Centerville High School (Ohio)
Centerville High School | |
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Address | |
500 East Franklin Street , 45459 United States | |
Coordinates | 39°37′39″N 84°08′53″W / 39.627528°N 84.148074°W |
Information | |
Type | Public secondary school |
Motto | Let Us Be Known By Our Spirit |
Established | 1885 |
School district | Centerville City Schools |
NCES School ID | 390437300267[1] |
Principal | John Carroll |
Teaching staff | 139.45 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,712 (2020–2021)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.45[1] |
Color(s) | |
Mascot | Elk |
Yearbook | Elkonian |
Website | www |
Centerville High School is a public school of secondary education for grades 9–12 located in Centerville, Ohio, situated ten miles south of Dayton. It is the only high school in the Centerville City School District, which also includes three middle schools, six elementary schools, and two K–1 schools, or "primary villages." The district serves all of the city of Centerville and Washington Township, as well as a portion of the city of Kettering.
History
Washington Township first began offering formal education in 1803 with a school building housing grades 1–6. Nine one-room elementary schools were also erected. In 1848, the Old Stone Academy was constructed and the first high school courses were offered. Private schools over the blacksmith shop and in Old Township Hall also offered similar courses.
In 1885, the Washington Township High School was built at 101 West Franklin Street. The first class graduated in 1890. In 1924, the Magsig building was built as a centralized school (grades 1-12). Washington Township High School became a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1951. In April 1955, the Central Unit of what is now Cline Elementary School was opened, and junior high and the three-year high school were moved there. Kindergarten was added at Magsig. The name of the high school officially became Centerville High School in 1963. In 1966, CHS became a four-year high school with classes split by department between Magsig and Cline (then known as the South building) and students walking back and forth between classes. Tower Heights Middle School and Hithergreen Middle School were built for grades 6–8 in 1966. Hadley Watts Middle School became the third middle school in 1969. In 1973, the first part of the present-day high school was completed, becoming the East Unit in addition to the Magsig and South Units.
In 1975–76, the entire high school was finally taught inside the current building with Central, East, and West units. Magsig was changed to a middle school, and the old South was changed to W.O. Cline Elementary School. The stadium and athletic fields were built behind the high school in 1979 and the auxiliary gym, as well as the new South Unit in 1980. In 1982, Hithergreen Middle School and Village South Elementary School were closed. Hithergreen became a community center for active seniors.[2] In 1991, Village South was reopened as Centerville Kindergarten Village. During the 1999–2000 school year, the Athletic Entrance, Athletic Office, and weight room were completed.
In May 2005, voters in Centerville/Washington Township supported a $4.4 million operating levy and a $2.5 million bond issue designed to compensate for a predicted district enrollment increase to 9000 students. Part of this levy includes a new addition to the front. The addition, completed during the summer of 2007, includes 9 new chemistry and physics classrooms and 3 new labs, a new main entrance, additional classroom space, and improved cafeteria commons areas. This addition is now finished and used daily by the students. The new cafeteria areas provide several booths to students and less space for the lunch line area.[3]
Athletics
The athletic teams at Centerville are known as the Elks. Centerville is a member of the Greater Western Ohio Conference. 16 sports are offered for boys and 18 sports are offered for girls. The Elks have a tradition of strong community and school spirit and have had success at both the GWOC and the OHSAA level. Centerville's student section is known as the "Herd."
State championships
This is a list of Centerville's state championships in the Ohio High School Athletic Association:
- Baseball - 1928[4]
- Girls Gymnastics – 1977[5]
- Ice Hockey – 1979[6]
- Boys Gymnastics – 1980[7]
- Girls Track and Field – 1981[8]
- Boys Soccer – 1984[9]
- Girls Golf – 1995[10]
- Girls Swimming and Diving – 2004[11]
- Girls Bowling – 2008, 2019[12]
- Girls Cross Country – 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020[13]
- Boys Basketball - 2021[14]
- Boys Bowling - 2022
Other titles not sponsored by the OHSAA
The boys' volleyball team has won three state championships (1994, 2001, 2002)[15] as members of the Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association.[16]
The Centerville Jazz Band (Marching Band) won Grand National Finals in 1992. [17]
Notable alumni
- Hannah Beachler (1989) - production designer[citation needed]
- Michael Bennett (2011) - football player, Atlanta Falcons (NFL)
- Claire Falknor (2012) - professional soccer player
- Eric Fanning (1986) - United States Secretary of the Army
- Andy Harmon (1987) - football player (NFL)
- A. J. Hawk (2002) - football player, Green Bay Packers (NFL)[citation needed]
- Kirk Herbstreit (1988) - ESPN sports analyst
- Ryan Hulings (2009) - professional soccer player, Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL)
- Gordon Jump (1951) - actor (WKRP in Cincinnati)[18]
- Pat Kilbane (1986) - Stand-up comedian (Mad TV)[citation needed]
- Will Johnson (2007) - football player, Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)
- Sean Murphy (2013) - Major League Baseball player
- Mike Nugent (2001) - football player, Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)
- Ifeadi Odenigbo (2012) - football player, Cleveland Browns (NFL)
- Dave Preston (1973) - football player (NFL)[citation needed]
- Chip Reese (1969) - poker player[citation needed]
- Adam Replogle (2009) - football player, Atlanta Falcons (NFL)[citation needed]
- Timothy D. Snyder (1986) - historian, author, Yale University professor
- Tobin Sprout (1974) - artist and musician, songwriter and guitarist for Guided by Voices
- Bill Steele (1966) - cave explorer
- Jake Stovall (2013) - professional soccer player, Puerto Rico FC (NASL)[citation needed]
- Jeff Yagher (1979) - actor[citation needed]
- Kevin Yagher (1980) - special effects technician[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Centerville High School (390437300267)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ "Hithergreen Center". Archived from the original on 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^ Centerville City School District. "CHS Front Addition". Construction Zone. Retrieved 2006-07-15.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "List of OHSAA baseball champions", Wikipedia, 2021-10-24, retrieved 2022-05-17
- ^ "List of OHSAA gymnastics champions", Wikipedia, 2022-03-06, retrieved 2022-05-17
- ^ "List of OHSAA ice hockey champions", Wikipedia, 2022-02-17, retrieved 2022-05-17
- ^ "List of OHSAA gymnastics champions", Wikipedia, 2022-03-06, retrieved 2022-05-17
- ^ "List of OHSAA track and field champions", Wikipedia, 2022-03-22, retrieved 2022-05-17
- ^ "List of OHSAA soccer champions", Wikipedia, 2022-03-22, retrieved 2022-05-17
- ^ "List of OHSAA golf champions", Wikipedia, 2021-10-24, retrieved 2022-05-17
- ^ "List of OHSAA swimming and diving champions", Wikipedia, 2022-03-06, retrieved 2022-05-17
- ^ "List of OHSAA bowling champions", Wikipedia, 2022-03-06, retrieved 2022-05-17
- ^ "List of OHSAA cross country champions", Wikipedia, 2021-11-15, retrieved 2022-05-17
- ^ "List of OHSAA basketball champions", Wikipedia, 2022-03-21, retrieved 2022-05-17
- ^ "Elks Volleyball". Centerville High School. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- ^ "Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association". Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- ^ "1992 Grand National Championship at Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis Hoosier Dome - 11/7/1992" (PDF). Music For All. Bands of America Inc.
- ^ "Americana Festival: Celebrating the Fourth for more than 40 years", Dayton.com, 2021-04-02, retrieved 2022-10-04
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