Centerville High School (Centerville, Ohio)

Centerville High School is a public school of secondary education for grades 9–12 located in Centerville, Ohio, situated ten miles south of Dayton. It is the only high school in the Centerville City School District, which also includes three middle schools, six elementary schools, and two K–1 schools, or "primary villages." The district serves all of the city of Centerville and Washington Township, as well as property parcels in the city of Kettering near the Moraine Country Club. Centerville High School has the third highest student population in Ohio.[2]

Centerville High School
Centerville High School Seal
Address
500 East Franklin Street

Centerville
,
Ohio

United States
Information
TypePublic secondary school
MottoLet Us Be Known By Our Spirit
Established1885
School districtCenterville City Schools
PrincipalJohn Carroll
Teaching staff159.15 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,803 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.61[1]
Color(s)   
MascotElk
YearbookElkonian
Websitehttp://www.centerville.k12.oh.us

History

Washington Township first began offering formal education in 1803 with a school building housing grades 1–6. Nine one-room elementary schools were also erected. In 1848, the Old Stone Academy was constructed and the first high school courses were offered. Private schools over the blacksmith shop and in Old Township Hall also offered similar courses.

In 1885, the Washington Township High School was built at 101 West Franklin Street. The first class graduated in 1890. In 1924, the Magsig building was built as a centralized school (grades 1-12). Washington Township High School became a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1951. In April 1955, the Central Unit of what is now Cline Elementary School was opened and junior high and the three-year high school were moved there. Kindergarten was added at Magsig. The name of the high school officially became Centerville High School in 1963. In 1966, CHS became a four-year high school with classes split by department between Magsig and Cline (then known as the South building) and students walking back and forth between classes. Tower Heights Middle School and Hithergreen Middle School were built for grades 6–8 in 1966. Hadley Watts Middle School became the third middle school in 1969. In 1973, the first part of the present-day high school was completed, becoming the East Unit in addition to the Magsig and South Units.

In 1975–76, the entire high school was finally taught inside the current building with Central, East, and West units. Magsig was changed to a middle school, and the old South was changed to W.O. Cline Elementary School. The stadium and athletic fields were built behind the high school in 1979 and the auxiliary gym, as well as the new South Unit in 1980. In 1982, Hithergreen Middle School and Village South Elementary School were closed. Hithergreen became a community center for active seniors.[3] In 1991, Village South was reopened as Centerville Kindergarten Village. During the 1999–2000 school year, the Athletic Entrance, Athletic Office, and weight room were completed.

In May 2005, voters in Centerville/Washington Township supported a $4.4 million operating levy and a $2.5 million bond issue designed to compensate for a predicted district enrollment increase to 9000 students. Part of this levy includes a new addition to the front. The addition, completed during the summer of 2007, includes 9 new chemistry and physics classrooms and 3 new labs, a new main entrance, additional classroom space, and improved cafeteria commons areas. This addition is now finished and used daily by the students. The new cafeteria areas provide several booths to students and less space for the lunch line area.[4]

Athletics

Centerville is a member of the Greater Western Ohio Conference. 14 sports are offered for boys and 12 sports and support groups are offered for girls.

State championships

This is a list of championships in the Ohio High School Athletic Association:

Other titles not sponsored by OHSAA

The boys' volleyball team has won three state championships (1994, 2001, 2002)[7] as members of the Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association.[8]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Centerville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  2. Ohio Department of Education. "Enrollment Data". Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2013-11-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Centerville City School District. "CHS Front Addition". Construction Zone. Retrieved 2006-07-15.
  5. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  6. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  7. "Elks Volleyball". Centerville High School. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
  8. "Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association". Retrieved 2007-01-08.
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