School History Oneonta High School was established under the name of Blount County High School in 1911. In 1953-54 Blount County High School became Oneonta High School when the city system was organized. In 1977 when the elementary school and high school moved to the new K-12 facility, the name changed to Oneonta City Schools. The system is Oneonta City Schools. The Redskin mascot salutes the city's name of Indian origin.
School colors are red and blue.
It seems that the mountains around Oneonta reminded him of the ones he loved as a boy back in New York.