Colerain High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Colerain High School
Address
8801 Cheviot Road Cincinnati, Ohio, (Hamilton County), 45251  United States
Coordinates	39°13′55″N 84°36′11″W / 39.23194°N 84.60306°W / 39.23194; -84.60306Coordinates: 39°13′55″N 84°36′11″W / 39.23194°N 84.60306°W / 39.23194; -84.60306
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational high school
Established	1924
Opened	1964 (today's building)
School district	Northwest Local School District
Superintendent	Rick Glatfelter[1]
Principal	Maureen Heintz[1]
Asst. Principal	Rex Brooking, Dustin Gehring, Susan Smith, Robert Reynolds
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,100
Color(s)	Red, White, and Black [1]
Athletics conference	Greater Miami Conference[1]
Sports	WeAreColerain.com
Mascot	Cardinal
Nickname	C-rain, The 'rain
Team name	Cardinals[1]
Accreditation(s)	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2]
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	Dan Bolden[1]
Website	School website

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 2,100 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.

Clubs and activities

The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)^[3] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).^[4]

Athletics

Colerain competes in the Greater Miami Conference in all conference sports except Boys Volleyball.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

• Football – 2004^[5]
• Girls Cross Country – 1997,1998,1999,2000^[5]
• Boys Cross Country – 1978^[5]

Notable alumni

• B. J. Askew (1999) – professional football fullback
• Eugene Clifford – professional football safety
• Dominick Goodman – Arena Football League wide receiver
• Eric Kattus – professional football tight end
• Roger McDowell – professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach

Notable staff

• Linda Miles – professional wrestler and manager

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=396. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
2. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2010-02-17. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Executive Board Pre-File Application". OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070617024347/http://ohiojcl.org/prefile.shtml. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
4. ^ "OJCL Constitution". OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2002. http://web.archive.org/web/20020721140258/http://www.ohiojcl.org/resources/constitution.html#c31. Retrieved August 16, 2010. "... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL." 
5. ^ ^{a b c} OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". http://www.ohsaa.org/. Retrieved 2006-12-31. 

External links

• Colerain High School Website
• Colerain High School history page on Colerain Alumni Website