Chalker High School

Chalker High School is a public high school in Southington, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Southington Local Schools district. Their nickname is the Wildcats.

Chalker High School is named for Newton Chalker, an attorney who was born in Southington. Chalker created an endowment for the high school when schools in the township agreed to consolidate. Newton Chalker also agreed to pay for Chalker High school, as long as the townspeople would pay for the elementary school building, which wasn't nearly as grand, totaling $6000 as compared to the Chalker Building's $20,000^[1]

Senior Students at Chalker High School, take "The Chalker Test" where based on how they score, will receive at least $5 upon graduation.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

• Girls Softball – 1998 ^[2][3]

External links

• District Website

Notes and references

1. ^ "Chalker High History". Southington Local Schools. http://www.southington.k12.oh.us/school~1/school/chshistory/history.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-22. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Softball". http://www.yappi.com/softball/StateChamps.html. Retrieved 2007-02-12. 
3. ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". http://www.ohsaa.org/. Retrieved 2006-12-31. 

Coordinates: 41°18′32″N 80°57′29″W / 41.309°N 80.958°W / 41.309; -80.958