Roger Bacon High School

Roger Bacon High School is a parochial high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA based in the Franciscan Tradition.

This high school was dedicated in 1928, and was under the administration of and staffed by the Brothers and Priests of the Order of Friars Minor, and lay men and women. The school was named in honor of Roger Bacon, a Franciscan friar and English philosopher who placed considerable emphasis on empiricism, and has been presented as one of the earliest advocates of the modern scientific method.

Our Lady of Angels High School was the sister school to Roger Bacon, and was located several hundred yards northeast from campus. OLA was also dedicated in 1928, and due to changing demographics and smaller enrollment, closed its doors for good after the graduating class of 1984. (Google Earth lists OLA, even though the school has closed and the building torn down.) That year, Roger Bacon High School became co-educational, and Roger Bacon welcomed the Our Lady of Angels students and alumnae into their family. The class of 1988 was the first four-year co-ed class to graduate from Roger Bacon High School.

Academics

The curriculum is accredited by the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association.

Beginning with the 2006/2007 school year all Freshman entering Roger Bacon are required to take Communications in the Age of Technology (CAT). This class is designed to teach students a great deal of strategies to be successful students. Teachers use a team teaching approach between the Business Department and English Department.

Athletics

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Boys Baseball - 1935 cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Baseball|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi]
* Boys Basketball - 1982,2002 cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/boysbasketball/D2.html|title=Yappi Sports Basketball D2|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi] cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/boysbasketball/AAA.html|title=Yappi Sports Basketball AAA|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi]
* Boys Soccer - 1989,1990 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Girls Basketball - 1995 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Girls Volleyball - 2001,2004,2005 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]

Other Athletic Accomplishments

*OLA Girls Volleyball State Runner-up 1982
*Girls Volleyball State Runner-up 1999
*Girls Volleyball State Runner-up 2000

Notable alumni

Notable alumni include:
*Adrian Breen, NFL (Cincinnati Bengals) Quarterback
*Thomas J. Fogarty M.D., Surgical Instrumentation Inventor and Winery Proprietor [http://www.fogartywinery.com] Fact|date=March 2008
*Michael A. Dunn, Pioneering aerospace engineer and renowned physician Fact|date=March 2008
*Marc Edward Heuck, Movie Geek on "Beat the Geeks" TV Game Show on Comedy Central Fact|date=March 2008
*B.J. Sander, NFL (Green Bay Packers) Punter
*Milt Stegall, NFL (Cincinnati Bengals) and CFL (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) Receiver
* Robert Ruwe, former senior judge of the United States Tax Court
* Donald "Buddy" LaRosa, founder of the LaRosa's Pizzeria chain

References

External links

*http://www.rogerbacon.org
*http://www.rogerbaconalumni.com
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Roger+Bacon+High+School,+4320+Vine+Street,Cincinnati,OH+45217&cid=39161715,-84497424,14375356170127806700&li=lmd&ll=39.163875,-84.502373&spn=0.003768,0.007929&om=1 Google Map of Roger Bacon]