Chagrin Falls High School
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Chagrin Falls High School is located in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, a southeastern suburb in the Greater Cleveland metropolitan area. The high school's mascot is Mortimer the Tiger.
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[edit] Awards and recognition
During the 2004-05 school year, Chagrin Falls High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[1], the highest award an American school can receive.[2][3]
In 2006, it was placed 97th on Newsweek Magazine's Top 1200 Schools list (1st in Greater Cleveland, 3rd in Ohio). In 2007, it was placed 92nd on Newsweek Magazine's top 100 Schools list.
[edit] Athletics
The school is a member of the Chagrin Valley Conference (CVC), Chagrin Division for interscholastic sports. [1].
[edit] Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys Cross Country - 1971 [4]
- Girls Cross Country - 1991 [4]
- Girls Soccer - 1996 [4]
- Girls Basketball - 1998 [4]
[edit] History
Chagrin Falls High School issued its first diploma in 1879, with only one graduate. The first "large" group to graduate was in 1888 and this "graduating class" consisted of four people. Since then, the high school has graduated over 9,097 students. [2]
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Ted Batchelor, 2007 Guinness Book of World Records record-holder for the longest full-body burn without oxygen.[3]
- Tim Conway, actor.
- Jeff Groth, Former NFL wide receiver
- Sean McHugh - Professional football player and tight end for the Detroit Lions of the NFL.[5]
- Joe Trohman, guitarist from platinum-selling pop punk act Fall Out Boy
- Lee Unkrich - Co-Director, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc., & Finding Nemo (Academy Award, Best Animated Film, 2003) Pixar Animation Studios
- Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes.
- Brian Robiskie, wide receiver for Ohio State University, and son of Atlanta Falcons Wide Receivers coach Terry Robiskie
[edit] External links
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2006 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
- ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
- ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
- ^ a b c d OHSAA. Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
- ^ Sean McHugh, Detroit Lions. Accessed October 29, 2007.
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