SAT Score: 1685
OCHS does not Rank students. Percentile Rank available upon request
Starting with 2009-2010 school year, Graduates need 28 credits.
A.P. Major — Students graduating with 5+ AP courses. AP courses are on a weighted GPA scale. One of the AP courses should be taken during the Sophomore year. A.P. Major includes at least two courses in a world language.
University Major — Students graduating with 4+ college level courses. College courses are dual credit and on an un-weighted scale. University courses may not replace graduation requirements and are only available to juniors and seniors. Juniors take an ACT/SAT prep course in conjunction with their first university course. University Major includes at least two courses in a world language.
Career Major — Students graduating with skills, certifications, and college credit in the areas of computers, carpentry, automotive, health services, culinary arts, and business. Programs begin with the junior year.
Advanced courses — Accelerated curriculum to prepare students for A.P. course work
Grading Scale:
100 — 90 A
89 — 80 B
79 — 70 C
69 — Below F
GPA Scale:
ONLY AP Courses are weighted Un-weighted
A = 5.0 A = 4.0
B = 4.0 B = 3.0
C = 3.0 C = 2.0
F = 0.0 F = 0.0
A.P. Courses Offered:
A.P. English Language A.P. Government A.P. Studio Art
A.P. English Literature A.P. Chemistry A.P. Art History
A.P. World History A.P. Biology A.P. Music Theory
A.P. U.S. History A.P. Environmental Science A.P. Spanish Literature
A.P. Economics A.P. Statistics A.P. Spanish Language
A.P. Geography A.P. Calculus (AB) A.P. Psychology
A.P. Physics B A.P. French Language
College Dual-Credit Courses: (Jefferson Community and Technical College)
University Sociology (SOC 101) University History (HIS 109)
University Communications (COM 181) University Algebra (MAT 150)
University English (ENG101) University Political Science (PS 101)
University Western Civilization (HIS 104) Spanish 3 (SPA 101)
French 3 (FR 101) Anatomy & Physiology (BIO 137 & 139)
Advanced Precalculus (MAT 160) University Trigonometry (MAT 155)
A.P. Statisitics (STA 220) University English 102 (ENG 102)
University Anthropology (ANT 101) A.P. Biology (BIO 112 & 113)
A.P. Spanish Language (SPA 102)
Class of 2012 At-A-Glance
College Placement :
American Musical and Dramatic
Academy (CA)
Asbury University
Bellarmine University
Berea College
Bluegrass Community and
Technical College
Brigham Young University
Butler Community College (KS)
Capital University (OH)
Centre College
Chaminade University of
Honolulu
Columbia College Chicago
DePauw University
DeVry University
Eastern Kentucky University
Embry-Riddle School of
Engineering
Empire Beauty School
Furman University
Georgetown College
Hanover College
Iowa State University
Ivy Technical Institute
(Indianapolis)
Jefferson Community and
Technical College
Lindsey Wilson College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Middle Tennessee State University
Morehead State University
Mount Holyoke College
Murray State University
Nashville Auto-Diesel College
Northern Kentucky University
Orange County Community College
Paul Mitchell College
PJ's Cosmetology College
Redlands Community College (OK)
Saint Thomas University
Samford University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Spalding University
Spencerian College
St. Catharine's College
Stetson University
Sullivan University
Tennessee Wesleyan College
The New School (NY)
Tiffin University (OH)
Transylvania University
University of Central Florida
University of Alabama
University of Alabama Birmingham
University of Kentucky
University of Louisiana, Lafayette
University of Louisville
University of North Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of the Cumberlands
Utah State University
Vanderbilt University
Washington and Lee University
Western Kentucky University
Wofford College (SC)
Awards/Recognitions :
4 Summa Cum Laude/Valedictorians (4.2 GPA or higher)
8 Magna Cum Laude (4.0—4.19 GPA)
21 Cum Laude (3.8—3.99 GPA)
17with Honors ( 3.7—3.79 GPA)
18 Kentucky Governor’s Scholars
5 Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts
1 National Merit Finalist
8 Commonwealth Diplomas
24 Distinguished Writing Portfolios
250 students earning over 1000 College Dual Credit hours for the 2007– 2008 school year
64% of graduates attending 4 year college/university, 18% attending 2 year college/technical program
Approximately 4 million dollars of scholarships offered
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