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	'''Oliver Springs High School''' (OSHS) is the ] ] that serves the city of ], ].

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	\| name = Oliver Springs High School		\| name = Oliver Springs High School
			\| district = Roane County Schools
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	\| type = Public secondary
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		⚫	\| picture = ]
			\| picture_caption = Oliver Springs High School Bobcat
			\| fundingtype = ]
			\| schooltype = First
			\| streetaddress= 317 Roane Street
	\| city = ]		\| city = ]
	\| state = ]		\| state = ]
	\| country = ]		\| country = ]
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|36.0423\|-84.3472\|type:edu\|display=inline,title}}
	\| established = ~~1929~~		\| established = 1930
	\| principal = ~~Jeffery~~ M. ~~Woods~~		\| principal = Steve Branham
	\| students = 500
			\| ratio = 16.71<ref name=NCES/>
	\| grades = 9–12
			\| teaching_staff = 17.00 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
			\| students = 284 (2023-2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web\|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4703590&ID=470359001484\|title=Oliver Springs High School\|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics\|accessdate=December 30, 2024}}</ref>
			\| grades = ] – ]
	\| mascot = ]		\| mascot = ]
	\| colors = Purple, Gold		\| colors = Purple and Gold<br />{{color box\|purple}} {{color box\|gold}}
			\| homepage=http://oshs.roaneschools.com/
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			'''Oliver Springs High School''' (OSHS) is the ] high school operated by ] that serves the city of ], ]. The campus of {{convert\|6.6\|acre\|ha}} is located next to Arrowhead Park. Some of the park's facilities are used for school extracurricular programs. The school is STEAM certified. The school has 44 faculty for a student-teacher ratio at Oliver Springs High School of 21:1.<ref name="urlAboutOSHS">{{cite web
			\|url = http://oshs.roaneschools.com/about/
			\|title = About « Oliver Springs High School
			\|accessdate = December 27, 2010
			\|url-status = dead
			\|archiveurl = https://archive.today/20130201100011/http://oshs.roaneschools.com/about/
			\|archivedate = February 1, 2013
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			}}</ref> Steve Branham is the Principal. Mika Booth is the Assistant Principal.<ref name="urlOSHS-Principals">{{cite web
			\| url = http://oshs.roaneschools.com/?PageName='PrincipalsCorner'
			\| title = Oliver Springs High School: Principal's Corner
			\| accessdate = September 13, 2015
			}}</ref>

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	== ~~Athletics~~ ==		== External links ==
			* {{Official website\|http://oshs.roaneschools.com/about_oshs.htm\|Oliver Springs High School official website}}
	As an affiliate of the ], the OSHS Bobcats play in class-AA in region-2. Although OSHS has a small enrollment of only 500 students, the Bobcats' fan following is one of the most passionate in Tennessee high school athletics. OSHS athletics has produced outstanding teams in boys and girls basketball, football, and baseball.

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	Girls and Boys basketball were the driving force of OSHS's emergence as a small school athletic powerhouse. The Cats and Lady Cats routinely beats schools with enrollments double and triple OSHS's enrollment of 500 students.

	While OSHS advances to the regional tourney in most years, the boy's team had had outstanding success in some year. The Bobcats advanced to the 1989 Class A state championship game. They lost by 20 points to Class A State Champions EaRoberston. After years of success in district and regional play, OSHS made it back to the state tourney in class A. OSHS was beaten on a last second shot by Chattanooga Brainard ending the Bobcats push for a state championship. However, it was the 1998-1999 season Oliver Springs fans remember as being the most successful. OSHS was ranked most of the year as Tennessee's #1 high school team in Class AA. OSHS had a tough regular schedule playing many elite AAA teams. One of them was cross country rival and #1 AAA Clinton. Oliver Springs not only held their own, but smacked Clinton by 20 points issuing the Dragons their first regular season loss in 3 years. OSHS went on to advance to the Class AA semifinals that year.

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	The Lady Cat Basketball program is regarded as one of the best in Tennessee high school athletics regardless of classification. The Lady Cats have advanced to the state tourney 7 times since 1980. Before 1980, OSHS had advanced numerous other times, as well. It wasn't until 1980 that TSSAA started keeping official records. having advanced to the Class AA The oSHS Lady cats played in the Class AA tournies in 1982, 2001, and 2003. The Lady Cats advanced to the Class A basketball tourney in 2006, 2007, and 2008. OSHS was state runner up in 1982 and 2007 and made the state semifinals in 2004. In 2008, OSHS scored what is probably it's biggest win in school history. OSHS beat #16 ranking in America/USA today the Knoxville Webb Lady Spartans by 12 points. Oliver Springs's highly touted do everything guard Kayla Christopher led the charge scoring 32 points outshining to All American UT Lady Vol signees.

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	The Lady Bobcat program has sent dozens of players to the collegiate ranks. Class of 2009 Kayla Christopher will be the next bigtime player from thh storied Lady Bobcat program. In 2008-2009 season, the Lady Cats are expected to contend for the Class A state champion as well.
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	Other Former Greats of the Lady Bobcat program include:

	Laura Hall, Chattanoga
	Jessica Hackworth, ETSU
	Candi Duncan, Carson Newman
	Claire Mollison, Charlotte
	Tonya Lively, Carson Newman
	Kara McDonald, Carson Newman
	Jennifer Fortner, MTSU
	Jennifer Lowe, North Alabama
	Brian Lankford, Tennessee Tech

	Here are all the sports OSHS competes in:

	*Baseball
	*Basketball
	*Football
	*Soccer
	*Softball

	The school also supports a band and music program.

	== External links ==
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	Football used to be a power house to here. But they have had a few down years to rebuild the team. This year they are promising and even though the basketball teams have done better lately, there is still more fans at the football games.

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First school in Oliver Springs, Tennessee, United States

Oliver Springs High School
Address

317 Roane Street Oliver Springs, Tennessee United States
Coordinates	36°02′32″N 84°20′50″W / 36.0423°N 84.3472°W / 36.0423; -84.3472
Information
School type	Public, First
Established	1930
School district	Roane County Schools
Principal	Steve Branham
Teaching staff	17.00 (FTE)
Grades	9th – 12th
Number of students	284 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	16.71
Color(s)	Purple and Gold
Mascot	Bobcat
Website	http://oshs.roaneschools.com/
Oliver Springs High School Bobcat

Oliver Springs High School (OSHS) is the Roane County high school operated by Roane County Schools that serves the city of Oliver Springs, Tennessee. The campus of 6.6 acres (2.7 ha) is located next to Arrowhead Park. Some of the park's facilities are used for school extracurricular programs. The school is STEAM certified. The school has 44 faculty for a student-teacher ratio at Oliver Springs High School of 21:1. Steve Branham is the Principal. Mika Booth is the Assistant Principal.

References

^ "Oliver Springs High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
"About « Oliver Springs High School". Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
"Oliver Springs High School: Principal's Corner". Retrieved September 13, 2015.

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