Port Clinton High School

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Port Clinton High School
Location
Port Clinton High School
821 South Jefferson Street
Port Clinton, Ohio 43452

United States
Coordinates 41°30′13″N82°56′15″W / 41.503588°N 82.937509°W / 41.503588; -82.937509
Information
Type Public high school
MottoCharting A Course For Success
School districtPort Clinton City School District
SuperintendentPatrick Adkins
PrincipalGary Steyer
Vice principalTodd Buck
Grades9–12
Enrollment568 (as of 2018–19) [1]
Color(s)Red and White    
Athletics conference Sandusky Bay Conference
MascotRedskins
Affiliation Sandusky Bay Conference
Website www.port-clinton.k12.oh.us/SCHOOLS/PCHS/

Port Clinton High School is a public high school in Port Clinton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Port Clinton City School District. Their nickname is the Redskins. They are currently members of the Sandusky Bay Conference.

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As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 550 students. There were 210 students (38.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 47 (8.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [1]

Athletics

Port Clinton's athletics represent the Sandusky Bay Conference for all sports.

Marching Band

"The Pride of the Redskins" is the nickname to the marching band. Each performance contains a choreographed dance during the final song. Common artists include Lady Gaga, Guns N' Roses, Bon Jovi, and many others. They have had the honor of hosting the Ohio State University Marching Band and performing at Ohio State's Skull Session on November 3, 2011. Every four years, they also perform at Disney World in Florida around Christmas, and Chicago. In 2015, the band marched the Florida Citrus Parade, as well as a parade in Disney's Epcot. In 2018, the band played in Chicago's Saint Patrick's Day Parade, where they were first in the lineup. The band will be returning to Florida in December 2019.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 School data for Port Clinton High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 19, 2021.
  2. Jackson, Tom. "Author's novel immerses reader in Las Vegas", Sandusky Register , October 21, 2016. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Cooper, 46, born in Sandusky and raised in Port Clinton, graduated from Port Clinton High School in 1988. He was quarterback and captain of the football team and captain of the basketball team."
  3. Sue Myrick, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Accessed September 12, 2017. "graduated from Port Clinton High School, Port Clinton, Ohio"