Chillicothe High School

See also: Chillicothe High School (Missouri)

Chillicothe High School is a public high school in Chillicothe, Ohio and Chillicothe City School District's only high school. The current high school on Yoctangee Parkway replaced the one built during the 1930s on Arch Street in 1967.

Administration

Jon Saxton - Superintendent
Jeff Fisher - Principal
Dan Staggs - Asst. Prinipal
Garin Veris - Athletic Director

Alma Mater

"Blue and White"

Mid the hills of old Ohio

Where his valley smiling lies,

And the placid, still Scioto

Bears the blue of summer skies.

In the proud unsullied memory

Of years sped in their flight,

Chillicothe, Fair in glory

Guards the peerless Blue and White.

Stalwart sons and fairest daughters,

Gather ever 'round her shrine,

While youth's happy sunlit water

Ripple o'er the shoals of Time.

May her firm course never falter -

Still her cause be just and right -

Laurel bound those brows be ever

Striving for the Blue and White.

As the red rose leaves uncover,

So Time's portals open sway,

As the red rose leaves shall wither,

So our school days pass away,

But though withered, sore and faded,

Still they bear their perfume light;

So our hearts with long years weighted,

Shall yet love the Blue and White.

-George L. Rinkliff, CHS Class of 1905 Lyrics
-Russell Squire, CHS Class of 19"" Music

Activities

Athletics

The Chillicothe Caveliers are part of the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League.

Fall Sports: Football, Volleyball, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Golf, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Girls Tennis, Cheerleading, and Marching band.

Winter Sports: Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Boys Swimming, Girls Swimming, Boys Bowling, and Girls Bowling.

Spring Sports: Baseball, Softball, Boys Track, Girls Track, and Boys Tennis.^[1]

The Marching Cavaliers

Chillicothe's marching band, the Marching Cavaliers, plays at football games and at many of the school's pep rallies. The school also maintains a Drumline and a Flag Corps.^[2]

The Chillicothe Cavalier Orchestra

This is a full orchestra that includes brass instruments as well as percussion.

Latin Club

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]

Notable Alumni

• Garin Veris, 1981, former NFL player for the New England Patriots. On July 14,2011 Garin Veris Accepted the Athletic Director Position At his Alma Mater Chillicothe High School in Chillicothe, Ohio. He will also serve as the at-risk student coordinator -- a new position, at Chillicothe High School -- helping mostly high school juniors and seniors who are in danger of not graduating.

External links

• District website

References

1. ^ http://www.chillicothecavaliers.com/athleticdepartment.htm website of the CHS athletic department
2. ^ http://www.chillicothecavaliers.com/band.htm
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."