Orange High School (Ohio)

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Orange High School is a public high school located in Pepper Pike, Ohio, an eastern suburb in the Greater Cleveland metropolitan area and part of the Northeast Ohio region. Orange High School primarily serves the affluent communities that historically formed Orange Township, which are Hunting Valley, Moreland Hills, Pepper Pike, Orange and Woodmere. OHS is the only high school in the Orange City School District, which also includes Ballard Brady Middle School, and Moreland Hills Elementary School.

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[edit] History

In 1924, the Orange Schools were consolidated from the individually operated Orange Township public schools. That year, the Foreman family donated the first 10 acres of property to ultimately comprise a 172-acre school district campus and the first Orange Schools building was opened on the current site of the high school. This facility was expanded numerous times to accommodate the growth of the five cities, Pepper Pike, Hunting Valley, Woodmere, Orange, and Moreland Hills, formerly comprising Orange Township.

Pepper Pike Elementary School was opened in 1954 and expanded in 1956. Moreland Hills Elementary School was opened in 1958 to expand the capacity for elementary education and further free up space in the original school building for grades 6-12. In 1963, Ballard Brady Middle School, named in honor of the superintendent (1951-1967), was opened to house grades 6-8.

In 1973, the current Orange High School's contemporary structure was expanded upon, built around and opened on the site of the original school building.

In 1984, due to fluctuations in student class sizes Pepper Pike Elementary School was closed and reopened as the center for Orange Community Education and Recreation (OCER). However, in 1988 the school reopened to serve grades 3 and 4.

In 2001, both Moreland Hills and Pepper Pike Elementary Schools closed as the new Moreland Hills Elementary School opened to serve pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Pepper Pike School reopened as the Pepper Pike Learning Center. It houses OCER, community pre-school, board meetings and other school and community functions. The old Moreland Hills School was renovated into a facility for maintenance, shipping/receiving, computer repair and storage.

In September 2007, there was a bomb threat on Orange High School see article at http://www.orangeschools.org/news-full.cfm?newsid=106 .

Also, in February 2008, there was another bomb threat. No one was harmed, however the school play was postponed.

[edit] Recognition

In 2002, Brady Middle School was named a National School of Excellence for 2001-2002 by the U.S. Department of Education. In 2003, Moreland Hills Elementary School was named an Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators Hall of Fame School. In 2003, Orange High School received the Ohio Association of Excellence Award Tier One Recognition. In 2004, the Orange City School District was named a National School Board Association Technology and Learning Salute District.

For many decades, Orange High School has continuously ranked as one of the best public high schools in the state of Ohio and the U.S. According to Newsweek's 2006 survey, OHS ranked 146th in the U.S., 3rd in Greater Cleveland (behind neighboring high schools Chagrin Falls and Solon) and 6th in Ohio. It also consistently produces some of the highest scores in Advanced Placement Testing. It annually achieves a rate in the upper ninety percentage range of its graduates attending four-year universities. The Orange Lion is the mascot of the school's athletic programs, while the girl's sports teams are called the Lady Lions.

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[edit] Notable Alumni

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[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ OHSAA. Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.