Sycamore High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)

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Sycamore High School
Address
7400 Cornell Rd.,
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Information
School type Public, Secondary
Established 1974 (Build Date)
School district Sycamore Community School District
Superintendent Dr. Adrianne James
Principal Chris Davis
Vice principal Renee Hevia, Associate Principal
Kevin Mays, Assistant Principal
Karen Bare, Assistant Principal
Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12
Enrollment 1,894
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Green and Gold
Mascot Aviators
Newspaper The Leaf
Yearbook The Log
Website

Sycamore High School (SHS) is a four-year public high school in the north-east suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Sycamore Community School District.

Contents

[edit] Academics

[edit] Clubs and activities

Sycamore's Latin club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)[1] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).[2]

[edit] Athletics

Sycamore High School competes in the Greater Miami Conference. Prior to 1989, Sycamore High School competed in the Eastern Hills League (EHL).

[edit] GMC Championships

  • Boys Tennis - 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Girls Tennis - 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Boys Swimming - 1989-1990, 1993-1994, 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007
  • Girls Swimming - 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • Softball - 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000
  • Wrestling - 2003-2004 (one season)
  • Girls Track - 1996-1997 (one season)
  • Girls Basketball - 1992-1993, 1993-1994, 1999-2000
  • Boys Basketball - 1995-1996, 1996-1997
  • Girls Volleyball - 2003
  • Boys Soccer 1991, 1993, 1996,2008
  • Girls Soccer - 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Boys Cross Country - 2002, 2007
  • Boys Golf - 1993, 1997, 1998, 2008
  • Boys Volleyball - 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2004-2005
  • Co-Ed Chess - 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2001-02, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09
  • Co-Ed Academic Team - 1993-1994, 1995-1996, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 2000-2001, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 [3]

[edit] State championships

OHSAA Team State championships

Other Team State championships

  • Boys Water Polo* State Champions - 1976, 1978, & 1985 [6]
  • Girls Water Polo* State Champions - 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 [7]
  • Boys Lacrosse Division II State Champs - 2004
  • Girls Lacrosse Division I State Champions - 2007 (20-0, undefeated)
  • Girls Lacrosse Division I State Champions - 2009 (21-0, undefeated)

Individual State championships

Wrestling

  • Omar Scruggs - 1999 (140 weight class)

Boy's Track

  • Glenn Terry - 1988 & 1989 (300 IM Hurdles and High Hurdles)
  • Lafeyette Butch Anderson - 1959 (Long Jump)

Girl's Track

  • Berry, Titus, Lowish, Noble - 1988 (800 Relay Team)

Diving

  • Gary Kuhr - 1976 (One Meter)
  • Kim Fugett - 1981 & 1982 (One Meter)
  • Dean Panaro - 1988 & 1989 (One Meter)

Boys Swimming

  • Craig Leonard - 1977 (100 yd. Freestyle)
  • John Ravenhall - 1978 (500 yd. Freestyle), 1979 (200 yd. Individual Medley)
  • Greg Higginson - 1979 (100 yd. Freestyle), 1979 (100 yd. Breaststroke)
  • David Fairbanks - 1984 (500 yd. Freestyle), 1985 (200 yd. Individual Medley), 1985 (500 yd. Freestyle)
  • David Fairbanks, Brad Tieke, Mark Erdmann, Jeff Steinebrey 1985 (400 yd.) Freestyle Relay Team
  • Dan Ketchum - 1998, 1999 & 2000 (200 yd. Freestyle), 1998 , 1999 & 2000 (500 yd. Freestyle)

Girls Swimming

  • Leigh Bassler 1992 & 1993 100 yd. Backstroke
  • Leigh Bassler, Liz Neal, Laurie Kerns, Kerry Bennettz - 1992 (400 yd. Freestyle Relay Team)
  • Mandy Commons 1997 & 1999 100 yd. Breaststroke
  • Mandy Commons, Lindsey Commons, Jill Ursini, Lori Bednarchik - 1999 (200 yd. Freestyle Relay Team)

Boys Tennis

  • Cliff Riester - 1984 (Singles)
  • Eric Pittman - 1998 (Singles)
  • Brad Goldberg & Scott Marshall - 1991, 1992, & 1993 (Doubles)
  • Eric Pittman & Brent Sitarski - 1997 (Doubles)

Girls Tennis

  • Alison Levy & Amy Spiegel - 1990 (Doubles)

[edit] National Championships

[edit] Other athletic accomplishments

  • Girls Softball - Division I State Runner-Up - 2002
  • Boys Basketball Division I District Champion - 2004
  • Baseball Division I Regional Runner-Up- 2004
  • Football Division I State semifinals playoffs with a 10-2 record-2006
  • Football Division I first round playoffs with a 9-2 record - 2007
  • Girls Lacrosse Division I State Runner-Up - 2008

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ "2009 Convention – Club Point Summary" (PDF). Ohio Junior Classical League. 2009. http://www.ohiojcl.org/conv/09/results/09_club_point_summary.pdf. Retrieved 10 August 2009. 
  2. ^ "Constitution of the Ohio Junior Classical League" (PDF). Ohio Junior Classical League. March 2008. http://ohiojcl.org/resources/080309_OJCL_Constitution.pdf. Retrieved 18 September 2009. "...by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL." 
  3. ^ "Academic - Champions". Greater Miami Conference. http://www.gmcsports.com/statsPage.aspx?satc=202. 
  4. ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html. Retrieved 2007-02-12. 
  5. ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". http://www.ohsaa.org/. Retrieved 2006-12-31. 
  6. ^ OHSSCA. "Ohio High School Swim Coaches' Association-Boys Water Polo State Champions". http://www.ohssca.org/Waterpolo/waterpolochamps-boys.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-08. 
  7. ^ OHSSCA. "Ohio High School Swim Coaches' Association-Girls Water Polo State Champions". http://www.ohssca.org/Waterpolo/Waterpolochamps-girls.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-08. 
  8. ^ Zipperstein, Leah (2009-12-23). "Olympic medalist dives into coaching" (fee required). The Cincinnati Enquirer (Gannett Company). http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20091223/SPT0301/912240355/. Retrieved 2009-12-26. "[Dan] Ketchum, a Sycamore High graduate who swam for Michigan and competed in the 2004 Olympics, is in his first season as coach at Loveland High." 
  9. ^ www.thefox.com

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