Elder High School

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**Elder High School**

Principal	Mr. Tom Otten
School type	Parochial, all-male
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Location	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States 3900 Vincent Avenue
Mascot	Panther
School newspaper	The Purple Quill
School annual publication	Elderado
School motto	Altiora (Latin: "The Higher Things")
School colors	Purple and white

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

1 History
2 Academics
3 Notable alumni
4 Sports and Facilities
- 4.1 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

The cornerstone was laid in 1922. Named for William Henry Elder, third bishop and Archbishop of Cincinnati, the school was the first Catholic Archdiocesan high school in the city. 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.

[edit] Academics

The 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 sometimes 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.

[edit] Notable alumni

Approximately 16,000 people have graduated from Elder High School. Notable alumni include:

Jerry Thomas, recently retired Cincinnati radio personality, believed to have the longest tenure at one station of any area radio personality on the air. (1957)
Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist for the Cincinnati Enquirer, Jim Borgman
Fox News Channel (and former CNN) journalist and anchor, Bill Hemmer (1982)
Steve Driehaus, Ohio House of Representatives, District 31 is Minority Whip (1984).
Most Reverend Bishop John J. Kaising, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services (see [1]).
Donald D. Clancy, United States Congress, 8 terms, January 3, 1961-January 3, 1977 (see [2]).
George Schaefer, Jr., CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp

[edit] Sports and Facilities

The high school is the home of "The Pit" (see[[3]]), the premier high school football stadium in the United States of America. 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 [4] was displayed 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 (see [5]) as one the Nations 10 great places to watch a high school game. In November 2004 Elder High School achieved a first of its kind: the broadcast of a varsity football game live on the Internet to more than 10,000 viewers across three continents (see [6]).

In the spring of 2005, The Motz Group[7] installed their 24/7[8] synthetic turf in "The Pit".

On June 4, 2005, the Elder varsity baseball team won their record 12th OHSAA Division I State Championship, defeating Toledo Start 3-0. ¹The school has won at least one state championship in every decade since the 1940's and the baseball team was ranked 8th in the nation in 2005. The Elder baseball program has the most wins and state titles of any school in Ohio.³.

In addition to Baseball, Elder High School has won multiple state championships in several major sports including; Football, Basketball, and Cross Country, and has been followed by their faithful known as the "Elder Nation" (see [9]) or "Purple Nation" (see [10]).