Hamilton High School (Hamilton, Ohio)
Hamilton High School is a public high school in Hamilton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Hamilton City School District. It was the school in which then-President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act on January 8, 2002.
| Hamilton High School | |
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| Address | |
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1165 Eaton Avenue , , 45013 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°25′31″N 84°34′42″W / 39.42528°N 84.57833°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| School district | Hamilton City School District |
| CEEB code | 362493 |
| Principal | Jon Szary[1] |
| Teaching staff | 113.00 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,507 (2022-2023)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.19[2] |
| Color(s) | Blue and White[3] |
| Athletics conference | Greater Miami Conference[3] |
| Mascot | Big Blue Bull Dog (unofficial) |
| Nickname | The Big Blue |
| Team name | Big Blue[3] |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[4] |
| Publication | Blueprints (Literary Magazine) |
| Newspaper | Big Blue Bulletin |
| Yearbook | Heritage |
| Website | Official website |
History
editThe present building on Eaton Avenue opened as Taft High School in 1959. Taft served the west side of Hamilton while Garfield High School on Fair Avenue served the east. Both were consolidated to form Hamilton High School in 1980.
In 2002, an addition was built across the school's front, giving it new entrances, a new façade, a new library/media center, and six new classrooms. A new fine arts wing was finished in 2004. A recent bond issue approved the construction of a new gymnasium and to convert the old gym into a larger cafeteria. In 2012, the school began construction on the new gymnasium and lunch room. It concluded in 2013.
Hamilton had a high school at the corner of S. Second and Ludlow Streets downtown until 1915 when a new building was constructed at N. Sixth and Dayton Streets. The high school remained there until 1959, when Hamilton's population swelled and two high schools became necessary.
Athletics
editThe Hamilton Big Blue compete in the Greater Miami Conference. The Big Blue have captured over 80 conference championships since 1966.
OHSAA State Championships
edit- Boys Basketball - 2004, 1962, 1954, 1949 [5]
- Boys Baseball - 1998, 1983
- Girls Softball - 1985
- Girls Bowling - 2022
Performing arts
editHamilton, at one poit, had three competitive show choirs: the mixed-gender Prestige, the all-female Vocal Elegance and the all-male CrescenDudes.[6] This was until the 2023-2024 school year when Vocal Elegance and CrescenDudes were replaced with the a cappelle group, Enharmonix. The school hosts its own competition, the Double H Showcase .[7] for show choir, where the middle school show choir competes on a Friday and the high school show choir competes on a Sunday, showcasing Enharmonix in between breaks for the competing high school show choirs.
Notable alumni
edit- Denicos Allen, football player[8]
- Ray Combs, comedian and game show host
- Aaron Cook, baseball player
- Kevin Grevey, basketball player
- Kaleb Johnson, football player[9]
- Mark Lewis, baseball player
- Joe Nuxhall, baseball player and announcer
- Adam Pankey, football player
- Floyd Reid, football player[10]
- Paul Sarringhaus, football player
- Ricky Stone, baseball player
Notes and references
edit- ^ "Building Principals". Hamilton City Schools. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Hamilton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ a b c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
- ^ "SCC: Viewing School - Hamilton High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "SCC: Hamilton Double H Showcase 2020". Show Choir Community. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ "Denicos Allen Stats, News and Video - OLB".
- ^ Springer, Scott (13 October 2021). "Hamilton High running back flips from California football to Iowa Hawkeyes". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Breezy Reid Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2020.