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'''Prague High School''' is the [[state school|public]] [[high school]] serving [[Prague, Oklahoma]]. The official [[mascot]] of the school is The Red Devils.

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'''Prague High School''' is the [[state school|public]] [[high school]] serving [[Prague, Oklahoma|Prague]], [[Oklahoma]]. The official [[mascot]] of the school is The Red Devils.


==History==
==History==
Located on [[U.S. Route 62 in Oklahoma|U.S. Route 62]],<ref name="GreatSchools">{{cite web|url=http://www.greatschools.org/oklahoma/prague/1289-Prague-High-School/|title=Prague High School - Prague, Oklahoma|publisher=GreatSchools|date=|accessdate=2011-12-03}}</ref> it is part of the Prague Public Schools district, which was founded in 1902.<ref name="PraguePublicSchools">{{cite web|url=http://prague.k12.ok.us/|title=Prague Public Schools - Home|publisher=Prague Public Schools|date=|accessdate=2011-12-03}}</ref> The high school was opened in 1906. The school's football team first played in 1915, and was undefeated during the regular season of 1917, losing only to [[Norman High School]] for the state championship. The school applied for state [[educational accreditation|accreditation]] in 1942.<ref name="GeneralHistory">{{cite thesis|last=Tower|first=William Ray|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~oklincol/tower.html|title=A General History of the Town of Prague, Oklahoma, 1908-1948|publisher=[[Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College]]|year=1948|accessdate=2011-12-03}}</ref>
Located on [[U.S. Route 62 in Oklahoma|U.S. Route 62]],<ref name="GreatSchools">{{cite web|url=http://www.greatschools.org/oklahoma/prague/1289-Prague-High-School/|title=Prague High School - Prague, Oklahoma|publisher=GreatSchools|date=|accessdate=2011-12-03}}</ref> it is part of the Prague Public Schools district, which was founded in 1902.<ref name="PraguePublicSchools">{{cite web|url=http://prague.k12.ok.us/|title=Prague Public Schools - Home|publisher=Prague Public Schools|date=|accessdate=2011-12-03}}</ref> The high school was opened in 1906. The school's football team first played in 1915, and was undefeated during the regular season of 1917, losing only to [[Norman High School]] for the state championship. The school applied for state [[educational accreditation|accreditation]] in 1942.<ref name="GeneralHistory">{{cite thesis|last=Tower|first=William Ray|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~oklincol/tower.html|title=A General History of the Town of Prague, Oklahoma, 1908-1948|publisher=[[Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College]]|year=1948|accessdate=2011-12-03}}</ref>


In 2012 the school was criticized when the High School principal refused to give [[valedictorian]] Kaitlin Nootbaar her high school diploma for using the word "Hell" in her graduation speech. Many thought this was a strange 'out of proportions' reaction that caught worldwide attention. "a logo of a red devil is no problem but the word 'hell' in a speech is not"<ref name="KFOR-TV">{{cite web|url=http://kfor.com/2012/08/18/46913/|title=Valedictorian fights for diploma|publisher=KFOR-TV|date=|accessdate=2012-20-08}}</ref>
In 2012 the school and school superintendent Rick Martin were both criticized when the High School principal David Smith refused to give [[valedictorian]] Kaitlin Nootbaar her high school diploma for using the word "Hell" in her graduation speech. Many thought this was a strange 'out of proportions' reaction that caught worldwide attention. A logo of a red devil is no problem but the word 'hell' in a speech is.<ref name="KFOR-TV">{{cite web|url=http://kfor.com/2012/08/18/46913/|title=Valedictorian fights for diploma|publisher=KFOR-TV|date=|accessdate=2012-08-20}}</ref>


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
* [[Stan Case]] - [[CNN]] broadcast news anchor
* [[Stan Case]] - [[CNN]] broadcast news anchor
* [[Kyle Denney]]- former [[Cleveland Indians]] pitcher<ref>{{cite web |title=Kyle Denney Stats {{!}} Baseball-Reference.com |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/denneky01.shtml |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Denton Simek - [[2010 Arkansas Razorbacks football team]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://prague.k12.ok.us/index.php?pageID=1078 Prague High School] at Prague Public Schools
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120426020300/http://prague.k12.ok.us/index.php?pageID=1078 Prague High School] at Prague Public Schools
* [http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/375507/20120820/prague-high-school-oklahoma-hell-diploma-nootbaar.htm] at international business times: State of play
* [http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/375507/20120820/prague-high-school-oklahoma-hell-diploma-nootbaar.htm] at international business times: State of play


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Revision as of 00:01, 3 February 2021

Prague High School
Address
Map
1100 Blue Bell

Prague
,
Oklahoma 74864
Information
TypPublic secondary school
Established1906 (1906)
School districtPrague Public Schools
Teaching staff18.56 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment271 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.60[1]
MascotRed Devil
Accreditation1942
Websiteprague.k12.ok.us

Prague High School is the public high school serving Prague, Oklahoma. The official mascot of the school is The Red Devils.

History

Located on U.S. Route 62,[2] it is part of the Prague Public Schools district, which was founded in 1902.[3] The high school was opened in 1906. The school's football team first played in 1915, and was undefeated during the regular season of 1917, losing only to Norman High School for the state championship. The school applied for state accreditation in 1942.[4]

In 2012 the school and school superintendent Rick Martin were both criticized when the High School principal David Smith refused to give valedictorian Kaitlin Nootbaar her high school diploma for using the word "Hell" in her graduation speech. Many thought this was a strange 'out of proportions' reaction that caught worldwide attention. A logo of a red devil is no problem but the word 'hell' in a speech is.[5]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "PRAGUE HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Prague High School - Prague, Oklahoma". GreatSchools. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  3. ^ "Prague Public Schools - Home". Prague Public Schools. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  4. ^ Tower, William Ray (1948). A General History of the Town of Prague, Oklahoma, 1908-1948 (Thesis). Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  5. ^ "Valedictorian fights for diploma". KFOR-TV. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  6. ^ "Kyle Denney Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.

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