Anderson High School (Ohio)

Anderson High School is a public high school in the Forest Hills Local School District in Hamilton County, Ohio.

Anderson High School
Address
7560 Forest Road

Cincinnati
,
(Hamilton County)
,
Ohio
45255

United States
Coordinates39°4′12″N 84°20′55″W
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
Established1929
School districtForest Hills Local School District
SuperintendentScot Thomas Prebles
PrincipalRob Fellows[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1142 (2012-2013)
Color(s)Orange and Black [1]   
Athletics conferenceEastern Cincinnati Conference[1]
MascotRedskins
NicknameRedskins
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2]
NewspaperChieftain
YearbookAndersonian
Websitehttp://www.foresthills.edu/anderson

History

Established in 1929, Anderson High School is a high school in the Greater Cincinnati area. Anderson was a Blue Ribbon School from 1994 - 1996 as awarded by the United States Department of Education [3] When founded, the school mascot was a comet, but the mascot was changed to a Native American warrior, a Redskin prior to the 1936-37 school year.

In 2017, renovations began on the aging Anderson High School building as a result of a passage of a bond issue in 2014. The project included the installation of air conditioning, new science labs and art spaces, a multipurpose area off of the school's east side (primarily used as an auxiliary gym and weight room), upgraded security technology, handicap-accessibility features, and overall improvements to learning spaces. Construction is said to be done by the end of 2019.[4]

Mascot

In July 2020, the SJW board of the Forest Hills School District voted 4-1 to retire the Redskins as Anderson High's mascot, despite a vocal majority rejecting the notion.[1][5]

Notable alumni

Athletics

Anderson High School is a member of the OHSAA and participates in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference. Participation in the athletic program is open to all boys and girls interested and skilled enough to compete. Anderson offers a wide variety of athletic programs. For boys and girls, these include: cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, basketball, bowling, diving, swimming, and track and field, and academic quiz team. For boys, these include: lacrosse, baseball, football, and wrestling. For girls, these include: dance team, gymnastics, volleyball and softball.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Champions
Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

Anderson has won one state championship:[12]

References
  1. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  2. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-10. Retrieved 2008-11-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Sellers, Forest. "Anderson High School Renovation Project Begins". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. Mitchell, Madeline (July 2, 2020). "Redskins retired: Forest Hills school board will change Anderson High School mascot/logo". The Enquirer.
  6. "Thom Brennaman". FoxSports.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  7. Springer, Scott. "Glory Days: Anderson's Richard Dotson won 22 games for Chicago White Sox in 1983". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  8. Motz, Mark. "Homecoming for Jensen Lewis at Anderson baseball camp". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  9. Dyer, Mike. "Anderson's 2007 state title-winning football team entering school's athletics hall of fame". WCPO.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  10. Turer, Adam. "Anderson grad Norwell finds spot with Carolina Panthers". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  11. Schmetzer, Mark. "Glory Days: Anderson swimmer Wilson won Olympic medals, set national and state records". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  12. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2010-11-11.
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