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Oostburg School District

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High School

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Oostburg High School

Welcome to Oostburg High School.  We are proud of our longstanding reputation as a school which produces uncommon results. For years, the reason many equated OHS with success was because of our athletic teams and strong extracurricular offerings.  Conference, regional, sectional, and State championships provide consistent and compelling evidence of uncommon success in that arena.  Expectations in the classroom matched the high expectations for our extracurricular programming, however we did not have clear and compelling results to illustrate our success in the learning process.  This began to change around 2010 when we collectively adopted external standards and measures which have since provided tangible evidence of our learning success.  We are proud to say that parents do not need to take our word for it when we share that OHS is a successful school that produces uncommon results in achieving our primary mission, student learning. 

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Courses of Study

The diversity of our course offerings serves a broad range of students.  We offer 10 Advanced Placement and/or dual credit courses where students can earn college credit while in high school.  We provide a wide range of technical education classes that include an Industry 4.0 collaboration with area businesses for students who wish to pursue technical and hands-on careers.  We supplement classroom learning with a rapidly growing focus on Youth Apprenticeships and co-ops so that students can learn skills directly related to their career interests and earn credit on the job.  Academic and Career Planning makes learning in high school more purposeful and we take this process very seriously. Our goal is not to send all of our students to college but to prepare each one for their personal futures. Spending considerable time and effort with each student allows them to examine their career dreams and build a step-by-step plan to move them toward their own personal goals.  Developing clarity in each student about what the future looks like and planning a realistic path to get there are critical in producing truly college and career ready students. 

Academic & Career Planning Guide

More about the ACP process:

We guide students as freshmen in exploring careers in detail that match with their interests and aptitudes. There are shadowing experiences and interviews with people in those careers so they can experience them directly, and we support all of our students in building step by step plans to their careers.  We continue this career planning process in our student’s sophomore year with each of our teachers mentoring two students to help them take steps to put their career plans into action as they progress through high school. 

Principal sitting down with student.

 

“We are proud to be a place that continues to produce uncommon results in learning and strive to help all our students achieve their goals by challenging, inspiring, and empowering them to take ownership of their learning and post secondary pursuits.”

Josh Cole – Oostburg High School Principal

Extracurricular Programs

High School Teachers

Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden said, “The team with the best players almost always wins.”  This is especially true if the team with the best players also functions in unselfish ways toward a shared goal.  These ideas are at the core of our fundamental efforts in building and maintaining a great high school with an exceptional staff.  We understand that we cannot have a great school without having great teachers.  With this principle in mind, we have strived to recruit and hire the best teachers, we have worked hard to support teachers in ways that facilitate continuous growth throughout our careers, and we have pursued other options when teachers did not show an interest in learning and improving within our organization.  Over time the application of these principles has been quite effective in building a highly effective faculty that continues to learn and make progress together. 

HS Math teacher presents on interactive flat panel in the front of class

High School Campus

High School Gym

Visitors often comment on how nice our school looks and how well cared for it appears.  Our students treat our facilities with a lot of respect, and the facilities are well maintained.  We have had two major building projects to improve our school in the last 20 years.  The first updated and added science rooms, art and technology education facilities, and updated bathrooms and locker rooms.  The latest project, completed in 2022, converted our old gymnasium to a beautiful and well equipped performing arts center (auditorium), expanded our cafeteria, updated our library, and added a new three station gym with a fitness center and additional locker rooms.  Technology is infused throughout the building and the beautiful and well cared for facility is also designed extremely well to meet student needs. 

Oostburg High School Non-Discrimination Statement

At Oostburg High School, we uphold the principles of equity and inclusivity to create a supportive learning environment for all students. In accordance with our commitment to these values:

  • No separate courses, programs, or facilities exist for students based on sex.

  • Separate courses, programs, or facilities are provided for students with disabilities, ensuring these offerings are comparable in quality and access to those available to students without disabilities.