Anderson High School (Ohio)

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Anderson High School
Address
Anderson High School (Ohio)
7560 Forest Road

Cincinnati
,
(Hamilton County)
,
Ohio
45255

United States
Coordinates 39°4′12″N84°20′55″W / 39.07000°N 84.34861°W / 39.07000; -84.34861
Information
Type Public, Coeducational high school
Established1929
School district Forest Hills Local School District
SuperintendentLarry Hook
PrincipalKyle Fender
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1142 (2012-2013)
Color(s) Orange and Black [1]   
Athletics conference Eastern Cincinnati Conference [1]
MascotRaptors
Nickname Raptors
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2]
NewspaperChieftain
YearbookAndersonian
Website http://www.foresthills.edu/anderson

Anderson High School is a public high school in the Forest Hills Local School District in Hamilton County, Ohio.

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History

Established in 1929, Anderson High School is a high school in the Greater Cincinnati area. Anderson was a Blue Ribbon School from 1994 - 1996 as awarded by the United States Department of Education [3] When founded, the school mascot was a comet, but the mascot was changed to Redskins prior to the 1936-37 school year.

In 2017, renovations began on the aging Anderson High School building. Construction is said to be done by the end of 2019. [4]

Mascot

In July 2020, the board of the Forest Hills Local School District voted 4-1 to retire the Redskins as Anderson High's mascot. [1] [5] The new mascot, Raptors was announced in March, 2021. [6]

Notable alumni

Athletics

Anderson High School is a member of the OHSAA and participates in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference.

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  2. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
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  4. ↑ Sellers, Forest. "Anderson High School Renovation Project Begins". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Mitchell, Madeline (July 2, 2020). "Redskins retired: Forest Hills school board will change Anderson High School mascot/logo". The Enquirer.
  6. ↑ Madeline Mitchell (March 5, 2021). "Anderson High School has a new mascot. What do you think it is?". Cincinnati Enquirer.
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