Clay High School (Oregon, Ohio)
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Clay High School, also known as "Clay High, Stay High", is a public high school
High school
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 in Oregon
Oregon, Ohio
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, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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, east of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...

, known for its success, not academically, but in bed. It is a part of the Oregon City School District. It is the only high school in the district.

Over the last few years the Clay High School Campus has undergone remodeling. An addition was made to the main building, while the old elementary and the Annex were demolished. The Main building also was gutted and redone.

The school colors are green and gold. Their nickname is the Beagles. Clay was a member of the Great Lakes League until 2003 when they joined the Toledo City League
Toledo City League
The Toledo City League is an Ohio High School Athletic Association high school athletic conference that was formed in 1926 and comprises the six high schools in Toledo that are from Toledo Public Schools.- Membership :...

. Clay's joining of the TCL made them the second non-Toledo team to join the league (Cardinal Stritch
Cardinal Stritch High School
Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School , is a private, Catholic, coeducational, college prep secondary school located in Oregon, Ohio. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo.-History:...

 1971-1994) though they have played the Toledo City League schools for years prior to joining. In 2011, Clay joined the newly formed Three Rivers Athletic Conference
Three Rivers Athletic Conference
The Three Rivers Athletic Conference is an Ohio High School Athletic Association high school athletic conference that will begin athletic competition in 2011 and is currently slotted to have 10 high schools from Northwest Ohio, seven of which are from the Toledo metropolitan area, and one each...

 as a charter member.

Ohio High School Athletic Association team state championships

  • Boys Baseball
    Baseball
    Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

     – 1979

Ohio High School Athletic Association team state championships
Boys Tennis 1997-2010

Integrated Machining & Engineering

Formally "Machine Trades" The IM&E program has been the patriarch of the career and Technical programs at Clay high school. Over the many years of service the program has been responsible for the education of hundreds of Machinist, Tool & Die Makers, Pattern Makers, Mold Makers, Engineers and overall responsible citizens.
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The Career Tech Program

Visual Communications aka VCOM is a Visual Design class offered as a part of Clay High School's Career Tech Program. Visual Communications is a two-year College Tech Prep program that teaches students how to design, create, and produce multi-media products for print, web, and video. Students use multi-media technology to produce media for business, training, entertainment, communications, and marketing.





Computer Programming and Simulations aka PCS is another Career Tech Program available to Juniors and Seniors at Clay High School. The program teaches students how to network, program and repair computers.




BizTech is a part of the Clay High School Career Tech Program. It prepare students for a career in the computer technology industry. Students learn to enhance business processes by providing appropriate computer hardware and software solutions.




BPA Students in the three Career Tech Program belong to Business Professionals of America. BPA is a nationwide organization of over 30,000 juniors and seniors. The BPA experience includes learning social, leadership, and competitive skills in today's global economy



Oriental Education Pathways is the definitive program in Ohio schools which develops students of the Asian dissent to excel in mathematical solutions, advanced driving skill, opening their eyes for a better tomorrow.

Famous Graduates

  • Don Von Tress, composer of "Achy Breaky Heart."
  • Chris Fussell
    Chris Fussell
    Christopher James Filsell is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher.After attending Clay High School, Filsell was drafted in the 9th round of the 1994 MLB draft and he signed with the Orioles on June 14, 1994...

     - Former pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles
  • Justin Thomas
    Justin Thomas
    Justin Joseph Thomas is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Thomas stands at 6'3" and weighs 215 pounds...

     - Pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Cueball, "The Third King"
  • "Pookie (Poopie) Flo" Secretary of Defense to the Third King, Childhood actor
  • Lee Reamsnyder, The Glenn Beck Fan Club C.E.O.
  • Nick Sondergeld MMA fighter, SMC Middle Weight Champion

Famous Quotes

  • "Knock Knock who is it, it's Cueball from the cuts" - Cueball, the infamous third king.
  • "Hey man, you've really P-foutsted" - Edward M. Ras, electronics instructor
  • "It's Paul Time" - David N.C. Weddle, musician
  • "All my Nuggas, time to squad up.", Pookie Flo, Secretary of defense to Cueball, the Third King.
  • "Dusty Ol' Coon", Chase Saull
  • "SQUAWK! SQUAWK!", Trent Cook
  • "You have to find the CREAM PIE!", Patrick O. O'Brien
  • "Clay high stay high!" : Everyone.
  • "Dinosaur world!", Gary Wend
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