Odessa High School (OHS) is a public high school located in Odessa, Texas (USA) and is one of two high schools in the Ector County Independent School District. The full name of the school is Odessa Senior High School. This name was originally to differentiate it from Odessa Junior High School (now known as David Crockett Junior High School). Normally, the school is commonly referred to as Odessa High or just OHS. In 2011, the school was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
The student body of Odessa High School is composed of sophomores (grade 10) through seniors (grade 12). Freshmen (grade 9) are part of the junior high program in Odessa and do not normally attend classes with 10th through 12th grade except for special programs. Freshmen are allowed to compete in varsity athletics with upper grades in all sports. However, this mainly happens in such sports as cross country, swimming, golf, gymnastics, tennis, volleyball, softball and baseball. To date, no freshmen have competed on the varsity football team.
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