Elder High School

Infobox School
name = Elder High School

|motto = AltioraLatin: "The Higher Things".] cite news|url=http://www.elderhs.org/About/CoatofArms/tabid/72/Default.aspx|title=The Elder Coat of Arms|work=The Purple Quill|publisher=Elder High School|date=1950-11-22|accessdate=2007-09-29]
established = 1922cite web|url=http://www.elderhs.org/About/HistoryofElderHighSchool/tabid/74/Default.aspx|title=History of Elder|author=Elder High School|accessdate=2007-09-29]
type = Parochial, all-male (1927–), college preparatory
affiliation = Roman Catholic
district = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati
grades = 9–12
principal = Mr. Tom Ottencite web|url=http://www.elderhs.org/About/Administration/tabid/145/Default.aspx|title=Administration|author=Tom Otten|first=Tom|last=Otten|publisher=Elder High School|accessdate=2007-09-29]
staff = 96 staff memberscite web|url=http://www.elderhs.org/About/FacultyandStaff/tabid/73/Default.aspx|title=Faculty and Staff|author=Elder High School|accessdate=2007-09-29]
students =
conference = Greater Catholic League South
colors = Purple and whitecite web|url=http://www.elderhs.org/About/SchoolSongs/tabid/148/Default.aspx|title=School Songs|author=Elder High School|accessdate=2007-09-29]
mascot = Panther
campus type =
free_label = Publications
free_text = "The Purple Quill", "Elderado"
free_label2 = Tuition
free_text2 = $7,550 (2008–09)cite web|url=http://www.elderhs.org/Parents/TuitionFinancialAid/tabid/132/Default.aspx|title=Tuition & Financial Aid|author=Elder High School|year=2007|accessdate=2007-09-29]
location = Price Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio
country = USA
coordinates = coord|39.11199|-84.578687|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title
website = [http://www.elderhs.org/ Elder High School]

Elder High School is a parochial all-male, college-preparatory high school in the Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

History

The cornerstone was laid in 1922. Named for William Henry Elder, third bishop and Archbishop of Cincinnati, the school was the city's fourth high schoolcite news|url=http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=377&Itemid=852|title=God lives in Price Hill|author=Tom Otten|first=Tom|last=Otten|work=The Catholic Telegraph|location=Cincinnati, Ohio|publisher=Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati|date=2007-08-03|accessdate=2007-08-04] and its first Catholic Archdiocesan high school. Eventually, twelve other such schools were constructed in the Greater Cincinnati area.

Eleven original parishes of the Western Hills neighborhood were the true founders of the school and served as "feeder parishes" for students. The first graduating class was in 1923, with eight students graduating in the year of the school's opening. Since its founding, nearly 20,000 students have graduated from the school.

In 1927, Elder's girls' department was transferred to Seton High School in Price Hill.

Academics

The school's curriculum is accredited by the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association. Several levels of curriculum are provided. The school has an Honors program which provides the top students Advanced Placement courses in Art, Calculus, Chemistry, Computer Science, English, U.S. History, and Physics. A college prep program offers two levels to meet the needs of the largest percentage of students. A General Level program provides an opportunity for other students to learn at a more relaxed pace. Each year over 75% of the graduating students enroll in 4-year colleges and about 15% enroll in two-year colleges and technical schools.

Elder High School was named the 16th Best Private High School in the Greater Cincinnati Area by Cincinnati Magazine. [http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/uploadedFiles/Cincinnati_Magazine/Articles/AUG07%20Schools%20Chart.pdf]

Athletics

The Pit

Elder High School is home to "The Pit", is the high-school's football stadium.cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20050221110540/http://www.cincinnati.com/local/westside/E70html_05202003__GNWthepit_Other.html|title='The Pit' at Elder|work=Cincinnati.com|publisher="The Cincinnati Enquirer"|date=2003-05-20|accessdate=2007-08-04 ] Construction began in the 1930s by students and faculty and was completed in December 1947. The stadium seats 10,000, although it has held more on many occasions.

In May 1987, the "Moving" Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall was exhibited at the stadium. The wall contains the names of 11 Elder High School graduates who died in the Vietnam War, the most of any Ohio high school. In 2001, The Pit was featured in "USA Today" as one of the nation's "10 great places to watch a high school football game".cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2001-10-25-top10-stadiums-elder.htm|title=10 great places to watch a high school football game: Cincinnati|author=Christopher Lawlor|first=Christopher|last=Lawlor|work=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company|date=2001-10-25|accessdate=2007-08-04]

In November 2004, Elder High School achieved a first of its kind: a varsity football game streamed live on the Internet to more than 10,000 viewers across three continents, using Cisco Systems technology.cite press release|url=http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2004/prod_112404.html|title=Cisco Scores Touchdown with its Business Video Solution|publisher=Cisco Systems|date=2004-11-24|accessdate=2007-08-04|quote=Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced that its Cisco Business Video Solution helped enable Cincinnati-based Elder High School, to broadcast a varsity football game live on the Internet to more than 10,000 viewers across three continents.] In Spring 2005, The Motz Group installed their [http://themotzgroup.com/247/247_inst.php 24/7] synthetic turf in "The Pit".

Championship titles

On June 4, 2005, the Elder varsity baseball team won their record 12th OHSAA Division I State Championship, defeating Toledo Start 3–0.cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/bb/boys/2005/bd1rslt05.htm|title=2005 Boys Division I State Baseball Tournament|author=Ohio High School Athletic Association|date=2005-06-06|accessdate=2007-08-04] The school has won at least one baseball state championship in every decade since the 1940s, and the baseball team was ranked eighth in the nation in 2005. As of 2006, the Elder baseball program has the most wins (1,257 through the 2006 season) and state titles (12) of any school in Ohio.cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/highschool/2005top50.html|title=2005 High School Poll|author=Baseball America|coauthors=National High School Baseball Coaches Association|year=2006|accessdate=2007-08-04]

In addition to baseball, Elder High School has won multiple OHSAA State Championships in several other major sports, including football, basketball, and cross country:

* Baseball – 1943, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1958–1960, 1973, 1978, 1984, 1999, 2005cite web|url=http://media.elderhs.net/ehsportsarchives/StateChampionships/elder_state_championships.htm|title=Elder High School All-Sports State Champions|work=Prowler Online|author=Dave Sharp|first=Dave|last=Sharp|accessdate=2007-08-04]
* Cross country – 1973, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989
* Basketball – 1973, 1974, 1993
* Football – 2002, 2003

Non-OHSAA-sponsored state championships include:

* Volleyball (Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association) – 1999, 2000, 2008

Fans of the school's sports teams are known as "Elder Nation"cite news|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/preps/2002/12/01/wwwprep2doc1.html|title=Elder nation|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=2002-12-01|accessdate=2007-08-04] or "Purple Nation".cite news|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20040626200145/http://www.communitypress.com/SpecialSection/Elder_guide/elder_26.pdf|title=‘Purple Nation’ champions team’s back-to-back seasons|author=Neva Martin|first=Neva|last=Martin|work=The Community Press|pages=26–27|date=December 2003|accessdate=2007-08-04|format=PDF ]

Notable alumni

As of 2006, approximately 16,000 people have graduated from Elder High School. Notable alumni include:

; Athletics
* Ricky Brown (2002) – professional football player for the Oakland Raiderscite web|url=http://media.elderhs.net/ehsportsarchives/ProPanthers.htm|title=Elder Panthers in the Pros|work=Prowler Online|author=Dave Sharp|first=Dave|last=Sharp|accessdate=2007-08-30]
* Bill Earley (1974) – pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1986
* Bob Fry (1949) – professional football offensive lineman
* Steve Grote (1973) – All–Big Ten basketballer after whom the University of Michigan named its Hustle Award Jim Hilvert (1989) – head football coach at Thomas More College
* Robert Hoernschemeyer (1943) – professional football running backcite web|url=http://media.elderhs.net/ehsportsarchives/LaRosasHall.htm|title=LaRosa's Sports Hall of Fame Members|work=Prowler Online|author=Dave Sharp|first=Dave|last=Sharp|accessdate=2007-08-30]
* Dan James (1955) – professional football player
* Steve Junker (1953) – professional football tight end
* Steve Keller – professional soccer player for the Dallas Burn
* Gordon Massa (1953) – catcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1957–1958
* Chris Nichting (1984) – Major League Baseball pitcher
* Craig Rehage (2005) – minor-league hockey player for the Dayton Bombers, 2006–2007cite web|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000802007.html|title=2006-07 Dayton Bombers [ECHL] |work=Internet Hockey Database|date=2007-12-20|accessdate=2008-01-02]
* Don Ruberg (1947) – head baseball coach at Xavier University, 1963–1967
* Joe Schaffer (1955) – professional football player for the Buffalo Bills, 1960
* Dan Stricker (1998) – professional football player for the New England Patriots, 2003
* Steve Tensi (1961) – professional football quarterback
* Eric Toth (1989) – head tennis coach at Xavier Universitycite web|url=http://goxavier.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/toth_eric00.html|title=Player Bio: Eric Toth|work=CSTV|accessdate=2007-09-23]
* Jerry Vogele – professional football player for the New England Patriotscite news|url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/09/22/spt_sptsfoot1amu.html|title=Defense, run game improved|author=Mark Schmetzer|first=Mark|last=Schmetzer|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=2004-09-22|accessdate=2007-08-30]

; Clergy
* Most Reverend Bishop John J. Kaising – Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Servicescite web|url=http://www.milarch.org/bishops/kaising_bio.html|title=Biography: Most Reverend Bishop Kaising|author=Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services|accessdate=2007-08-04]

; Finance
* George Schaefer, Jr. – former CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp

; Government and politics
* Donald D. Clancy – eight-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives (January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1977)cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000409|title=Clancy, Donald Daniel|work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=2007-08-04]
* Patrick Dinkelacker (1972) – judge with the Ohio Court of Appeals, District 1
* Steve Driehaus (1984) – Minority Whip in the Ohio House of Representatives from the 31^st House district
* Thomas Raymond Lipps (1968) – Presiding Administrative Judge, Hamilton County Juvenile Court

; Media
* Jim Borgman – Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist for "The Cincinnati Enquirer"
* Raymond J. Brune (1980) – four-time Emmy Award–winning media producer and co-head of Yani-Brune Entertainment; produced more than 15,000 hours of live network, cable and local television programming [http://www.rayjay.tv/]
* Bill Hemmer (1983) – Fox News Channel journalist and anchor, formerly with CNN
* Dennis Janson (1968) – sports anchor for WCPO-TV in Cincinnati
* Jerry Thomas (1957) – recently-retired Cincinnati radio personality, believed to have the longest tenure at one station of any area radio personality on the air

References

External links

* [http://www.elderhs.org/ Elder High School]
* [http://www.ehsports.com/ EHSports.com] – Elder sports teams