Silo High School is a high school in

Silo, Oklahoma Silo is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 331 at the 2010 census, an increase of 17.4 percent from the figure of 282 recorded in 2000. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a tot ...

. It serves 9th through 12th grade. The athletic teams are known as the Rebels. The school colors are red and blue. As of 2017, there are currently 230 students enrolled. The Rebel baseball team currently has four Fall State Championships 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2014. Also having seven Spring State Championships from 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, and 2017. The school district passed a bond in 2017 to allow a new elementary building to be built.

Academics

Some of the elective classes are athletics, Spanish and

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languages, Keyboarding and Computer Applications I and II, Personal Financial Literacy, Current Events, Family and Consumer Sciences, ACT Prep,

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, Intro To Computers,

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, AG Education I and II, AG Education Power and Technology,

Animal Sciences Animal science is described as "studying the biology of animals that are under the control of humankind". It can also be described as the production and management of farm animals. Historically, the degree was called animal husbandry and the ...

, AG Communication, Music Appreciation,

Music Theory Music theory is the study of theoretical frameworks for understanding the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory": The first is the "Elements of music, ...

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, and Competitive Academics. Other offered courses are, Pre AP Biology, Environmental Science,

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, and Algebra III. Silo encourages students to take concurrent classes at the local colleges. This will count as dual credit for high school and college.

Organizations

Some of the organizations are FCCLA, FCA, BETA, and FFA.

Athletics

There is

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, cross country,

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...

track & field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and ...

softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...

. The 2014 Lady Rebel softball team was the first Silo softball team to make it to the state tournament. The 2017 softball team was the first team to make it to the finals of the state tournament. Baseball has a total of 11 state championship titles. The golf team has taken part in the 2014 state tournament and players have individually taken places in it as well. The Silo High School cheer squad competed in the first ever State Game Day competition in 2017 and placed in the top 6 teams. A new weight training and conditioning class was added for both girls and boys.

Demographics

The student to teacher

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is 11.5:1. The campus is a facility with school buses. .

Famous alumni

Recently, a few Silo High School student have risen to National and or International fame, while a few have managed to become regional celebrities. This includes Dave Hilton (1995), a.k.a. "Big Dave" who became a Radio DJ and has worked at KLBC-FM in Durant, OK, KSSU-FM in Durant, OK, KLAK in Mckinney, KTRX-FM in Ardmore, OK, KYNZ-FM in Ardmore, OK, KKAJ-FM in Ardmore, KVSO-AM in Ardmore, OK, KMKT-FM in Sherman and KMAD-FM (known as Mad Rock 102.5) in Sherman, TX. Another Silo High School student, Mason Dye, is an actor known for a role on the Teen Wolf TV series and starring in the movie, Flowers In The Attic. Mason's sister, Taylor Dye, has become a country singer. She sings in a duo with Maddie Marlow, they are known as Maddie and Tae. In 2015, the duo won the Music Association Awards video of the year award. Keach Ballard played baseball for the Rebels and later moved on to play in the minors. Billy Jack Bowen played in the MLB and now coaches at Silo. He was inducted to the Southeastern Oklahoma State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.

References

{{authority control Public high schools in Oklahoma Schools in Bryan County, Oklahoma