Parma Senior High School

Parma Senior High School
Address
6285 West 54th Street Parma , (Cuyahoga County) , Ohio 44129 United States
Coordinates	41°23′34″N81°43′16″W / 41.39278°N 81.72111°W / 41.39278; -81.72111
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational high school
Established	1953
Closed	2023
Superintendent	Charles Smialek
Principal	Andrew Suttell
Faculty	76.13 (FTE) [1]
Grades	8-12
Enrollment	1,520 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.97 [1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Red and Gray
Athletics conference	Great Lakes Conference [ citation needed ]
Team name	Redmen

Parma Senior High School (alternatively known as PSH or Parma High School) was one of three public high schools in the Parma City School District in Parma, Ohio. The school was a member of the Northeast Ohio Conference. The Parma Board of Education was moved into the high school in Fall 2006.

Parma Senior High School athletic teams were known as the Redmen and compete in the Great Lakes Conference.^{[ citation needed ]}

The school closed following the 2022-23 school year. ^{[2] [3]} It was demolished in 2024. ^[4]

History

It was formerly the Parma Schaaf High School.^{[ citation needed ]}

Alumni

• John Adams (1969), a Cleveland Indians fan known as "The Drummer" who played a bass drum at nearly every Indians game at Progressive Field ^[5]
• Bob Brugge (1944), former National Football League player for the Cleveland Browns ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Carmen Cozza (1948) College Football Hall of Fame Coach
• Neil Giraldo (1973) American musician, record producer, arranger, and songwriter best known as the musical partner of Pat Benatar
• Frank A. Herda (1966), Medal of Honor 1968 ^[6]
• Les Horvath former National Football League player and Heisman Trophy winner at Ohio State University. Attended Parma Schaaf High from 1936 to 1938
• Scott Jarvis (real name Ralph Jerome Jarvis, ^[7] graduated 1959), ^[8] Broadway actor
• Ron Labinski (1955), architect who was a founding partner in HOK Sport, and was instrumental in the design of sports venues worldwide ^[9]
• Biagio Messina, filmmaker, TV producer, and actor known for playing the role of Marc Cram on Kenan & Kel. ^{[10] [11]} Has also produced over 100 hours of film and television. ^[12]
• Mike Ozdowski (1973), former National Football League player for the Baltimore Colts
• Rich Rollins, former Major League Baseball player
• Alan Ruck, actor (famous for his role as Cameron Frye in Ferris Bueller's Day Off ^[13]

References

1. "Parma High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
2. Kosich, John (June 10, 2022). "Parma Senior High School and 2 elementary schools closing at end of 2022-23 school year". WEWS-TV . Retrieved October 22, 2022.
3. Murrey, Remi (August 16, 2023). "What's next for Parma Senior High School, students and staff?". News 5 Cleveland. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
4. Murrey, Remi (April 22, 2024). "Concerns addressed over the demolition of Parma Senior High School". WEWS-TV. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
5. "Drummer John Adams says Cleveland Indians fans can't be beat: Ten minutes with ..." 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
6. "Frank Herda, awarded Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam, saluted in conference room dedication (photos)". Cleveland.com. Advance Local Media. January 11, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
7. Ralph Jerome Jarvis in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
8. ""The Night of January 16th" and "Finnian's"". Spectrum. Parma City School District. 1959. p. 108.
9. Adams, David (March 10, 1996). "A Place in the Sun Sports Fans Can Truly Call Their Own Architectural Firm Plans Sports Palaces Dreams Are Made Of". The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
10. Simakis, Andrea (October 10, 2010). "'Scream Queens' helps Parma native make it big in Hollywood". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved January 28, 2016.
11. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2003). The complete directory to prime time network and cable TV shows 1946-present (8. ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 635. ISBN   0-345-45542-8.
12. "About Joke Productions". Joke Productions. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
13. Dawidziak, Mark (March 11, 2013). "Cleveland's Top 100 Celebrities: From Joe Walsh to Adolphe Menjou, our list grows". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved January 29, 2016.

External links

• Parma Senior High School Alumni Association