Norman High School

Norman High School
Address
911 W. Main Street Norman, Oklahoma 73069 United States
Information
Type	Co-Educational, Public, Secondary
Motto	Norman High School expects excellence, responsibility, and respect among all members of the learning community.
Established	1891
Authority	OSDE
Principal	Dr. Scott Beck
Faculty	127
Grades	9–12
Number of students	1,918
Student to teacher ratio	1:18
Color(s)
Athletics conference	OSSAA Class 6A-Division I District 1
Sports	Baseball, Basketball, Cheer, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Pom, Softball, Soccer, Sports Medicine, Swimming, Track & Field, Volleyball, Wrestling
Mascot	Tigers
Average ACT scores	23.3
Newspaper	The Tiger Tribune
Yearbook	The Trail
Website	Norman Tigers

Norman High School is a four-year public high school in Norman, Oklahoma with a steady enrollment of 1,945 students. It is accredited by North Central Association, the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association. The school year consists of two 15-week semesters with a 6 class flexible schedule, consisting of 52 minute periods. Norman High School is part of the Norman Independent School District No. 29 of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, more commonly known as Norman Public Schools (NPS). Norman High was ranked as one of the top 1,400 high schools in the United States in 2009.

Norman High School's history began in 1890 with the construction of the township's first high school, located at what was then the west side of the city. The institution enjoyed the honor of being the only educational facility in Norman, tutoring students from elementary through high school. In the early 1900s, the original high school building burned down following an attempt to condemn the school. After the fire, there were no official high school buildings for 15–19 years. During this time, students were taught in homes, businesses, churches and other facilities. The second structure to house Norman High was located off of Porter Avenue and later would become Central Mid-High, and later Longfellow Middle School. This was the high school of Norman for the next 22 years until the current building was built in 1954.

In 2014, students and community members staged a protest amid allegations that the school mishandled a rape investigation and "punished the victims for being victims." The school expelled the alleged rapist, and when charges were formally brought against him, a spokesperson for Norman Public Schools released a statement that the school district's leadership was "pleased that charges were filed." Court proceedings resulted in a 10-year prison sentence, of which eight were suspended.

Curriculum highlights include:

Students interested in technical and career-specific skills to prepare for such careers as automotive, child care, computers, construction, cosmetology, industrial technology, health care, and landscape may have Dual Enrollment in one- or two-year programs at Moore Norman Technology Center, affiliated with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. Bus transportation is provided in both the morning and afternoon.

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