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In 2002, the West Clermont School Board enacted a small schools system within Glen Este High School and Amelia High School. The fund was provided by the Bill Gates Foundation for Higher Education as a part of the small schools initiative to help increase graduate rates and test scores. Ten schools were created, five at Amelia High School and five at Glen Este High School. The small schools within Glen Este were: School of American Studies (SAS), School for Scientific Studies (SSS), Communications and Technology School (CTS), and the West Clermont Institute of Performing Arts (WECIPA). The School of Applied Health Sciences (AHS), which later became Human Kinetics and Wellness (HKW), was terminated due to budget cuts. Glen Este High School operated with four small schools from August 2009 until the small schools were dissolved. Due to loss of funding, the small schools were disassembled |
In 2002, the West Clermont School Board enacted a small schools system within Glen Este High School and Amelia High School. The fund was provided by the Bill Gates Foundation for Higher Education as a part of the small schools initiative to help increase graduate rates and test scores. Ten schools were created, five at Amelia High School and five at Glen Este High School. The small schools within Glen Este were: School of American Studies (SAS), School for Scientific Studies (SSS), Communications and Technology School (CTS), and the West Clermont Institute of Performing Arts (WECIPA). The School of Applied Health Sciences (AHS), which later became Human Kinetics and Wellness (HKW), was terminated due to budget cuts. Glen Este High School operated with four small schools from August 2009 until the small schools were dissolved. Due to loss of funding, the small schools were disassembled the 2011-2012 school year. |
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==Notable alumni== |
==Notable alumni== |
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Revision as of 18:38, 27 May 2015
| Glen Este High School | |
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| Address | |
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4342 Glen Este-Withamsville Road , , 45245 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°5′10″N 84°15′43″W / 39.08611°N 84.26194°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| Superintendent | Dr. Keith Kline |
| Principal | Bob Walker |
| Faculty | 69[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,200[1] (2012) |
| Color(s) | Purple and White [2] |
| Athletics conference | Eastern Cincinnati Conference[2] |
| Mascot | Trojan |
| Team name | Trojans[2] |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [3] |
| Athletic Director | Dan Simmons[2] |
| Website | http://www.westcler.org/gh |
Glen Este High School is a public high school in Glen Este outside of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is one of two high schools in the West Clermont Local School District, the other being Amelia High School. The four-year high school has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students in grades 9–12.
Glen Este High School is accredited by the Ohio Department of Education and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The school is also a member of the Ohio Association of College Admissions Counselors and the National Association of College Admissions Counselors.
Small schools
In 2002, the West Clermont School Board enacted a small schools system within Glen Este High School and Amelia High School. The fund was provided by the Bill Gates Foundation for Higher Education as a part of the small schools initiative to help increase graduate rates and test scores. Ten schools were created, five at Amelia High School and five at Glen Este High School. The small schools within Glen Este were: School of American Studies (SAS), School for Scientific Studies (SSS), Communications and Technology School (CTS), and the West Clermont Institute of Performing Arts (WECIPA). The School of Applied Health Sciences (AHS), which later became Human Kinetics and Wellness (HKW), was terminated due to budget cuts. Glen Este High School operated with four small schools from August 2009 until the small schools were dissolved. Due to loss of funding, the small schools were disassembled the 2011-2012 school year.
Notable alumni
- Keith Matthew "Matt" Maupin (1998–2001) – United States Army Staff Sergeant captured by insurgents during the Iraq War and died in 2004
- Jayhawk Owens – Major League Baseball player for the Colorado Rockies (1993–1996)
References
- ^ a b "Glen Este H.S. Campus". West Clermont Local School District.
- ^ a b c d OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2010-02-17. [dead link]