Loveland High School, Ohio

Infobox School


name=Loveland High School
type=Public
streetaddress=1 Tiger Trail
location=Loveland, Ohio
country=USA
coordinates=coord|39|16|46|N|84|16|29|W|type:edu|region:US|display=inline,title
telephone=[phone]
established=1984
grades=9–12
enrollment=1,200
faculty=
principal=Dr. Molly Moorhead
mascot=Tigers
colors=Orange, white, black color box|#ff8c00color box|#ffffffcolor box|#000000
conference=Fort Ancient Valley Conference
district=Loveland City School District
website= [http://www.lovelandschools.org/schools/lhs/about2.html Loveland High School]

Loveland High School is a public high school located in Symmes Township in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, just outside the city limits of Loveland. It is part of Loveland City School District, serving the communities of Loveland, Symmes Township, and Miami Township. As part of a stable yet economically (if not racially) diverse community, its range of educational programs, from college preparatory to vocational, provide a competitive alternative to private secular and religious institutions.

Affiliations

Loveland High School has been accredited by the Ohio Department of Education and North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.cite web|url=http://www.lovelandschools.org/schools/lhs/about2.html|title=About Loveland High School|accessdate=2006-09-11|author=Loveland City Schools|authorlink=Loveland City School District|date=2006-01-27] It is involved with the service organization Unified for UNIFAT. The school's sports teams, known as the Tigers, are members of the Buckeye Division of the Fort Ancient Valley Conference.

History

Evelyn Hawley was Loveland High School's first graduate, the only graduating member of the Class of 1881.cite web|url=http://www.co.clermont.oh.us/508/includes/page/topic/history/history_default.php?topic=villages&item=loveland|title=Loveland|work=History of Clermont County Villages|author=Clermont County, Ohio]

Until 1926, Loveland City Schools operated as separate Loveland East and Loveland West districts, and each district had its own high school.cite web|author=Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce|year=2005|url=http://lovelandchamber.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=185|title=History of the Loveland Area|accessdate=2008-01-29] Loveland West High School was located in present-day Loveland's central business district, in the building that now houses Loveland Elementary School. Loveland East High School, located on Broadway Street, was built by Cincinnati architect Samuel Hannaford and is now a church.

The unified high school, named Loveland Hurst High School, was eventually located on the Hamilton County side of the city. Ann Donahue, a Loveland High School graduate, modeled the set of the television show "M.Y.O.B." after this building.cite news|author=John Kiesewetter|first=John|last=Kiesewetter|title=Writer models 'M.Y.O.B.' set after Loveland alma mater|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/06/04/loc_writer_models_m_y_o.html|date=2000-06-04|accessdate=2006-10-16]

Loveland High School's current facilities were built in 1994 to replace Hurst High School, which was turned into a middle school. In 1992, after buying land to build the school, Loveland City Schools signed a contract, in which the City of Loveland agreed to provide the new high school with water and sewage services; in return, the district would push for Hamilton County to annex the high school into Loveland at the city's request.cite news|title=Loveland to schools: Annex already|author=Carrie Whitaker|first=Carrie|last=Whitaker|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=2008-04-23|accessdate=2008-04-23|url=http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20080423/NEWS01/304230036/] As of 2008, the school has yet to be annexed into Loveland; the city has sued in Clermont County court to force the annexation.cite news|title=Loveland school board approves annexation petition - reluctantly|author=Jeanne Houck|first=Jeanne|last=Houck|work=The Loveland Herald|publisher=The Community Press|date=2008-08-20|accessdate=2008-08-21|url=http://communitypress.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/C2/20080820/NEWS09/808200350/]

Notable alumni

*Ann Donahue (1973) – prominent television writer
*Matt Hamill (1995) – three-time NCAA Wrestling Division III National ChampionMySpace|mhamill1|Matt Hamill]
*Lillian Morris – "" contestantcite news|author=John Kiesewetter|first=John|last=Kiesewetter|title=Warren County Scoutmaster pitches camp with 'Survivor'|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/08/31/tem_Survivor31.html|date=2003-08-31|accessdate=2006-10-16]
*Caleb Campbell (1992) – Drummer/Percussionist for international recording artists Another Tragedy

Notable faculty

*Todd Benzinger (2006–2008) – girls' basketball coach; former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfieldercite news|url=http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20080412/SPT0301/804120412/|title=Prep coaches leave void|author=Tom Groeschen|first=Tom|last=Groeschen|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=2008-04-12|accessdate=2007-04-12]

References

External links

* [http://www.lovelandschools.org/ District website]
* [https://thefinder.tax.ohio.gov/StreamlineSalesTaxWeb/Download/BoundaryData/SD/3108_TaxYr2006.pdf Loveland City Schools district map] – Ohio Department of Taxation