Groveport Madison High School

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Groveport-Madison High School
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Address
Groveport Madison High School
4475 South Hamilton Road

Groveport
,
Ohio
43125

United States
Coordinates 39°52′46″N82°53′7″W / 39.87944°N 82.88528°W / 39.87944; -82.88528
Information
Type Public high school
MottoIt’s Great To Be A Cruiser
School districtGroveport-Madison Local Schools
SuperintendentJamie Grube [1]
PrincipalJeff Altman [2]
Teaching staff98.00 (FTE) [3]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1,804 (2023-2024) [3]
Student to teacher ratio18.41 [3]
Color(s)Red and black [4]   
Athletics conference Ohio Capital Conference [4]
Team nameCruisers [4]
RivalCanal Winchester Indians
Website http://www.gocruisers.org

Groveport-Madison High School is a high school in Groveport, Ohio, United States. The school's mascot is the Cruiser, a horse tamed by John Solomon Rarey. [5]

Contents

Cruiser Football

The current coach for the 2021-2022 season is Mitch Westcamp. [6]

Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical School

SchoolLocationSatellite LocationsSchool DistrictsGrades
Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical School Eastland: Groveport, Ohio

Fairfield: Carrol, Ohio

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  2. ↑ "Get Connected". Groveport Madison Schools. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
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  6. ↑ "Football". Groveport-Madison Schools. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
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