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In 2009, OTHS was ranked 49th out of the top 100 high schools in Illinois by the Chicago Sun Times.[citation needed]As of 2020, it is the largest public high school in Illinois by enrollment outside of Chicago.[3]Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Campuses[edit]Sports[edit][edit]Team achievements[edit]Notable alumni[edit]References[edit]History[edit]OTHS Crest The first high school was founded in 1901 as a two-year school by William R. Dorris, who became the first principal, according to Brian Keller of the O\u2019Fallon Historical Society. In 1900, the city had built a new building to serve as the elementary school. Room 10 was set aside for the high school studies. The first graduating class in 1903 had only five members. In 1920, O\u2019Fallon\u2019s high school officially became OTHS of District 203, and the original school song, \u201cBlue and Old Gold\u201d, was first sung at graduation in 1925.The school’s mascot is the Panther, for which the 1934 basketball team takes credit for choosing. The basketball team visited a sports store in 1934 and was impressed by the large picture of a panther in the store\u2019s display window, according to Mr. George Bender, class of 1937. The team, not having a mascot of their own yet, liked the idea of using the panther. By November 1934, the team was nicknamed the Panthers, a name which would eventually represent the entire school.As stated in the 1962 edition of The Panther, the symbology on O’Fallon Township High School’s crest reflects the town’s rich history of farming, industry, and coal mining.[4] Today, the school’s coat of arms\/crest can be found in the Smiley Campus’s 600 hallway on a bronze plaque gifted by the Class of 1961.After a short tenure as an assistant principal, longtime teacher Rich Bickel became the principal in 2009, following the retirement of Steve Dirnbeck who served as the school’s principal from 2003-2009.[5]Campuses[edit]The current main campus (Smiley), which houses grades 10-12 (sophomores, juniors, and seniors), was built and opened in 1958. Also, the district expanded the main campus by extending the street-side hallway, thus adding another hallway stretching the length of the school along with multiple new classrooms.The district completed construction on the strictly 9th grade or freshman campus (Milburn) in the summer of 2009. The two campuses are about 10\u201315 minutes apart. The first class to attend the Milburn campus was the class of 2013.Sports[edit]The Panthers compete in the Southwestern Conference.BaseballBasketballBowlingCross CountryColor GuardIce Hockey (competes in Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association)FootballGolden Girls Dance TeamGolfIntramurals: Softball, Ultimate Frisbee, QuidditchLacrosseSoccerSoftballSwimmingTennisTrack and FieldVolleyballWrestlingMarching band[edit]Art ClubAstronomy ClubBass Fishing ClubBETA ClubBleachermaniacsCamera ClubComics and Drawing TeamChess TeamChamber ChoirCross CountryConcert ChoirCulture MixDrama ClubEcology ClubEndeavours Literary MagazineFall PlayFuture Business Leaders of AmericaFuture Science ProfessionalsFellowship of Christian AthletesFrench ClubFrench Honor SocietyFreshman ChoirFuture Educators of AmericaGay Straight AllianceGeology ClubGerman ClubGerman Honor SocietyGold Rush Club (school spirit)Government ClubHistory ClubHockeyInternational Action (Interact) ClubInvestment ClubJazz BandJazz ChoirAir Force Junior Reserve Officer Training CorpsLifesaversMadrigalsMarching BandMath TeamMock Trial ClubModel United NationsNational Honor SocietyOdyssey of the MindJapanese Culture ClubPanther Beat BroadcastPlayers with a PassionProm Planning CommitteeReligions United Interfaith MosaicRobotics TeamSaturday ScholarsScholar Bowl TeamScience Olympiad TeamShow ChoirSpeech TeamSpanish ClubSpanish Honor SocietySpring MusicalSports Medicine ClubSport Psychology ClubStudents Against Destructive DecisionsStudent CouncilThespian Society(Varsity) Winter Guard(Junior Varsity) Winter GuardWellness ClubWoman’s ChoirWorldwide Youth in Science and Engineering TeamYearbook StaffTeam achievements[edit]JV Golden Girls won first place in both Lyrical in 2015 at the TDI State Championship.[citation needed]O’Fallon Winter Guard 2011 claimed the national title at Winter Guard International World Championships.The varsity baseball team earned the first team state trophy in school history by placing third in the IHSA State Tournament in 2006[6] and again in 2009.The 2022-23 Girl’s Basketball won the Class 4A Championship at the IHSA Girls Basketball TournamentThe Junior ROTC Drill Team placed first overall at the Gateway International Drill Competition held at Alton High School, Illinois.The varsity cheerleading team placed second at state in 2007, fourth at state in 2008, and second again in 2009.[citation needed]The boys’ basketball team finished second at the 2007 State Basketball Tournament held in Peoria, Illinois at Bradley University, and finished fourth in 2010.[citation needed]The Golden Girls dance team placed first in state competition in March 2008.[citation needed]The O’Fallon Hockey Panthers won the MVCHA league 2A championship in the 1998\u201399 season 2016\u201317, and also the 2A south division in 1998\u201399, 1999\u20132000, and 2001\u201302 and 2015\u201316 seasons.[citation needed]O’Fallon Varsity Hockey team won the MVCHA 2A league championship in 2016\u201317 season against Freeburg\/Waterloo[citation needed]The JV Hockey Panthers won the south division in 2003-04 and the JV 2A championship in 1996\u201397, 1997\u201398, 2002\u201303, and 2010\u201311.[citation needed]The Marching Panthers have won the veiled Prophet Parade for 20 consecutive years; they placed 20th at the 2014 Bands of America Grand National Championships, 22nd at the 2016 Bands of America Grand National Championships, 14th at the 2017 Bands of America Grand National Championships, 12th place finalists at the 2018 Bands of America Grand National Championships, and 18th at the 2021 Bands of America Grand National Championships.[citation needed]The Marching Panthers placed first with Best Visual and General Effect at the 2015 Bands of America Clarksville, TN Regional Championships; and placed 3rd at the 2017 Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional.[7]The Winter Guard placed third at MCCGA Championships and 1st in state in 2009-2010.[citation needed]The Competitive Journalism team placed second in the IHSA State competition in April 2010.[citation needed]The 2009 Girls’ Volleyball team won regionals for the first time in 17 years and advanced to the sectional finals.[citation needed]The 2010 Boys Cross Country team placed fifth in the 3A State meet, with a team average of 14:59 for 3 miles.[citation needed]The 2011 Boys Cross Country team placed second in the 3A state meet, O’Fallon’s first Cross Country trophy.[citation needed]The 2012 Boys Cross Country team placed second in the 3A state meet.[citation needed]The 2011 Winter Guard placed first in Class A at the World Championships.[citation needed]The 2007-08 Scholar Bowl team went 37-4 and went to the IHSA class AA tournament for the first time in the school’s history.[8]Notable alumni[edit]References[edit]^ USGS Detail, U.S. Geological Survey^ a b c “O Fallon High School”. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 22, 2020.^ “2021 Largest Public High Schools in Illinois”. Niche. Retrieved 2021-03-25.^ OTHS Yearbook Club (1962). The Panther.^ “Outgoing principal helped shaped big changes at OTHS”. STLtoday.com. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 3 September 2019.^ “IHSA Boys Baseball All-Time Records”. Archived from the original on 2006-11-01. Retrieved 6 July 2012.^ “2015-2016 Results and Awards”. OTHS Band. OTHS Band Boosters. Retrieved 28 March 2016.^ Records & History^ “Bob Cryder visits his “House” at Fulton Jr. High”. O’Fallon Weekly. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019. The famous Bob Cryder, an O’Fallon Township High School graduate …^ “O’Fallon Library completes remodel, holds dedication ceremony”. O’Fallon Weekly. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2019. Fuchs, who passed in 2009, was a class of 1950 graduate of O’Fallon Township High School.^ Reynolds, Dave. “O’Fallon has a basketball Jones”. Journal Star. Retrieved 21 July 2019.^ Eschman, Todd (July 13, 2016). “Shiloh’s Sanchez wins TV show finale and contract with UFC”. Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved 21 July 2019.^ “O’Fallon Homecoming offered pleasant end of summer celebration”. STL Today. August 14, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2022.  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/ofallon-township-high-school-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"O’Fallon Township High School – Wikipedia"}}]}]