William Mason High School (Mason, Ohio)

William Mason High School
Address
6100 Mason-Montgomery Road
Mason, Ohio 45040
United States
Coordinates 39°21′3″N 84°18′26″W / 39.35083°N 84.30722°W / 39.35083; -84.30722Coordinates: 39°21′3″N 84°18′26″W / 39.35083°N 84.30722°W / 39.35083; -84.30722
Information
School type Public, Coeducational
School district Mason City Schools
Superintendent Jonathan Cooper
CEEB code 363275
Principal Dave Hyatt
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 3,529 (2015-16)
Color(s)          
Song The Green and White
Fight song Stand Up and Cheer, Tusk
Athletics conference Greater Miami Conference
Mascot Comets
Newspaper The Chronicle
Website www.masoncomets.org

William Mason High School, also known as Mason High School (WMHS or MHS), is a four-year public high school located in the Mason City Schools district in Mason, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. Its enrollment makes it the largest high school in Ohio, serving more than 3,000 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2018-19 school year in a 620,000 square-foot, three-story facility on a 73-acre campus.[1]

History

The school's first graduating class was in 1886, with 7 students at commencement at Mason's Opera House. In the following years, graduating classes consisted of 10, 3 (all girls), 3 (all girls), and, in 1890, 14, according to "Around Mason, Ohio: A Story", 1982, by Rose Marie Springman. At the school's 50th commencement in 1935, the school graduated 27. In 1959, the long-time high school on North East Street became a K-8 school with the building of a new high school on Mason-Montgomery Road (the site of the current Mason Middle School). Indoor athletics continued to be held at the old building until a new gym was added to the high school in 1967. For the first and only time in the Mason City School District history, they will offer half of the 8th Grade at William Mason High School (The 8th Grade at William Mason High School is still Mason Middle School) for the 2018-19 school year because of renovations at Mason Middle School. The 2019-20 school year and beyond the 8th Grade will go back to Mason Middle School.

Extracurricular activities

Performing arts

The school's Drama Club performs two plays in the fall and winter, culminating in a spring musical each year. Mason High School is a member of the Cappies of Greater Cincinnati, and its winter 2009 play "Noises Off" won the Best Play Cappie. Its outstanding theater facilities include a complete auditorium, scene and costume shop, Green Room and newly constructed black box theater space.

The Instrumental Music Department encompasses six concert bands (concert white, green, silver, winds, symphonic band, and wind symphony), four orchestras, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Pep Band, Chamber Strings, Winter Guard, Winter Percussion, and AP Music Theory. The Mason Band Program was awarded the John Philip Sousa Foundation Sudler Flag of Honor on May 24, 2008. In 2011, the William Mason High School Marching Band was the recipient of the John Philip Sousa Foundation Sudler Shield, the highest honor a marching band can receive.[2] MHS is one of only 15 schools to ever receive both awards. In 2017, The William Mason High School marching band earned the title of third in the nation at BOA Grand Nationals, for their show "World out of Balance."

Athletics

The Comets participate in the Greater Miami Conference. Previously, Mason was a charter member of the Fort Ancient Valley Conference from 1965-66 to 2006-07.[3] As of February 2018, Mason has won the GMC All Sports Trophy for 10 consecutive years.[4]

Athletic facilities include:

  • Dwire Field at Atrium Stadium: Seating for 6,800, synthetic turf football field, 8-lane all-weather track, Jumbotron scoreboard, three concession stands, two press boxes. Hosts state playoff football games. Named for Walter Dwire, MHS class of 1936 who was the first inductee into the Mason Athletic Hall of Fame, and was Mason's athletic director when the football program was started and the field built in 1962.
  • Mason Arena: Seating for 3,200 (with auxiliary gym that seats 1,000), center-court scoreboard, 4 corner scoreboards. Hosts state playoff games.
  • Multipurpose Field (soccer, lacrosse): Seating for 1,240, synthetic turf.
  • Natatorium: Seating for 600, 11 lanes, movable floor. Hosts state playoff meets.
  • Softball fields: three, including main stadium with permanent seating/brick facade. Hosts state playoff games.
  • Baseball field: one with permanent seating/brick facade.
  • Tennis: Seating for 100, 16 hard courts.
  • Atrium Fitness Center: State-of-the-art training and fitness center.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships/Team

Division I

Non-OHSAA State Championships/Team

Notable alumni and staff

References

  1. ↑ Michael D. Clark (March 11, 2013). "Mason High's strategy - big is best | Cincinnati.com | cincinnati.com". News.cincinnati.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ "MHS Marching Band to Receive Sudler Shield". MasonComets.org. May 4, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "History". Fort Ancient Valley Conference. June 14, 2006. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Greater Miami Conference". Gmcsports.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". OHSAA. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ "OHSAA State Cross Country Championships". FinishTiming Results. Finish Timing. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ Robert Rozbori/Northeast Ohio Media Group (November 9, 2013). "Mentor boys soccer defeated by Mason, 1-0, in OHSAA Division I state championship 2013 (video, slideshow)". Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  8. ↑ "2004 Boys' HS State Champions". Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160306142933/http://www.ohiowaterpolo.com/docs/2013/2013-state-results.pdf
  10. ↑ "2017 Ohio HS Boys State Championship". Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  11. ↑ "DAN PATRICK | NBC Sports Pressbox".
  12. ↑ http://www.danpatrick.com/
  13. ↑ Nellie Andreeva (January 28, 2013). "Brant Daugherty Joins 'Army Wives'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  14. ↑ Rachel Richardson (September 24, 2013). "Mason native wows 'Dancing' judges". Masonbuzz.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  15. ↑ John Glennon (September 16, 2016). "What Titans expect from offensive lineman Josh Kline". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Josh Kline: Former Mason High football, wrestling star adds Super Bowl Champion to his resume". WCPO-TV. 2015. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
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