Colerain High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Colerain High School is a public high school located near Cincinnati, Ohio. It is part of the Northwest Local School District. The high school is located in Colerain Township, about 14 miles northwest of downtown Cincinnati. The original school opened in 1924 under the name Colerain Centralized School at 4700 and 4850 Poole Road and is now Colerain Elementary School and Colerain Middle School. Today's Colerain High School opened in 1964 at its newer address, 8801 Cheviot Road. It is the largest public school in the Colerain area in terms of enrollment and building size, with over 2,200 students currently attending CHS in two buildings on campus, the main school building and the Career Center building. Today, Colerain has grown to become one of the largest high schools in the state of Ohio.
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8801 Cheviot Road , , 45251 United States | |
Coordinates | 39°13′55″N 84°36′11″W |
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Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
Established | 1924 |
Founder | Nathaniel Bacon |
School district | Northwest Local School District |
Superintendent | Todd Bowling[1] |
Principal | Jack Fisher |
Teaching staff | 77.85(FTE)[2] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,846 (2018-19)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 23.71[2] |
Color(s) | Red, White, Black, and Grey [1] |
Fight song | WSU Fight Song |
Athletics conference | Greater Miami Conference[1] |
Sports | We Are Colerain |
Mascot | Cardinal |
Nickname | C-rain, The 'rain, Cards |
Team name | Cardinals[1] |
Rivals | La Salle Lancers, St. Xavier Bombers, Elder Panthers |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [3] |
Communities served | Colerain, White Oak, Monfort Heights, Groesbeck, Bevis, Peach Grove, Dunlap |
Feeder schools | White Oak Middle School, Colerain Middle School, Ann Weigel Elementary, Monfort Heights Elementary, Struble Elementary, Colerain Elementary, Taylor Elementary |
Athletic Director | Craig Ulland[1] |
Website | nwlsd.org |
Athletics
Colerain competes in the Greater Miami Conference in all conference sports except Boys Volleyball.
Notable alumni
- B. J. Askew (1999), professional football fullback
- Eugene Clifford, professional football safety
- Christian Duke, American politician
- Dominick Goodman, Arena Football League wide receiver
- Eric Kattus, professional football tight end
- Roger McDowell, professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach
- Tegray Scales, American football Linebacker for Indiana University
- Mary Lee Tracy, American artistic gymnastics coach
- Notable faculty / coaches
- Kerry Coombs, professional football coach for Tennessee Titans
References
- OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- "Colerain High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.