Deer Park Junior/Senior High School
| Deer Park Junior/Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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8351 Plainfield Road Cincinnati, Ohio, (Hamilton County) 45236 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°12′38″N 84°23′59″W / 39.21056°N 84.39972°WCoordinates: 39°12′38″N 84°23′59″W / 39.21056°N 84.39972°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| Motto | Helping Our Students Succeed is the Heart of Education |
| School district | Deer Park Community City Schools District |
| Superintendent | Jeffrey W Langdon |
| Principal | Stacy Orso |
| Staff | 150 |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 1500 (2016) |
| Average class size | 21 |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and Gray [1] |
| Song | Alma Mater |
| Fight song | Onward Deer Park |
| Athletics conference | Cincinnati Hills League[1] |
| Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Chess, Cross Country, Dance, Football, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling and Marching Band |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Team name | Wildcats[1] |
| Rival | Deer Park Today |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2] |
| Newspaper | Deer Park Today |
| Athletic Director | Eric Taylor[1] |
| Website | deerparkcityschools.org |
Deer Park Junior/Senior High School (DPHS) is a public high school located in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, in the city of Deer Park. It is the only high school in the Deer Park Community City Schools district.
DPHS teaches students from the seventh through the twelfth grades. Classes in math, science, history, language arts, and foreign language are available, along with a variety of electives and weighted honors and advanced placement (AP) level courses.
The school's athletic program competes as a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Notable alumni include: Bill Cunningham, an American talk radio host for 700 WLW and former Deer Park basketball standout, Barry Pettyjohn, former NFL offensive lineman, and Adam Sayer, former member of the now-defunct, Cincinnati Marshals of the National Indoor Football League (NIFL). In addition Bird Roser, Stan Evans, and Rusty Nagelson were baseball players drafted by professional baseball teams in the 1980s.
Notable alumni
- Bob Boyce (class of 1978): helped lead the 1977 Baseball team to a state championship. In the 1978 Major League Baseball Draft, Boyce was drafted in the first round as pick #22, 1 round ahead of Cal Ripken, to the Baltimore Orioles. Bob resides now in the Deer Park area and is still supports the Wildcats.
- Bill Cunningham (class of 1966): talk radio host on WLW and Premiere Radio Networks; former Assistant Attorney General of Ohio; current defense attorney[3][4]
- Russ Nagelson, Former MLB player (Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers)
References
- 1 2 3 4 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ↑ Hoard, Greg (August 28, 2009). "Who the Hell does Bill Cunningham Think He is?". Cincinnati Profile. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ↑ Graham, Michael. "The Sultan of Shock". Cincinnati Magazine. p. 33.