Deer Park Junior/Senior High School

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Deer Park Junior/Senior High School
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Deer Park Junior/Senior High School
8351 Plainfield Road

Cincinnati
,
(Hamilton County)
,
Ohio
45236

United States
Coordinates 39°12′38″N84°23′59″W / 39.21056°N 84.39972°W / 39.21056; -84.39972 Coordinates: 39°12′38″N84°23′59″W / 39.21056°N 84.39972°W / 39.21056; -84.39972
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Type Public, Coeducational high school
MottoHelp your school help others help yourself
Established1826
FounderDaniel Shank
School district Deer Park Community City Schools District
SuperintendentJay Phillips
PrincipalShane Hartley
Staff37.55 (FTE) [1]
Grades 7-12
Enrollment527 (2018-19) [1]
Average class size21
Student to teacher ratio14.03 [1]
Color(s) Scarlet and Gray [2]   
SongAlma Mater
Fight song Onward Deer Park
Athletics conference Cincinnati Hills League [2]
SportsBaseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheer, Chess, Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling
MascotWildcats
Team nameWildcats [2]
Rival Reading High School
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [3]
NewspaperDeer Park Today
AlumniBill Cunningham, an American talk radio host for 700 WLW
Website www.deerparkcityschools.org

Deer Park Junior/Senior High School (DPHS) is a public high school located in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, in the city of Deer Park. It is the only high school in the Deer Park Community City Schools district.

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Deer Park High School serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from the neighborhood of Deer Park and portions of Sycamore Township and the village of Silverton. Classes in math, science, history, language arts, and foreign language are available, along with a variety of electives and weighted honors and advanced placement (AP) level courses.

Athletics

The school's athletic program competes as a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. The Wildcats are a member of the Cincinnati Hills League.

OHSAA State Championships

Individual State Champions

History

Deer Park was originally chartered in 1826, making it one of the oldest school districts in the Cincinnati area. In 1826, pioneer Daniel Schenk donated a plot of land directly across from the current Deer Park Jr./Sr. High School, where a one-room schoolhouse was erected. The school was originally called Amity which is now the name of the schools elementary.

By the early 1900s the school house was starting to see age so the community passed a bond issue to build a new Amity school. The building was completed in 1907.

Due to growth in the community, the building was expanded in 1926. A gym was also added and the name of the school was officially changed to the Deer Park Village School.

In 1952, due to continual community growth and the Baby boom after WWII, the district voted to construct two additional primary buildings as well as a new High School building. The current High School building was erected in 1952 and the two primary buildings were completed in 1958. They became known as Howard Elementary and Holmes Elementary.

In 2015, renovations were completed to the High School building, which included the DP Career Academy which was designed to create opportunities for students to pursue careers outside of post-secondary education.

In 2016, the district voted to combine the 3 primary school buildings into 1. Due to the long history of the Amity building, it was decided to modernize and reconstruct the existing structure. In 2018, the Amity Elementary was completed and is now home to all Kindergarten through 6th grade students in Deer Park.

Notable alumni

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  2. 1 2 3 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
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