North Olmsted High School
North Olmsted High School is a public high school that is located in the Cleveland suburb of North Olmsted, Ohio. It is the only high school administered by the North Olmsted City School District.
Athletics
State championships
- Boys' soccer: 1977, 1985, 1996, 1999[6]
Clubs and teams
NOHS had a small orchestra as far back as 1930, but Casey Kriechbaum started the instrumental program in 1948 and staged the first concert band and marching band in 1950.[7][8] Alongside the band are the NOHS Eaglets, or cheerleaders. As of 2020 a drama club called the Eagle's Nest Theatre performs twice a year in fall and winter. Student participation in news and announcements is encouraged through the Eagle News Network. A computer club is also present, as is a team for the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad, sponsored by the American Chemical Society. A math team competes in the Ohio Mathematics League Contests and the American Mathematics Competition. There is also a ski club, as well as French and Spanish clubs.[9]
The school also has a boys football, soccer, cross-country, basketball, golf, hockey, bowling, wrestling, swim, baseball, tennis, and track team. They have a girls soccer, volleyball, golf, tennis, basketball, bowling, swimming, dance, gymnastics, cheer, softball, and track team.[10]
Notable events
On September 16, 1990, two juveniles broke into the school and vandalized it, leaving a burning cigarette near an overturned oil lamp, leading to a fire that caused over $3 million in damage to the building.[11] As a result of the fire, classes were temporarily relocated to the I-X Center, an exhibition center in nearby Cleveland.[12]
On October 13, 2020 a football player on the boys football team tested positive for COVID-19. The School District subsequently pulled out of the state playoffs, and canceled all remaining games and practices.[13][14]
Notable alumni
- Tony Gardner, Designer and special effects makeup artist[15]
- Thom Hatch, author and historian[16]
- Jennifer Lyn Jackson, Playboy playmate[17]
- Scott Medvin, Former MLB player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners)[18]
- Daniel S. Papp, Kennesaw State University President[19]
- Adam Russell, Pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays MLB[20]
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Principal's Message
- ^ a b c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ a b c "North Olmsted High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Yearbooks for North Olmsted High School". Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "Yearbooks for North Olmsted High School". Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "Casimer Kriechbaum, music maker". Cleveland Plain Dealer. 6 February 1991. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Ohr, Renate (2007-01-01). "Clubs im Club – Europas Zukunft? / Clubs within the Club – Europe's Future?". ORDO. 58 (1): 67–84. doi:10.1515/ordo-2007-0107. ISSN 2366-0481. S2CID 156787071.
- ^ "North Olmsted City Schools". North Olmsted City Schools. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, et al. v. Sonitrol, Inc. of Cleveland, 672 N.E.2d 687 (Ohio App. 8 Dist. 1996).
- ^ "N. Olm Schools: I-X Center will serve as substitute school". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. September 27, 1990. p. B1.
- ^ "North Olmsted High School pulls out of football playoffs after positive case". WEWS. 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ "North Olmsted varsity football team quarantining after player tests positive for COVID-19". wkyc.com. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ Washington, Julie E. (July 20, 2007). ""Hairspray" effects man from North Olmsted transforms Travolta". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ Hatch, Thom. "Thom Hatch". Thom Hatch. Thom Hatch. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ Noga, Joe (January 22, 2010). "Westlake woman, a former Playboy Playmate, found dead in home". cleveland.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "Scott Medvin Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "Conversation with President Papp". The Sentinel. Kennesaw State University. June 11, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "Adam Russell Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
External links
- Official website