| Cleveland Heights High School | |
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| Address | |
| 13263 Cedar Road Cleveland Heights, Ohio, (Cuyahoga County), 44118 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| Established | 1901 |
| School district | Cleveland Heights – University Heights City School District |
| Superintendent | Douglas Heuer[1] |
| Principal | Darcel Williams[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1909 (2006-2007) |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold [1] |
| Slogan | Let's Go Tigers! Eat 'Em Up, Eat 'Em Up! |
| Athletics conference | Lake Erie League[1] |
| Nickname | The Tiggas |
| Team name | Tigers[1] |
| Athletic Director | Kristin Hughes[1] |
| Website | http://www.chuh.org/heights_high.shtml |
Cleveland Heights High School (or commonly known as Heights) is the senior high school of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District.
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Cleveland Heights High School was founded in 1901. The current student population is more than 1800, with 18 students per full-time teacher.
The school is mostly African-American, with 76% identifying themselves as such, and Caucasian (19%), multiracial (4%) and Asian (1%) minorities.
Heights is known for its athletic teams, which play in Division I.
The school is known for its strong music departments, including the Vocal Music Department (VMD) which include A Cappella, Men's and Woman's Barbershop, Singers, and Men and Women's choruses. There is also a Gospel Choir which is an extracurricular group. The Instrumental Music Department (IMD) consists of the well respected Heights High Symphony, Symphonic Winds, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Concert Orchestra, Marching Band, Jazz Lab, and Jazz Band. During the 1960 and 1970s, Heights High's music programs were nationally renowned with the Choir and Orchestra considered amongst the best in the country. For a number of years, world renowned musicians performed with the Orchestra and the Heights Band & Orchestra Parents organization and Heights Choir Parents Organization played a major role in promoting music and making Heights High synonymous with the highest quality music. Recently, the Heights High Symphony, Symphonic Winds and Jazz Ensemble competed in the 2007 Heritage Festival in Chicago, Illinois culminating at an award ceremony at Medieval Times where the Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Jazz Ensemble received Gold (or Superior) ratings.
The school is also known for its student-run newspaper, The Black & Gold, as well as for its former AP Calculus BC program.
The life stories of forty-eight fascinating graduates of Cleveland Heights High School are featured in the book Every Tiger Has a Tale written by Gary Stromberg, a 1968 graduate of the school.
In 1991, the school won the 23rd National High School chess tournament. The team consisted of Andy Gard, Joshua Jex, Ari Singer and Wenning Xing. Wenning Xing also tied for the second place individual spot with a score of 6.0 out of seven; Josh Waitzkin (of "Searching for Bobby Fischer" fame) took first place with 6.5 out of seven.[2]
Heights High School recently became a pilot school for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Small schools movement. Heights has divided itself into what used to be five and now four small schools designed to improve student achievement based on an individual's learning style. The five schools at Heights[3] are:
Much controversy among the student population and teachers as well has risen around the implementation of Small Schools at Heights as well as how they have been run.
Former Heights High Instrumental Music Directors:
Heights High Vocal music director Craig L. McGaughey was first employed at Heights during the 2000–2001 school year to teach Heights Singers, Heights A Cappella Choir, and Men's and Women's Choruses which consist of over 150 students per year. These groups compete at national competitions and at O.M.E.A Solo and Ensemble contest, perform concerts at Heights High, and perform at many community venues. The Heights Singers and A Cappella Choir have won many national competitions and go on a yearly tour.