Shaw High School (Ohio)

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Shaw High School is a public high school located in East Cleveland, Ohio. The school was recently renovated in 2005, completed in early 2007 in time for fall registration. The school has over 1200 students and is the only high school in the East Cleveland School district.

1 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
2 Notable alumni
3 External links
4 Notes and references

[edit] Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Baseball - 1944, 1968^[1]
Track and Field – 1915, 1916, 1919^[2]

[edit] Notable alumni

Meran Chang, class of 2001, Famous world traveler, Master of Nonprofit Organizations May 2009 candidate.
John Talley, NFL Former NFL football player Cleveland Browns
John Henton 1978, Actor and comedian, starred on the FOX network hit sitcom "Living Single" as Overton Wakefield Jones. Overton also hailed from the Cleveland area and was an avid Cleveland Browns fan.
Jeff Janning, Recording Artist/Singer/Songwriter, wrote songs for Engelbert Humperdinck, Wayne Newton, and Anthony Newley ABC and the TV Show Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports. Currently has two CDs out.
Wayne Dawson: local TV host for Fox 8 in the morning is a graduate of Shaw High School and an avid Shaw band fan

Tom King Musician/Songwriter/recording artist; Founder of the Outsiders who topped the music charts with a national hit "Time Wont Let Me". He also had an earlier band called "Tom King & The Starfires". Lived on Shaw Ave and 133rd Street.

Tom Matte Baltimore Colts half back and game-winning quarterback. Holds record for highest per-carry rushing average in a Super Bowl game

Buzzy Linhart Recording Artist/Singer/Songwriter. Recorded numerous albums for Roulette & Kama Sutra Records. Wrote "You Got To Have Friends", a hit for Bette Midler.