# Grove High School

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{{Short description|Public school in Oklahoma, United States}}
{{hatnote|This article is about the high school in Grove, Oklahoma. For other schools with a related name, see [Grove High School (disambiguation)](/source/Grove_High_School_(disambiguation)).}}
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{{Infobox school
| name           = Grove High School
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| motto          = Together Everyone Achieves More through Growth, Responsibility, Organization, Values, and Education
| address        = 300 Ford Road
| location       = [Grove, Oklahoma](/source/Grove%2C_Oklahoma) 74344
| country        = United States
| coordinates    = {{Coord|36.5991562|-94.7506854|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| established    = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
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| type           = High School
| district       = Grove Public Schools
| grades         = 9–12
| superintendent = Pat Dodson<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ridgerunners.net/152734_2|title=Client Challenge|website=www.ridgerunners.net}}</ref>
| principal      = Bobby Kreutz
| enrollment     = 751 (2023–2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4013530&ID=401353000626|title=GROVE HS|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 17, 2024}}</ref>
| teaching_staff = 45.62 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio          = 16.46<ref name=NCES/>
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| team_name      = Ridgerunners
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| colors         = Red, black, and white<br>{{Color box|#EE0000}} {{Color box|black}} {{Color box|white}}
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| website        = {{URL|https://www.ridgerunners.net/o/gps/page/grove-high-school}}
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'''Grove High School''' is a [public high school](/source/public_high_school) in [Grove, Oklahoma](/source/Grove%2C_Oklahoma), United States. It is one of four schools in a school district that includes Grove Lower Elementary School, Grove Upper Elementary School and Grove Middle School.

The school [mascot](/source/mascot) is the "[Ridgerunner](/source/Ridgerunner)."

==Curriculum==
The state of [Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma) requires students to take four units of English, three units of mathematics and three units of science to graduate.<ref name="sde">[http://ok.gov/sde/oklahoma-high-school-graduation-requirements Oklahoma High School Graduation Requirements], [http://ok.gov/sde/ Oklahoma State Department of Education] (accessed April 12, 2013)</ref> Students must also complete a unit of American History, a half unit of Oklahoma History, a half unit of United States Government and an additional unit in social studies courses.<ref name="sde"/>

Oklahoma high schools must provide an elective physical education course unless the Oklahoma State Department of Education offers an exemption due to undue hardship.<ref>[http://www.ok.gov/sde/school-laws-oklahoma-21 School Laws of Oklahoma] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510113256/http://ok.gov/sde/school-laws-oklahoma-21 |date=2013-05-10 }}, [http://www.ok.gov/sde/ Oklahoma State Department of Education] (accessed April 11, 2013)</ref>

Students must also take two units of a non-English language, two units of computer technology and a unit of fine arts or speech.<ref name="sde"/>

Grove High School also offers Advanced Placement and concurrent enrollment courses through the Northeast Oklahoma Career Tech Center.<ref name="ghs">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120128183853/http://www.ridgerunners.net/schools/hs/HS_Principals_message.html Principal's Message], Grove High School Webpage (accessed April 12, 2013)</ref>

==Extracurricular activities==

Grove High School offers many extracurricular activities for students, including an academic competition team, athletics, a robotics education program, marching band, competitive speech, art, choir, FCCLA, FFA, and a drama program. There are also several community service clubs, including Character Counts and Interact. Other groups are the Heritage Club for Native American students, Teen Court, Student Council, Spanish Club, Math Club, and Yearbook.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ghs.ridgerunners.net/21371_1 |title=Grove High School - Extra-Curricular |access-date=2018-09-17 |archive-date=2018-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323083301/http://ghs.ridgerunners.net/21371_1 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
* [Jim Beauchamp](/source/Jim_Beauchamp), Former [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) player
* [Sam Pittman](/source/Sam_Pittman), Head coach at [University of Arkansas](/source/University_of_Arkansas)
* [Josh West](/source/Josh_West_(politician)), army veteran, former state representative

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.ridgerunners.net/o/gps/page/grove-high-school}}

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Category:Public high schools in Oklahoma
Category:Schools in Delaware County, Oklahoma

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