Orting High School

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Orting High School
Location
360 Washington Ave N

Orting
,
Washington
98360

United States
Information
TypePublic secondary
School districtOrting School District
NCES School ID530645000953[1]
PrincipalMatt Carlson
Teaching staff40.10 (FTE)[1]
GradesGrades 9, 10, 11, and 12
Enrollment881 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.97[1]
CampusSmall City
ColorsRed, White & Black
     
MascotCardinals
WebsiteOrting H.S.

Orting High School is a high school located in Orting, Washington that serves students from grades 9–12 in the Orting and surrounding areas. The mascot is the Cardinal, and the Orting Cardinals was a member of the Nisqually League. OHS is now part of the SPSL 2A league.[2]

Layout

Orting HS's Main Building has 2 floors each with 11 rooms. It has a newer student commons built later than the Main Building. There are two staircases on each end of the Main Building. There are 7 "Lettered" portables to the right of the Main Building. There is also a West Wing, a separate building with one hallway and 8 classrooms. The West Wing was returned to the nearby elementary school at the start of the 2025-2026 school year. The gyms are a walk away from the school in a separate building, there are three gyms, One main gym, One small gym (currently used as a weights class) and a nearby Wrestling gym with entry only available on the exterior. There are 5 "numbered" portables to the right of the gymnasiums. There are 4 "Island" portables (each with 2 classes) across the parking lot from the West Wing. Included among these buildings is three parking lots. Teachers get the lot in front of the Main Building. a Senior exclusive parking lot in front of the gym and a guest parking lot closer to the commons. Other students may park down by the Old track, the baseball field and softball field.

History

The first graduating class of Orting High School was in 1911. There was only one student to graduate that year.

Orting High was built in its current location in 1988, the previous location was built in 1951.

Many of Orting High School alumni and recently graduated students have enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, leading to Orting being the high school with the most Marine alumni in Pierce County. However, as of recent years the number of students enlisting in the Marine Corps has declined steadily.

Notable alumni

Sports

47°06′08″N 122°12′34″W / 47.10222°N 122.20944°W / 47.10222; -122.20944 The Orting Cardinals' wrestling team generally has some of the best performing wrestlers (in their respective weight classes) within Washington.[6] The Cardinals' football team are usually within the Top 20 of the Division 2A schools.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - Orting High School (530645000953)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Orting School District / Homepage". www.ortingschools.org. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Casey Carrigan | NHS T&F HOF".
  4. ↑ "Ian Shoemaker - Football Coach". Central Washington University Athletics.
  5. ↑ "Isaac Jones College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  6. ↑ https://www.king5.com/article/sports/high-school/orting-wrestling-team-continue-dominance-wrestling/281-56a07a92-460f-4b82-b7b6-e32af4782e79
  7. ↑ https://www.maxpreps.com/wa/football/25-26/class/class-2a/rankings/1/?statedivisionid=554dccaa-518f-4899-aa36-90369322174b