New Richmond High School
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| Principal | Diana Spinnati |
| Assistant Principals | Rob Burnside |
| Founded | August 22, 1944 |
| School type | Public |
| Location | Clermont County, Ohio, USA |
| Enrollment | 825 students (2005–06) |
| Mascot | Lion |
| School colors | Red and black |
| Student newspaper | The Messenger |
| http://www.nrschools.org/nrhs/ | |
New Richmond High School is a public high school located in southeastern Clermont County, Ohio approximately twenty-five miles east of downtown Cincinnati. New Richmond High School is a four-year comprehensive high school with a student enrollment of 850. Another 75 high school students receive specialized vocational training by attending one of the career development campuses in the Grant Vocational School. It is the only high school in the New Richmond Exempted Village School District.
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[edit] History
[edit] Campus
The original building was constructed in 1944 and opened for the 1945 school year. The campus also includes New Richmond Elementary and New Richmond Middle School. Both the main building and the auditorium are constructed of tan brick. The main academic building contains 3 1/2 stories of classrooms (3 stories plus a floor that takes up one wing with 4 rooms in it. The school's classrooms are quite economic and ergonomic. There is no wasted space, it is rumored the architect was on recreational drugs during completion. The campus also includes top notch athletic facilities which include a 3 tennis courts and a practice tennis court, 2 baseball/softball fields, 1 practice field, and a newly added 7 million dollar stadium, including astro-turf, buildings for both team, the home team's (the lions) including a weight traing room, a medic station and coaches offices. The stadium, used for soccer, football, track and field events, and rumored lacrosse in upcoming years, includes a 9 lane track, a High jump pole, a pole vault pole, and a long jump area. The home team's seats are incredibly ergonomic, including actual chairs instead of traditional bleacher/benches. The sound system and lights are all controlled from a state of the art A/V room on top of the Home teams stands, and includes cameras and camera posts. Furthermore, the field-turf, a new age playing surface, has been installed onto the formerly grass football field which improves its durability and allows it to be used for other field sports such as soccer and lacrosse.
[edit] Students
New Richmond's student body consists of approximately 850 students and is predominately homogeneous, being made up of mostly lower-middle to upper class white students. The majority of the student body is from the surrounding suburban areas, such as high-cost developments like Legendary Run, Alpine Terrace, and a new yet-to-be-named development directly across from the school.
[edit] Faculty
Currently, the school has 56 teachers and faculty members. The teacher to student ratio is higher this year, due to the implementation of open-enrollment, at about 1:26. This last year, musical director, Doug Heflin was nominated as the Wal-Mart teacher of the year.
[edit] Curriculum
A complete high school program is offered at New Richmond High School. For the 2006-2007 school year, students are required to complete the following program of studies:
| Subject | Credits earned | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| English | 4 | Must be in English 9, 10, 11 and 12 |
| Mathematics | 3 | Must include Algebra I and Geometry; Recommended students may take integrated math courses which include the topics of traditional Algebra I and Geometry |
| Science | 3 | Must include 1 unit of physical science and 1 unit of biological science |
| Social Studies | 3.5 | Must include 1 unit of Modern World History, 1 unit of Modern United States History, 2 units of American History, ½ unit of American Government |
| Health | .5 | |
| Physical Education | .5 | |
| Electives | 6.5 | One elective must be selected from one of the following areas: business/technology, foreign language, or the fine arts: music, visual arts or drama |
| Total | 21 |
[edit] Athletics
[edit] Fall sports
- Football
- Cheerleading
- Boy's Soccer
- Girl's Soccer
- Girl's Tennis
- Boy's Golf
- Girl's Golf
- Boy's Cross Country
- Girl's Cross Country
- Volleyball
[edit] Winter sports
- Boy's Basketball
- Girl's Basketball
- Boy's Swimming
- Girl's Swimming
- Wrestling
- Academic Team
- Dive Team
[edit] Spring sports
- Baseball
- Softball
- Boy's Tennis
- Girl's Tennis
- Boy's Track
- Girl's Track
[edit] Other extracurricular activities
- Art Club
- Book Club
- Chess Club
- Mock Trial
- National Honor Society
- Political Science Club
- The Messenger
- Young Conservatives of New Richmond
- Clash of The Classes
- Prom Committee
- Student Council
- Ultimate Frisbee Club
[edit] Notable alumni
Todd Benziger- Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Controversies
Late in the '04-'05 school year, the varsity boys basketball coach, a Mr. Alan Slater admitted to having sexual relations with a student, Katie Middeler, the Middle School gym teacher's niece. Slater was arrested and spent 60 days in prison. Also, due to an attempted cover up, the principal, Monti Mallow was replaced, and sent to a central office designation, which he later resigned from totally.
[edit] Other information
[edit] Mission statement
| Every child a high performing student. Every stakeholder a high performing team member.. |
[edit] Official school fight song
- Fight the team across the field
- Show them New Richmond's here.
- Set the earth reverberating
- With a mighty cheer.
- Rah! Rah! Rah!
- Hit them hard and see
- How they fall.
- Never let that team get the ball.
- Hail, hail, the gang's all here
- And we'll beat [Name of opposing school] tonight!
