Centerburg High School

Centerburg High School is a public high school in Centerburg, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Centerburg Local Schools district, offering grades 9–12. Its mascot is the Trojan. The Trojan's boys basketball team won the MOAC blue division conference championship in 2016. A new track has been completed at the high school as of 2019. It is also one of central Ohio's only schools to have a large solar panel field providing power to its high school.

Centerburg High School
Address
3782 Columbus Road

Centerburg
,
(Knox County)
,
Ohio
43011

United States
Coordinates40°17′42″N 82°42′22″W
Information
TypePublic, coeducational high school
School districtCenterburg Local Schools
SuperintendentMike Hebenthal [1]
PrincipalRyan Gallwitz [1]
Teaching staff19.78 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment300 (2017-18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio15.17[2]
Color(s)Red and white [1]   
Athletics conferenceKnox Morrow Athletic Conference (KMAC)[1]
MascotTrojan
Team nameTrojans[1]
NewspaperThe Trojan Crier
Athletic DirectorRich Porter [1]
Websitewww.treca.org/schools/cent/center_hs.html

Cheating controversy

Centerburg High School was the center of a cheating controversy for its seniors class in 2009 that resulted in the cancellation of the graduation ceremony for that year, a day before the scheduled ceremony.[3] A student hacked the teachers' computers to gain access to the world studies and science tests, and then shared the world studies test with other students. An investigation by the school board found that more than half of the graduating class had copies of the leaked world studies test or knew about the leak but didn't report it.[4] The cancellation of the ceremony resulted in protests at the school which gained national media attention, and an unofficial graduation ceremony was organized by the families of the class of 2009 at Hilliar Park the day after what would have been the official graduation ceremony, of which footage was aired on local television stations.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

Other School Facts

Centerburg's academic team (quiz bowl) has been a perennial local power over the past 4 years, advancing to the regional tournament on a regular basis. Girls basketball has reached as far as the Final Four in the 2000s, and the football team in the 2004 and 2005 seasons under head coach Brad Birchfield saw great success. They also made the state playoffs in 2013, 2014, and 2016. Boys basketball has consistently been a conference and district contender over the past few decades under coaches Simpson, Marhefka, Cauley, and Brusco. Academically, Centerburg has been one of the top schools in Knox County every year.

References
  1. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  2. "Centerburg High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  3. "School catches cheaters, cancels graduation". Associated Press. 2009-06-05.
  4. "Centerburg High School cancels graduation amid cheating scandal". The Columbus Dispatch. 2009-06-05.
  5. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.


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