Thurgood Marshall High School (Ohio)

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Thurgood Marshall High School
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Thurgood Marshall High School (Ohio)
4447 Hoover Ave

Dayton
,
Ohio
45417

United States
Coordinates 39°45′46″N84°15′39″W / 39.762812°N 84.260914°W / 39.762812; -84.260914
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School typePublic Secondary School
School board Dayton Public Schools
PrincipalChavin Lewis
Staff35.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment500 (2022–2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.29 [1]
Language English
Area Urban
Color(s)Purple and Gold   
Athletics conference Dayton City League
Mascot Cougar
Website Thurgood Marshall Website

Thurgood Marshall High School is a public high school in Dayton, Ohio. [2] The school is named for the late African American pioneering civil rights attorney and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. The school was established in 2007.

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About

Thurgood Marshall High School was formed in 2007 after the merger of Colonel White High School and Nettie Lee Roth Middle School. [3] Roth had previously been a high school until it was converted to a middle school in 1982. Thurgood Marshall was built on the former site of Roth and decided to use Colonel White's nickname of the "Cougars." The school colors are purple and gold, purple being from Roth's purple & white and the gold from Colonel White's green & gold.

Thurgood Marshall students select either the School of Humanities and Cultural Studies or Service and Leadership as ninth graders. Incoming freshmen apply for admission into the AMA (Academic Magnet Academy) and are accepted based upon meeting the program's entrance requirements. These learning communities are designed to prepare students for entrance into colleges and universities of higher learning.

Clubs / Organizations

Dayton NAACP President Derrick Foward holds press conference to announce the first NAACP High School Chapter in the State of Ohio history. Move Foward Thurgood Marshall NAACP High School Chapter -2.jpg
Dayton NAACP President Derrick Foward holds press conference to announce the first NAACP High School Chapter in the State of Ohio history.

NAACP High School Chapter

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* titles won by Nettie Lee Roth High School prior to that school closing
+ titles won by Colonel White High School prior to that school closing

Notable alumni

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References

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