Mentor High School

Mentor High School
Mentor High School's logo, the Mentor Cardinal
Address
6477 Center Street Mentor, Ohio, (Lake County), 44060  United States
Coordinates	41°41′40″N 81°20′14″W / 41.69444°N 81.33722°W / 41.69444; -81.33722Coordinates: 41°41′40″N 81°20′14″W / 41.69444°N 81.33722°W / 41.69444; -81.33722
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational high school
Established	1923
School district	Mentor Exempted Village School District
Superintendent	Jacqueline Hoynes[1]
Principal	William Wade[1]
Faculty	175 certified staff members
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	3,200
Color(s)	Scarlet and Gray [1]
Fight song	Across the Field
Athletics	Boys Baseball Boys Basketball Girls Basketball Bowling Cheerleading Boys Cross Country Girls Cross Country Girls Fastpitch Football Boys Golf Girls Golf Gymnastics Ice hockey Boys Lacrosse Girls Lacrosse Boys Soccer Girls Soccer Swimming/Diving Team Boys Tennis Girls Tennis Boys Track & Field Girls Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling
Athletics conference	Northeast Ohio Conference[2]
Mascot	Cardinals
Team name	Cardinals[1]
Accreditation(s)	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [3]
Athletic Director	Jeffrey Cassella[1]
Website	www.mentorhigh.com

Mentor High School is a public high school located in Mentor, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Mentor Exempted Village School District (informally, "Mentor Schools"). In the 2008-2009 school year, it shifted from a three-year school (grades 10-12) to a four-year high school (grades 9-12), serving 3,200 students. It is the eighth largest high school by enrollment in the State of Ohio.^{[4][not in citation given]} Mentor High School educates students from Mentor, Mentor-on-the-Lake, and parts of Kirtland Hills and Concord Township in Lake County, Ohio. Mentor is known for its strong academics, athletic and career-prep programs. Mentor High is made up of mainly students from the three Mentor middle schools; Memorial, Shore, and Ridge.

Alma mater

(sung to the tune of Far Above Cayuga's Waters)

Keep the banners waving o'er us,
Floating toward the sky,
We've a team that's fighting for us,
Cheer for Mentor High.

Alma Mater, Alma Mater
When from thee we part,
We shall keep thy mem'ries ever,
Woven in our hearts.

Extracurricular activities

Science Olympiad

In 2007, the Science Olympiad team saw one of its greatest successes in over a decade, finishing second in the state competition, overtaking Solon High School, a local rival, to get a bid to the national competition at Wichita State University. They finished fifth in the nation, an impressive finish for the young team.

In 2009, the Science Olympiad team finished seventh nationally. They were led by senior Frank Tanveer Trebar, who placed first nationally in the Egg-O-Naut event.

Athletics

Mentor High is a Division I school in the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). Formerly of the Lake Erie League, Mentor now competes in the Northeast Ohio Conference (NOC).^[2] The Cardinals have won several state championship titles sponsored by the OHSAA.^[5]

• Boys Track and Field - 1933
• Boys Cross Country - 1985
• Boys Soccer - 1994
• Girls Tennis - Kara Sherwood - 2008

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

Coach Lee Tressel led the Mentor Cardinals football team to 34 consecutive victories in the 1950s.^[6]

Other activities

• Academic Challenge
• Academic Decathlon
• Athletic Assistants
• Buckeye Boys and Girls State
• Business Club
• Law Club
• Marching Band
• Mock Trial Competition Team
• Orchestra
• Speech and Debate Team
• Student Government
• Teen Institute
• Theatre
• Top 25
• Web Team
• Yearbook
• Young Politicians

Student Suicides

Four students committed suicide in an approximately four-year period ending in 2008, allegedly as a result of harassment or bullying from fellow students. ref name="BarrOct8">Barr, Meghan (Oct 8, 2010). "1 Ohio school, 4 bullied teens dead by own hand". Yahoo! News (Mentor, Ohio). http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101008/ap_on_re_us/us_bullying_one_town_8. Retrieved 12 October 2010. </ref> This prompted at least two of the families to file lawsuits against the school.^[7]

Administration

• Dr. Jacqueline Hoynes, superintendent
• William Wade, principal
• Lee Munoz, assistant principal
• Christil Wolf, Unit 12 principal
• John Diamond, Unit 11 principal
• Adam Dudziak, Unit 10 principal
• James McMahon , Unit 9 principal

Adult Classes

• Home Maintenance & Repair
• Digital Photography

Notable alumni

• Gary Durchik – NCAA, Canadian Football League, and Canadian Junior Football League Football Coach
• Bob Hallen – NFL Football Player
• Dustin Kirby – MLS Soccer Player
• Sinisa Ubiparipovic – MLS Soccer Player - New York Red Bull Roster
• Dan Ryczek – NFL Football player
• Michael Salinger - Author
• David Wilcox – Recording Artist
• Bart Tanski – 2007 Mr. Football Award (Ohio) Recipient
• Kimberly Dawn Trenor - charged in death of daughter Riley Ann Sawyers
• Katie Spotz - endurance rower
• Tyler Bortnick - Professional Baseball Player, Tampa Bay Ray organization. 2011 Florida State League All-Star

Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=1016. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "N.O.C. Welcomes New Member the Mentor Cardinals!". NortheastOhioConference.org. Northeast Ohio Conference. July 6, 2011. http://northeastohioconference.org/article.cfm?id=178. Retrieved July 20, 2011. 
3. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2010-04-02. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Ohio Department of Education. "ODE Data & Statistics". http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?Page=2&TopicID=661&TopicRelationID=3. Retrieved 2007-07-10. 
5. ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". http://www.ohsaa.org/. Retrieved 2006-12-31. 
6. ^ "Coach Tressel Family Tree". http://www.coachtressel.com/coach_tressel/father.asp/. Retrieved 2099-6-18. 
7. ^ Barr, Meghan (Oct 8, 2010). "1 Ohio school, 4 bullied teens dead by own hand". Yahoo! News (Mentor, Ohio). http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101008/ap_on_re_us/us_bullying_one_town_8. Retrieved 12 October 2010. 

External links

• Mentor High School
• Mentor Public Schools