Ashland High School (Ohio)

Ashland High School
Ashland High School building Arry the Arrow, the school's mascot
Location
1440 King Road Ashland , (Ashland County) , Ohio 44805 United States
Coordinates	40°51′12″N82°19′26″W / 40.85333°N 82.32389°W / 40.85333; -82.32389
Information
Type	Public
Established	11 November 1962 (1962-11-11)
School district	Ashland City School District
Superintendent	Steve Paramore
Principal	Josh Packard [1]
Teaching staff	50.83 (FTE) [2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	892 (2023-2024) [2]
Average class size	21
Student to teacher ratio	17.55 [2]
Color(s)	Black and orange [3]
Song	Hail! Ashland High School
Athletics	Yes
Mascot	Arry the Arrow
Team name	Arrows [3]
Rival	Lexington Minutemen
Newspaper	Panorama
Yearbook	Guide
Website	School Website

Ashland High School (AHS) is the only high school of the Ashland City School District of Ashland, Ohio.

Athletics

Ashland High School has a long tradition in sports, especially baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, football and golf. The boys' varsity golf team is notable for having won the only state championships recorded in school history, in 1962 and 1998. In 2008, the boys' and girls' golf teams advanced to the OHSAA Division 1 State Golf Championships. ^[4] The girls' team returned to the championships in 2009, where senior Rachel Thompson received runner-up medalist honors.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

• Boys Bowling - 2025
• Boys' Golf – 1962, 1998 ^[5]

Notable alumni

• Ernest Cline – novelist and screenwriter. ^[6]
• John Roseboro – former MLB player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Washington Senators) ^[7]
• Tim Seder – former National Football League player with the Dallas Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars ^[8]
• Robert Springer – NASA astronaut ^[9]

References

1. O'Donnell, Waylon (April 29, 2019). "Packard hired as principal at Ashland High School".
2. "Ashland High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
3. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
4. Waycross Community Media (March 15, 2021), OHSAA Division 1 Wrestling State Championship Finals , retrieved March 11, 2024
5. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Archived from the original on December 31, 2006. Retrieved December 31, 2006.
6. It's showtime Ashland graduate Ernie Cline breaks into the movies with script for Fanboys Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
7. "John Roseboro Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
8. Josie Karp. "A real kick: Former high-school coach lands in Dallas". CNN. Archived from the original on July 12, 2001. Retrieved December 31, 2006.
9. "ROBERT C. (BOB) SPRINGER (COLONEL, USMC, RET.)". NASA. Retrieved October 24, 2017.

External links

• Official site of school