Walnut Hills High School

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Walnut Hills High School
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Walnut Hills High School
3250 Victory Parkway

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45207

Coordinates 39°8′28″N84°28′47″W / 39.14111°N 84.47972°W / 39.14111; -84.47972
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Type Public, Coeducational high school
Motto"Sursum ad Summum"
(Latin: Rise to the Highest)
Established1895
School district Cincinnati Public Schools
SuperintendentIranetta Wright
PrincipalJohn Chambers
Teaching staff136.01 (FTE) [1]
Grades 7-12
Enrollment2,582 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.98 [1]
Color(s)Blue and Gold   
Athletics conference Eastern Cincinnati Conference
Nickname Eagles
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
USNWR ranking1st in Ohio ( U.S. News & World Report , 2021)
National ranking112th ( U.S. News & World Report , 2021)
NewspaperThe Chatterbox
YearbookRemembrancer
Website www.walnuthillseagles.com
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Walnut Hills High School is a public college-preparatory high school in Cincinnati, Ohio. Operated by Cincinnati Public Schools, it houses grades seven through twelve. The school was established in 1895 and has occupied its current building since 1932.

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History

The school was the third district public high school established in the city of Cincinnati, following Hughes H.S. and Woodward H.S., and was opened in September 1895 on the corner of Ashland and Burdett Avenues in Cincinnati. As a district high school, it accommodated the conventional four years (grades 9–12).[ citation needed ]

A new building on Victory Boulevard (now Victory Parkway) was built on 14 acres (57,000 m2) acquired from the Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati and completed in 1931. Designed by architect Frederick W. Garber's firm, it remains in use today. The facility was designed for 1700 students and included 31 class rooms, 3 study halls, choral harmony and band rooms, a general shop, a print shop, a mechanical drawing room, 2 swimming pools (separate swimming for boys and girls), a library, a large and a small auditorium, and a kitchen for teaching cooking (with pantry and adjacent living room and dining room). [8]

Four temporary, prefabricated steel classrooms were installed in 1958 to accommodate the increasing student population. [9]

Clubs and activities

Walnut Hills' Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) [10] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL). [11]

Notable alumni

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