Chagrin Falls High School
| Chagrin Falls High School | |
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| Address | |
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400 East Washington Street Chagrin Falls, Ohio, (Cuyahoga County), 44022 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°25′36″N 81°22′49″W / 41.42667°N 81.38028°WCoordinates: 41°25′36″N 81°22′49″W / 41.42667°N 81.38028°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| School district | Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools |
| Superintendent | Robert Hunt[1] |
| School code | 360855 |
| Principal | Steven Ast[1] |
| Asst. Principal | Robert Winton[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Orange and Black[2] |
| Athletics conference | Chagrin Valley Conference[2] |
| Mascot | Mortimer The Tiger |
| Team name | Tigers[2] |
| Rival | Kenston High School (Up to 2014-2015 School Year) |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3] |
| USNWR ranking | 92nd |
| Average SAT scores | 1580[1] |
| Average ACT scores | 26.2[1] |
| Yearbook | Zenith |
| Athletic Director | Lenny May[2] |
| Website | Chagrin Falls High School webpage |
Chagrin Falls High School is located in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, a suburb in the Greater Cleveland metropolitan area. The high school's mascot is Mortimer the Tiger.[4]
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,[5] the highest award an American school can receive.[6][7]
In 2008, it was placed 135th on Newsweek Magazine's Top 1,300 Schools list (2nd in Greater Cleveland, behind neighboring high school Solon, and 5th in Ohio). In 2011, it climbed to 92nd in the year ratings.[8]
Athletics
The school is a member of the Chagrin Valley Conference (CVC), Chagrin Division for interscholastic sports. .
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys Cross Country - 1971. The Tigers beat second place Coshocton 94 to 103[9]
- Girls Cross Country - 1991[9]
- Girls Soccer - 1996[9]
- Girls Basketball - 1998[9]
- Boys Lacrosse - 2003[10]
History
Chagrin Falls High School issued its first diploma in 1879, with only one graduate, Hugh Christian.[11] 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.
Notable alumni
- Tim Conway, actor
- Lee Unkrich - Co-Director, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., and Finding Nemo (Academy Award, Best Animated Film, 2003) Pixar Animation Studios
- Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes
- Fred Van Lente, comic book writer
- Diana Munz, Olympic Gold and Silver Medalist in Swimming
- Brian Robiskie, NFL football player for the Detroit Lions
- Sean McHugh, NFL football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Bob Dahl, NFL football player for the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals. Bob graduated from Notre Dame.
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 , 2011 School Profile
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ↑
- ↑ 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."
- ↑ , America's Best High Schools. Accessed November 23, 2011
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
- ↑ OHSLA. "Ohio High School Lacrosse Association Web site". Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- ↑ , History, Number of Students, Accessed Nov 24, 2011