Newark High School (Ohio)
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Newark High School | |
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314 Granville Street , 43055 United States | |
Coordinates | 40°3′57″N 82°25′8″W / 40.06583°N 82.41889°W |
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Type | Public, coeducational high school |
Motto | It's a Great Time to be a cat! |
Opened | 1961 |
School district | Newark City Schools |
Superintendent | David L. Lewis[1] |
Principal | Tom Bowman[2] |
Teaching staff | 71.12 (FTE)[3] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,424 (2022–23)[3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.02[3] |
Color(s) | Crimson and white[2] |
Fight song | Across the Field |
Athletics conference | Ohio Capital Conference[2] |
Team name | Wildcats[2] |
Rival | Lancaster High School (Ohio), Zanesville High School |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[4] |
Yearbook | The Reveille |
Athletic Director | Jeffery Quackenbush[2] |
Website | newarkschools.us |
Newark High School is a public high school in Newark, Ohio. It houses a little more than 2,000 students. It is the only high school in the Newark City Schools district.
An additional 150 students attend the Career and Technical Education Center (C-TEC) associated with the school. Newark High School was built in 1959 and opened in 1961. The school underwent a massive construction project beginning in the Summer of 2010 and completed in the Spring of 2013 to convert the school into one building with 6 classroom wings, a student commons, a gymnasium, an auditorium, and the facility in which the entire district's lunches are produced. Newark plays division I athletics in the Ohio Division of the Ohio Capital Conference. Major athletics rivalries are with Lancaster High School and Zanesville High School.
The school's C-TEC satellite program includes a broadcasting department, which enables students to participate in activities such as operating a closed-circuit television station.
The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)[5] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).[6]
Newark High School's Auditorium
[edit]The Lawrence E. Griffin Performing Arts Center was built in 1970. James Swearingen wrote the piece "Proud Spirit" for Lawence E. Griffin and was first performed by the Pride of Newark at the dedication of the auditorium. The NHS auditorium seats 1047 people. The first recording made there was of the NHS Choirs on April 28 and May 1, 1970.
Notable alumni
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- Gary A. Braunbeck - award-winning author.
- Gil English - Former MLB player (New York Giants, Detroit Tigers, Boston Bees, Brooklyn Dodgers)
- Woody English - Professional baseball player in the MLB (Chicago Cubs).
- Derek Holland (baseball) - Current MLB Pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
- Jay Hottinger - Republican member of the Ohio Senate for the 31st district.
- Geraldine Mock - First woman to fly around the world solo in 1964
- Fred Schaus - Professional basketball player in the NBA (Detroit Pistons) and coach in the NBA (Los Angeles Lakers).
- Jim Tyrer, Professional football player in the NFL (Washington Redskins and Kansas City Chiefs)
- Michael Z. Williamson, author
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
[edit]- Boys basketball - 1936, 1938, 1943, 2008 [7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Newark High Schools' Superintendent's page". Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ a b c "Newark High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ "Executive Board Pre-File Application". OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "OJCL Constitution". OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2002. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL.
- ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.