Sandusky High School
| Sandusky High School | |
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| Address | |
| 2130 Hayes Avenue Sandusky, Ohio, (Erie County), 44870  United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°26′4″N 82°42′47″W / 41.43444°N 82.71306°WCoordinates: 41°26′4″N 82°42′47″W / 41.43444°N 82.71306°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| School district | Sandusky City School District |
| Superintendent | William Pahl[1] |
| Principal | Dan Poggiali[1] |
| Asst. Principal | Scott Matheney Vicki Slaughter |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,236 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and White [1] |
| Athletics conference | Northern Ohio League[1] |
| Team name | Blue Streaks[1] |
| Athletic Director | Susan Sackett[1] |
| Website | School website |
Sandusky High School, or SHS, is a secondary school in Sandusky, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Sandusky City School District, and one of three high schools in the city of Sandusky; the other two are St Mary Central Catholic High School, and Perkins High School.
SHS was one of the first high schools established in the state of Ohio, with the first building commissioned in 1845. The first class - just four students - graduated in 1855. The facility is one of the largest secondary schools, under one roof, in the state of Ohio.
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[edit] Athletics
The sports teams of SHS are called the Blue Streaks and they play in the Northern Ohio League. The Blue Streaks had participated in the Greater Buckeye Conference from 2003-2011. They were previously a part of the Great Lakes League, which was broken up the end of the 2003 season. SHS is known for its football tradition, as they are currently the fifth winningest team in the history of Ohio high school football with 616 wins. They won several "mythical" state championships before the OHSAA adopted the playoff format that is currently in use, but they have not won a state title since the playoffs began.
Their football team has a passionate rivalry with Fremont Ross High School that dates back to 1895, making it the second-oldest high school football rivalry in Ohio and one of the twenty oldest rivalries in the United States. Many future NFL and college football stars have participated in this historic game. Heisman Trophy finalist, NFL Pro Bowl selection, and SHS alumnus Orlando Pace and Heisman Trophy winner, NFL Pro Bowl selection, and Fremont Ross alumnus Charles Woodson competed against one another in the game from 1991 to 1993. In 2009, Sandusky played a new rival, Perkins, in their first Varsity Matchup ever, and lost. They played again in 2010, and Sandusky made a comeback. They nicknamed this game the "Hometown Showdown" because Perkins High is less than 2 miles from Sandusky High.
Although SHS is known for its football tradition, they have had great basketball teams and players throughout the school's history as well. Scott May, who went on to become the NCAA Player of the Year on Bobby Knight's undefeated 1976 Indiana Hoosier basketball team, an Olympic Games gold medalist, and the Chicago Bulls' first round pick of the 1976 NBA Draft, played basketball at Sandusky High School and is the school's all time leading scorer.
Sandusky High School Swimming Team also came home with a victory in February 2010, freshman Taylor Vargo finished first place in the 100 Breaststroke at the State Swimming Championship, being the first female state swimming champion for Sandusky.
[edit] Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys Golf - 1947
- Boys Swimming – 1946
- Boys Track and Field – 1937
[edit] Notable alumni
- Mark Beier, play-by-play voice of the University of Toledo Rockets 1995 to present
- Ed Bettridge, NFL linebacker with the Cleveland Browns (1964 - NFL Champion)
- John Bettridge, NFL running back with the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Rams (1937-1938)
- Jonathan Carter, news anchor, Fox8 News, WVUE-TV, New Orleans, LA
- Corey Croom, NFL running back with the New England Patriots (1987)
- Thom Darden, NFL defensive back with Cleveland Browns (1968)
- Tess Drake, stand-up comedian and contestant on Last Comic Standing
- Luther Henson, NFL defensive lineman with the Baltimore Colts and Cincinnati Bengals (1977)
- Rodney Jackson, Radio Personality & Music Producer.
- Don Mandrik, film/TV producer, 2004 to present
- Scott May, Olympic gold medalist and NCAA national champion basketball player; played for the Chicago Bulls of the NBA
- John Douglas Ralph, 3-time All-American drum major (2002-2004), professional musician (percussion & vocals), member of the FAMU Marching 100 (2005-2007), member of the Kanye West marching band (2006), and member of the Sun Devils Drum Corps drumline.
- Jackie Mayer, Miss Ohio 1962 and Miss America 1963
- Thomas J. Moyer, chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court since 1987
- Orlando Pace, seven-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears of the NFL
- Kevin Randleman, Mixed martial arts fighter and two-time national wrestling champion at Ohio State University
- Edmund Ross, US Senator from Kansas.
- Leonard J. Thom, served as John F. Kennedy's executive officer aboard PT-109 in 1943
[edit] External links
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e f OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=1394. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". http://www.ohsaa.org/. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
