Edmond Santa Fe High School

Edmond Santa Fe High School is a public high school located in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States. Founded in 1993, Santa Fe is one of three traditional high schools in the Edmond Public Schools district, along with Edmond Memorial High School and Edmond North High School. The school's mascot is the Wolf and the school colors are forest green and gray.

Edmond Santa Fe High School
Location
1901 West 15th Street Edmond , Oklahoma 73013 United States
Information
Type	public school
Established	1993
School district	Edmond Public Schools
Principal	Jason Hayes
Staff	123.29 (FTE)[1]
Faculty	129
Number of students	2,796 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	22.68[1]
Color(s)	Forest Green   Gray
Mascot	Wolves
Rival	Edmond North High School,[2] Edmond Memorial High School[3]
Website	santafe.edmondschools.net

History

The high school opened in 1993 along with Edmond North High School.^[4] In its first year, Santa Fe had only freshman and sophomore students; those initial sophomores were the school's first graduating class in 1996.^[5] It was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by No Child Left Behind in the 2011–2012 school year.^[6]

Athletics

Santa Fe's athletic teams are nicknamed the Wolves.^[7]

State Championships^[8]

Sport	Year(s)
Baseball	2019
Basketball (boys)	2005
Basketball (girls)	2011, 2012
Cheerleading	2004
E-Sports	2022
Soccer (boys)	1996, 2009
Track and field (boys)	1997, 2011
Track and field (girls)	2012
Volleyball	1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2013, 2017, 2018

Performing arts

The school fields two competitive show choirs, "Finale" (Mixed) and "Serenade" (Treble) which have won competitions in Oklahoma.^[9][10] The school also hosts an annual competition.^[11]

Santa Fe also has a competitive marching band.^[12]

Notable alumni

• Jared Allen, professional football player^[13]
• Clayton Blackburn, professional baseball player^[14]
• Ty Hensley, professional baseball player^[15]
• Mike Kennerty, member of the rock band The All American Rejects^[16]
• Obi Muonelo, professional basketball player^[17]
• Josh Richardson, professional basketball player^[18]
• Reggie Smith, professional football player^[19]
• Laura Spencer, actress^[20]
• Ekpe Udoh, professional basketball player^[21]
• Brandon Weeden, professional football and baseball player^[22]
• Brandon Whitaker, Canadian football player^[23]

References

1. "SANTA FE HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
2. Jourdan, Cameron (September 15, 2020). "Oklahoma high school football: Santa Fe bests Edlam rival North behind Talyn Shettron's big night". The Oklahoman. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
3. "Edmond Memorial Tops Rival Santa Fe for Spot in Title Game". News9.com. July 28, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
4. Painter, Bryan (August 25, 1993). "Schools Embark on Adventure". Daily Oklahoman. Retrieved October 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Munn, Scott (September 3, 1993). "Edmond: New Kids on Block". Daily Oklahoman. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
6. "Blue Ribbon Schools". Oklahoma State Department of Education. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
7. Allen, Robert (September 30, 2020). "Oliver Healthy and Wolves Working on Getting the Ball to Shettron". Pokes Report. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
8. "Champions - Edmond Santa Fe". Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
9. "SCC: Viewing School - Santa Fe High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
10. "SCC: Duncan Show Choir Festival 2019". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
11. "North's show choir excels". Edmond Life and Leisure. April 29, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
12. Kernstine, Kelsey (August 31, 2020). "Edmond Santa Fe Gets Band Back Together As Practice Resumes". News9.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
13. Piersol, Ryan (July 22, 2007). "QB challenge coming to Edmond". Edmond Sun. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
14. Bob Przybylo (May 13, 2013). "Santa Fe's Conor Costello, Clayton Blackburn almost selected back-to-back". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
15. Aber, Ryan (June 2, 2012). "Baseball draft: Ty Hensley moving to Oklahoma helped develop his talent". The Oklahoman. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
16. "All-American Rejects Itinerary". Travelok.com. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
17. Mayberry, Darnell (September 9, 2013). "OKC Thunder: Failure is the fabric that has made Obi Muonelo stronger". The Oklahoman. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
18. Carlson, Jenni (November 8, 2016). "Edmond Santa Fe's Josh Richardson turned a major change into an NBA dream". Tulsa World. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
19. Kersey, Jason (June 22, 2012). "Trevan Smith making his own mark on Edmond Santa Fe program". The Oklahoman. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2015 – via Orlando Sentinel.
20. "Beauty shop talk". The Oklahoman. December 12, 2002. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
21. Werner, John (January 16, 2010). "High school teammates face off today when Baylor men take on Oklahoma State". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
22. Lubinger, Bill (May 5, 2012). "From baseball to Berea, tracing the new Age of Brandon Weeden with the Cleveland Browns". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
23. Young, Royce (November 12, 2007). "Venables: OU defense 'played like crap'". Oklahoma Daily. Archived from the original on December 9, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2015 – via CBS Sports Network.

External links

• Edmond Santa Fe High School website
• Edmond Public Schools website

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