Deer Park Junior/Senior High School (DPHS) is a public high school located in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, in the city of Deer Park. It is the only high school in the Deer Park Community City Schools district.
| Deer Park Junior/Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
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8351 Plainfield Road , , 45236 | |
| Coordinates | 39°12′38″N 84°23′59″W / 39.21056°N 84.39972°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Help your school help others help yourself |
| Established | 1826 |
| Founder | Daniel Shank |
| School district | Deer Park Community City Schools District |
| Superintendent | Jay Phillips |
| Principal | John Vander Meer |
| Staff | 37.55 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 527 (2018-19)[1] |
| Average class size | 21 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.03[1] |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and Gray[2] |
| Song | Alma Mater |
| Fight song | Onward Deer Park |
| Athletics conference | Cincinnati Hills League[2] |
| Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheer, Chess, Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling |
| Mascot | Wildcats |
| Team name | Wildcats[2] |
| Rival | Reading High School |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3] |
| Newspaper | Deer Park Today |
| Alumni | Bill Cunningham, an American talk radio host for 700 WLW |
| Website | www |
Deer Park High School serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from the neighborhood of Deer Park and portions of Sycamore Township and the village of Silverton.
Athletics
editThe school's athletic program competes as a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. The Wildcats are a member of the Cincinnati Hills League.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
edit- Boys Baseball – 1977
- Boys Basketball – 2018
Notable alumni
edit- Bill Cunningham (class of 1966): talk radio host on WLW and Premiere Radio Networks; former Assistant Attorney General of Ohio; current defense attorney[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Deer Park Jr/Sr High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ Hoard, Greg (August 28, 2009). "Who the Hell does Bill Cunningham Think He is?". Cincinnati Profile. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ Graham, Michael. "The Sultan of Shock". Cincinnati Magazine. p. 33.