Elder High School

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Elder High School
Location
Price Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio
USA
Coordinates 39°06′43″N 84°34′43″W / 39.11199, -84.578687Coordinates: 39°06′43″N 84°34′43″W / 39.11199, -84.578687
Information
School district Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Principal Mr. Tom Otten[1]
Staff 96 staff members[2]
Type Parochial, all-male (1927–[3]), college preparatory
Grades 9–12
Athletics conference Greater Catholic League South
Motto Altiora[4][3]
Mascot Panther[5]
Color(s) Purple and white[5]
Established 1922[6]
Publications The Purple Quill, Elderado
Tuition $7,200 (2007–08)[7]
Homepage Elder High School

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

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[edit] History

The cornerstone was laid in 1922. Named for William Henry Elder, third bishop and Archbishop of Cincinnati, the school was the city's fourth high school[8] and its first Catholic Archdiocesan high school. 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.

In 1927, Elder's girls' department was transferred to Seton High School in Price Hill.[3]

[edit] Academics

The school's 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 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.

Elder High School was named the 16th Best Private High School in the Greater Cincinnati Area by Cincinnati Magazine.[1]

[edit] Athletics

[edit] The Pit

Elder High School is home to "The Pit", the school's nationally-recognized football stadium.[9] 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 was exhibited 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 as one of the nation's "10 great places to watch a high school football game".[10]

In November 2004, Elder High School achieved a first of its kind: a varsity football game streamed live on the Internet to more than 10,000 viewers across three continents, using Cisco Systems technology.[11] In Spring 2005, The Motz Group installed their 24/7 synthetic turf in "The Pit".

[edit] Championship titles

On June 4, 2005, the Elder varsity baseball team won their record 12th OHSAA Division I State Championship, defeating Toledo Start 3–0.[12] The school's baseball team has won at least one state championship in every decade since the 1940s, a feat in Ohio only matched by the Upper Arlington Boys' Golf team. The baseball team was ranked eighth in the nation in 2005. As of 2006, the Elder baseball program has the most wins (1,257 through the 2006 season) and state titles (12) of any school in Ohio.[13]

In addition to baseball, Elder High School has won multiple OHSAA State Championships in several other major sports, including football, basketball, and cross country:

Non-OHSAA-sponsored state championships include:

  • Volleyball (Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association) – 1999, 2000, 2008[14]

Fans of the school's sports teams are known as "Elder Nation"[15] or "Purple Nation".[16]

[edit] Notable alumni

As of 2006, approximately 20,000 people have graduated from Elder High School. Notable alumni include:

Athletics

Andrew Webeler- toughest swimmer this side of the Mississippi River, which he swam the whole length
Clergy
Finance
Government and politics
Media
  • Jim Borgman – Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist for The Cincinnati Enquirer
  • Raymond J. Brune (1980)  – four-time Emmy Award–winning media producer and co-head of Yani-Brune Entertainment; produced more than 15,000 hours of live network, cable and local television programming [2]
  • Bill Hemmer (1983) – Fox News Channel journalist and anchor, formerly with CNN
  • Dennis Janson (1968) – sports anchor for WCPO-TV in Cincinnati
  • Jerry Thomas (1957) – recently-retired Cincinnati radio personality, believed to have the longest tenure at one station of any area radio personality on the air

[edit] References

  1. ^ Otten, Tom. Administration. Elder High School. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  2. ^ Elder High School. Faculty and Staff. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  3. ^ a b c "The Elder Coat of Arms", The Purple Quill, Elder High School, 1950-11-22. Retrieved on 2007-09-29. 
  4. ^ Latin: "The Higher Things".
  5. ^ a b Elder High School. School Songs. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  6. ^ Elder High School. History of Elder. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  7. ^ Elder High School (2007). Tuition & Financial Aid. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  8. ^ Otten, Tom. "God lives in Price Hill", The Catholic Telegraph, Cincinnati, Ohio: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati, 2007-08-03. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  9. ^ 'The Pit' at Elder. Cincinnati.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer (2003-05-20). Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
  10. ^ Lawlor, Christopher. "10 great places to watch a high school football game: Cincinnati", USA Today, Gannett Company, 2001-10-25. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  11. ^ Cisco Systems (2004-11-24). "Cisco Scores Touchdown with its Business Video Solution". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. “Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced that its Cisco Business Video Solution helped enable Cincinnati-based Elder High School, to broadcast a varsity football game live on the Internet to more than 10,000 viewers across three continents.”
  12. ^ Ohio High School Athletic Association (2005-06-06). 2005 Boys Division I State Baseball Tournament. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
  13. ^ Baseball America; National High School Baseball Coaches Association (2006). 2005 High School Poll. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
  14. ^ a b c d e Sharp, Dave. Elder High School All-Sports State Champions. Prowler Online. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
  15. ^ "Elder nation", The Cincinnati Enquirer, Gannett Company, 2002-12-01. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  16. ^ Martin, Neva. "‘Purple Nation’ champions team’s back-to-back seasons" (PDF), The Community Press, December 2003, pp. 26–27. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  17. ^ a b Hanover Football Official Website.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sharp, Dave. Elder Panthers in the Pros. Prowler Online. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
  19. ^ a b c d Sharp, Dave. LaRosa's Sports Hall of Fame Members. Prowler Online. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
  20. ^ 2006-07 Dayton Bombers [ECHL]. Internet Hockey Database (2007-12-20). Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
  21. ^ Player Bio: Eric Toth. CSTV. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
  22. ^ Schmetzer, Mark. "Defense, run game improved", The Cincinnati Enquirer, Gannett Company, 2004-09-22. Retrieved on 2007-08-30. 
  23. ^ Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services. Biography: Most Reverend Bishop Kaising. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
  24. ^ Clancy, Donald Daniel. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.

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