Loveland High School (Ohio)

Loveland High School
Aerial photograph of Loveland High School
Address
1 Tiger Trail
Loveland, (Hamilton County), Ohio 45140
United States
Coordinates 39°16′46″N 84°16′29″W / 39.27944°N 84.27472°W / 39.27944; -84.27472 (Loveland High School)Coordinates: 39°16′46″N 84°16′29″W / 39.27944°N 84.27472°W / 39.27944; -84.27472 (Loveland High School)
Information
School type Public, Coeducational high school
Established c. 1881 (1881)
School district Loveland City School District
NCES District ID 3904427[1]
Superintendent Amy Crouse (August 2017–present)[2]
CEEB code 363-085
NCES School ID 390442701207[3]
Principal Peggy Johnson[4]
Faculty 75.26 (on an FTE basis)[3]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,361[3] (2009-2010)
 • Grade 9 340[3]
 • Grade 10 342[3]
 • Grade 11 326[3]
 • Grade 12 353[3]
Student to teacher ratio 18.08[3]
Campus size 32 acres
Campus type Suburban
Color(s) Orange and black[5]         
Athletics conference Eastern Cincinnati Conference[6]
Mascot Tiger
Team name Tigers[5]
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[7]
USNWR ranking 46th State wide[8]
Average SAT scores 1072[9]
Average ACT scores 23.2[9]
Newspaper The Roar[10]
Yearbook Lohian
Athletic Director Brian Conatser[11]
Website www.lovelandschools.org/highschool_home.aspx

Loveland High School is a public high school located in Loveland, Ohio, United States, within Hamilton County. It is the only high school in the Loveland City School District, serving the communities of Loveland, Symmes Township, Goshen Township, and Miami Township. It offers a range of educational programs, including college preparatory and vocational.

Affiliations

Loveland High School has been accredited by the Ohio Department of Education and North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.[12] It is involved with the service organization Unified for UNIFAT. The school was a member of the Fort Ancient Valley Conference (FAVC) since 1997, however in 2012 the school split off and founded a separate conference the Eastern Cincinnati Conference.[13] The Tigers football team plays in the FAVC Buckeye Division, while other athletic teams play in the East Division.[14][15]

Academics

Loveland High School uses a 10-point grading scale.[16] Loveland High School also implements block scheduling by semester; class lengths range from 45 minutes to 90 minutes. This may allow for students to take up to two different foreign language classes per year. Loveland High School was one of only two Ohio schools honored as a first-ever "2012 Green Ribbon School" by the U.S. Department of Education and the Environmental Education Council for Ohio, for creatively reducing environmental impact.[17] U.S. News & World also recognized Loveland High School in 2012 as a top school of the nation by awarding them a silver medal and placing them 46th in the state of Ohio.[8]

Athletics

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Division II

Division I

History

Evelyn Hawley was Loveland High School's first graduate, the only graduating member of the Class of 1881.[18]

Until 1926, Loveland City Schools operated as separate Loveland East and Loveland West districts, and each district had its own high school.[19] Loveland West High School was located in present-day Loveland's central business district, in the building that now houses Loveland Elementary School. Loveland East High School was built by Cincinnati architect Samuel Hannaford on Broadway Street and has since been converted into a church.

The unified high school, named Loveland Hurst High School, was eventually located on the Hamilton County side of the city. Ann Donahue, a Loveland High School graduate, modeled the set of the television show M.Y.O.B. after this building.[20] It also featured in the made-for-TV movie The Pride of Jesse Hallam.[21]

Loveland High School's current facilities were built in 1994[12] to replace aging Hurst High School. Hurst was then converted into a middle school. Two years earlier, Loveland City Schools purchased land in Symmes Township, just outside Loveland city limits. The district signed a contract in which the City agreed to provide the new high school with water and sewage services; in return, the district would push for Hamilton County to annex the high school into Loveland at the city's request.[22] In 2009, the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners allowed Loveland to annex the school.[23][24]

In November 2012 Loveland staged a production of Legally Blonde, the 2007 Broadway stage musical, directed by Sonja Hanson a local dancer and choreographer. Despite prior approval of the script and open rehearsals the administrators objected to the play and told Ms. Hanson "You need to resign or you will be terminated."

Music program

In addition to many athletic, academic, and volunteer-based classes and extra-circulars, Loveland High School also has a strong presence in their music programs. String ensembles are under the conduction of Rachel Bierkan. Multiple co-curricular jazz ensembles are under the direction of Bernardo Lopez, a distinguished graduate of the College Conservatory of Music. Concert bands and the state-qualifying marching band are directed by Geoffrey Miller. The three concert choirs in the choral program are all directed by Shawn Miller. He led the varsity chorus, Vocal Ensemble, to receive a 1 at the OMEA State Choir Competition in 2017. In addition to concert choirs, Mr. Miller also directs the two annual plays and musicals at the high school which compete for the Greater Cincinnati Cappies. In 2017, Mr. Miller put on the musical The Hunchback of Notre Dame, being the first high school in Ohio to do so. After being nominated for 18 awards, the cast and crew managed to attain most notably Best Male and Female Lead, Best Song, Best Orchestra, and Best Musical, though they obtained other awards at the Cappies ceremony as well. Mr. Miller is the director of the show choir program as well. The middle school group "Revolution", the high school girls group "Allure", and high school mixed group "By Request" all practice either before, during, or after the school day to compete around the nation. Aided by a student crew and a student show band made up of more than 25 musicians from the band program, Loveland Showchoirs are often ranked in the top 30 best schools in the nation. In 2013, "By Request" became the National Champions at Show Choir Nationals held at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. They also host their annual show choir invitational "Showfest" around Valentine's Day, and welcome other choirs from around the nation to compete. The Loveland Elementary School music department is directed by Michele Henn, a graduate of Bowling Green State University. She developed an extracurricular ensemble, Mallet Madness, which is composed of fourth graders who play professional level music played on percussion instruments.

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Loveland City". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  2. ↑ Gibson, Chuck. "Loveland Schools names Amy Crouse superintendent". The Enquier. Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Loveland High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  5. 1 2 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  6. ↑ "Eastern Cincinnati Conference". Eastern Cincinnati Conference. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  7. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  8. 1 2 "Loveland High School". Education. U.S. World & News. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  9. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  10. ↑ Houck, Jeanne (2009-10-30). "The Roar heard 'round the world". The Loveland Herald. The Community Press. Retrieved 2009-10-31. The Roar, Loveland High School's newspaper, is making noise around the world. ... The Roar, formerly known as the Tiger's Tongue, has been in existence since at least the 1930s.
  11. ↑ "Juliann Renner to be new athletic director at Loveland High School". Loveland Magazine. 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  12. 1 2 Loveland City Schools (2006-01-27). "About Loveland High School". Retrieved 2006-09-11.
  13. ↑ "History". Fort Ancient Valley Conference. 2006-06-14. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
  14. ↑ Amorini, Anthony (2010-07-19). "Realigned FAVC shifts to 2 divisions". The Loveland Herald. The Community Press. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved 2010-07-20. The FAVC Buckeye, FAVC Cardinal and FAVC Scarlet divisions are officially gone for everything but football. ... The FAVC East Division is comprised of Anderson, Glen Este, Loveland and Milford from the FAVC Buckeye...
  15. ↑ Dudukovich, Nick (2010-12-11). "New league goal: Build strong bonds". The Loveland Herald. The Community Press. Retrieved 2010-12-12. Anderson, Glen Este, Kings, Loveland, Milford, Turpin, and Walnut Hills High Schools will leave the Fort Ancient Valley Conference and begin a new conference in the fall of 2012.
  16. ↑ Houck, Jeanne (2010-10-08). "New grading scale at Loveland High School". The Loveland Herald. The Community Press. Retrieved 2010-10-08. The [Loveland Board of Education] agreed earlier this year to change from a seven-point grading scale to a 10-point grading scale. With the former seven-point scale, 93 percent to 100 percent was an A .... Under the new 10-point scale, 90 percent to 100 percent is an A...
  17. ↑ "Loveland High Recognized For Environmental Efforts". WLWT News. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  18. ↑ Clermont County, Ohio. "Loveland". History of Clermont County Villages. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30.
  19. ↑ Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce (2005). "History of the Loveland Area". Retrieved 2008-01-29.
  20. 1 2 Kiesewetter, John (2000-06-04). "Writer models 'M.Y.O.B.' set after Loveland alma mater". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
  21. ↑ "Filming locations for The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981) (TV)". Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  22. ↑ Whitaker, Carrie (2008-04-23). "Loveland to schools: Annex already". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  23. ↑ Houck, Jeanne (2008-08-20). "Loveland school board approves annexation petition - reluctantly". The Loveland Herald. The Community Press. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  24. ↑ Kranz, Cindy; Jessica Brown (2009-02-26). "Loveland, school district to finally annex". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2009-02-27. After 17 years, Loveland High School finally is being annexed to the City of Loveland. Hamilton County Commissioners this week unanimously approved the annexation of the 61.8-acre site to the city. ... Annexation will take effect in 60 to 90 days.
  25. ↑ "Loveland grad chosen as Georgia bishop". The Loveland Herald. The Community Press. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2009-10-21. The Rev. Scott Benhase, a 1975 graduate of Loveland High School, is the newly elected Episcopal bishop for the state of Georgia.
  26. ↑
  27. ↑ http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/high-school/ohio-high-school/2014/07/24/adam-engel-plays-kannapolis/13109829/
  28. ↑ http://martialarts.about.com/od/mmaandufc/p/Biography-And-Profile-Of-Matt-Hamill.htm
  29. ↑ Kranz, Cindy (2000-12-11). "Loveland graduate Rhodes scholar". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
  30. ↑ Kiesewetter, John (2003-08-31). "Warren County Scoutmaster pitches camp with 'Survivor'". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
  31. ↑ Gibson, Chuck (2009-10-21). "Life is paranormal for Loveland grad". The Loveland Herald. The Community Press. Retrieved 2009-10-22. Now the 1996 Loveland High School graduate is realizing her dream with a role in this Halloween's surprise horror phenomenon, "Paranormal Activity."
  32. ↑ Gibson, Chuck (2014-10-23). "Loveland alumnus honored at Central State dedication". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Enquirer Media. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  33. ↑ Groeschen, Tom (2008-04-12). "Prep coaches leave void". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  34. ↑ Zipperstein, Leah (2009-12-23). "Olympic medalist dives into coaching" (fee required). The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2009-12-26. [Dan] Ketchum, a Sycamore High graduate who swam for Michigan and competed in the 2004 Olympics, is in his first season as coach at Loveland High.
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