Cleveland Heights High School

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Cleveland Heights High School
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Address
Cleveland Heights High School
13263 Cedar Road

Cleveland Heights
,
Cuyahoga County
,
Ohio
44118

United States
Coordinates 41°30′8″N81°33′47″W / 41.50222°N 81.56306°W / 41.50222; -81.56306
Information
Type Public, coeducational high school
Established1901
School district Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District
SuperintendentElizabeth Kirby [1]
PrincipalBrandon Towns [2]
Teaching staff108.30 (FTE) [3]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,664 (2022–23) [3]
Student to teacher ratio15.36 [3]
Color(s)Black and gold [4]   
Slogan"Let's Go Tigers! Eat 'Em Up, Eat 'Em Up!"
Athletics conference Greater Cleveland Conference [5]
Nickname The Tigers
Team nameTigers [4]
Website www.chuh.org/clevelandheightshighschool_home.aspx

Cleveland Heights High School is the senior high school of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District, located in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, United States.

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History

Cleveland Heights High School was established in 1901 by the Cleveland Heights Board of Education. The building that is currently being used opened in 1926. [6] The student population was 1,772 as of the 2018–2019, school year with 15.02 student/teacher ratio. The student body is mostly African-American, with 75 percent identifying themselves as such, and Caucasian (15%), multiracial (6%), Hispanic (3%), and Asian (2%) minorities. [7]

Heights athletic teams play in Division I. After 94 years in the Lake Erie League as one of the conference's founding members, Heights began competing in the Greater Cleveland Conference starting with the 2023–2024 school year. [8]

The school is known for its strong music departments, including the Vocal Music Department (VMD) which includes A Cappella, Men's and Women's Barbershop, Singers, and Men and Women's choruses. The Heights Gospel Choir was founded in 1974, and remains active as an extracurricular ensemble. The Instrumental Music Department (IMD) consists of the 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 recognized, with the Choir and Orchestra considered among the best in the country. For a number of years, world-renowned musicians performed with the Orchestra. 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. The Heights High Symphony, Symphonic Winds and Jazz Ensemble competed in the 2007 Heritage Festival in Chicago, Illinois, culminating with an award ceremony at Medieval Times where the Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Jazz Ensemble, received Gold (or Superior) ratings.

The life stories of 48 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. Xing also tied for the second place individual spot with a score of 6.0 out of seven, and Waitzkin (of Searching for Bobby Fischer fame) took first place with 6.5 out of seven. [9]

In the summer of 2015, the building began going under major renovations. The building re-opened on August 21, 2017, and the students used the original building for the 2017–2018 school year. The students used the Wiley campus for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years.

Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships

Cleveland Heights Football stadium, 2017 Stadium, Cleveland Heights High School, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.jpg
Cleveland Heights Football stadium, 2017

Notable alumni

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Jewell, Thomas (March 15, 2019). "Kirby is new Cleveland Heights-University Heights superintendent". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Heights High School".
  3. 1 2 3 Cleveland Heights High School
  4. 1 2 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  5. ↑ "Heights moves conference".
  6. ↑ "About". www.chuh.org. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  7. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Cleveland Heights High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  8. ↑ "Heights moves conference".
  9. ↑ "A History of the National High School Chess Championship". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  10. ↑ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  11. ↑ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball D1". Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  12. ↑ "OHSAA > Sports & Tournaments > Ice Hockey > Ice Hockey History > Past Tournament Results". www.ohsaa.org. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  13. ↑ "2008 TF Results". www.ohsaa.org. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  14. ↑ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Wrestling". Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  15. ↑ "Heights Magazine Alumni Profile: Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley '76". The Heights Magazine. Cleveland heights-University Heights City School District. May 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  16. ↑ Wittenberg, Ed (December 7, 2012). "Solon resident Hal Becker, a Cleveland Heights High School graduate, writes 'Ultimate Sales Book'". Cleveland.com. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  17. ↑ Wittenberg, Ed (May 8, 2013). "Cleveland Heights High hall of fame features Jewish inductees". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Piorkowski, Jeff (December 12, 2015). "Super Bowl players return to Heights High for a visit". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  19. ↑ Cooper, Chuck (October 2011). "Excerpt from Chuck Cooper's Speech" (PDF). Fall Chronicles. New York State Theatre Education Association. p. 5. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Ten inducted into Heights High Hall of Fame - The Heights Observer". www.heightsobserver.org. Retrieved 27 May 2019. James K. Fox, Class of 1965 While many may know him as the founder, leader and drummer for the rock group The James Gang. Fox is also an authority on automotive license plates.
  21. ↑ "Jason Kelce Player Profile". GoBearcats.com.
  22. ↑ "NFL Star Travis Kelce's High School Coaches Reflect on His Success". SpectrumNews1.com.
  23. ↑ "Cleveland Heights High School to induct 10 into alumni hall". Cleveland Jewish News. April 26, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Mack goes home" . Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  25. ↑ "'There are oceans beyond our understanding': 100-year-old Cleveland doctor is still going to work". wkyc.com. July 11, 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  26. ↑ "Jae'Lyn Withers - Men's Basketball". University of Louisville Athletic.
  27. ↑ "A Lawyer and an Insurance Agent Combine Talents". The Plain Dealer. May 26, 1963. p. D23.
  28. ↑ "IMDB Sean Young Bio".

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