Ottawa High School (Kansas)

Ottawa High School
Ottawa High School in 2010
Location
1120 South Ash Street

,
66067

Coordinates38°36′01″N 95°16′42″W / 38.60028°N 95.27833°W / 38.60028; -95.27833
Information
School typePublic, High School
Established1917 (1917)
School districtOttawa USD 290
SuperintendentRyan Cobbs
PrincipalKelly Whittaker
Teaching staff55.33 (FTE)
Grades912
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment681 (2024–2025)
Student to teacher ratio12.31
Education systemblock
Classes offeredCollege & College Prep
ColorsRed and White (Unofficially Black)
      
Song“Hail Alma Mater”
Fight song“We’re Out For Victory”
Athletics16 Varsity Sports
Athletics conferenceFrontier League
SportsYes
NicknameCyclones
RivalBaldwin Bulldogs
Louisburg Wildcats
Paola Panthers
NewspaperThe Review
YearbookThe Record
AffiliationKSHSAA 4A
Athletics DirectorBrad Graf
Websitewww.usd290.org/OHS

Ottawa High School is a public high school located in Ottawa, Kansas, operated by Ottawa USD 290 public school district, serving students in grades 9–12. Its athletic teams, known as the Cyclones, compete in the Frontier Athletic League. The principal is Kelly Whittaker, the assistant principal is Johnny Lewis, and the athletic director is Shawn Phillips. The current enrollment of the school is approximately 710 students, and the school has 102 teachers, secretaries, paras, and nurses. Ottawa Middle School is its main feeder school.