Euclid High School
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The Euclid High School is a public high school
located in Euclid, Ohio
, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio
in the northeast corner of Cuyahoga County. Originally named Euclid Senior High School, it was constructed in 1949 to replace the Euclid Central High School and Shore High School facilities. The school serves a community of 49,000 residents, offering a wide range of programs from vocational education
to college preparatory. Noted for the number of nationally recognized scientists, authors, artists, and professionals, Euclid Senior High School graduation peaked in 1972 with a graduating class of over 1,000. Today, Euclid High School continues the traditions of the Blue & Gold Panthers. Euclid's vocational programs includes automotive body repair, commercial art and cosmetology. Its technology
program offers training in Cisco Systems
and computer information systems. A major distinction in Euclid's format was the incorporation of Knowledgeworks Foundation, a school program funded by Microsoft
founder Bill Gates
. Essentially, the program divides Euclid High into six smaller 'schools'. This includes the School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, International Academy of Accelerated Achievement, The Professional Path, Euclid Academy of the Arts, Academy of Intellectual and Interpersonal Development, and Business and Communications School. Each section of the school focuses on its area of concentration. Yet due to enrollment changes in the district, (as report by Euclid Sun journal) these small schools ceased operations in the 2009-2010 school year, and consolidate back to the single high school concept.
The current facility is the second to bear the name Euclid High School. The original Euclid High School was built in the late 19th century, and was discharged from service when Shore and Central came online.
The current facility was the brainchild of Russell H. Erwine, who spearheaded a unified center of learning back in the late 1930s. Yet it took until 1945 to finalize the plan. The facility was constructed in 1949, with its first graduating class in 1950 (from the students who transferred in from Shore and Central High Schools). Euclid High School (then known as Euclid Senior High School),was originally designed in the shape of an "E", and would see three facility expansions in 1957, 1966, & 1972. The high school boasts 2 pools, 2 gymnasiums, an indoor track facility, weight rooms, a little theater, auditorium, planetarium, and fully functional, self contained library. In the 1960s, it was one of the regions first to teach computer programming with its own IBM mainframe.
Euclid High School recognizes many student activities including: Student Council, Class Cabinet, Key Club, The Euclidian (yearbook), The Survey (newspaper), The Eucuyo (literary arts journal), Fall Play, "Big Show" Spring Musical, Spring Play, Choral Masters, Varsity Chorale, Choir, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Drill Team, Academic Teams, National Honor Society, AV Club, Poetry Club, Ski Club, D.A.R.E., S.A.D.D., Peer Mediation, Future Educators of America, and NJROTC.
Euclid High School also sponsors 21 varsity sports: Baseball, Boys/Girls Basketball, Cheerleading, Football, JROTC Raiders, Boys/Girls Soccer, Boys/Girls Tennis, Softball, Swim Team, Track and Field, Cross Country, Volleyball, Wrestling
Inductees include:
JEAN ACKS WILSON (1969)
RUSSELL AITKEN (Deceased) (1927)
KIYOSHI AKI (1965)
JUSTIN ANTONINI (Faculty Induction)
LISA BAILEY (1968)
RUSSELL BALDWIN (Deceased) (1934)
ROY BAUMEISTER (1970)
WAYNE BAUMGART (1966)
DAVID BEAL (1981)
JERRY BERGEM (Deceased) (1943)
THOMAS "TOM" BERNLOHR (1965)
JUDITH BLACKBURN BECHTEL (1956)
JOHN BLASSINGAME (1969)
MONICA BROKAW POTTER (1989)
EARL BROWN (1948)
CHERYL BROWN CASPER (1965)
MARGARET CARLSON BRAHAM (1969)
EDWARD CARPENTER (1961)
MELVIN CASSIDY (Deceased) (1942)
RANDALL CEBUL (1968)
RALPH CHIDLEY (1949)
THOMAS COLLURA (1969)
JANE COWAN (1972)
RICHARD COWAN (1976)
LINDA CROCKETT (1966)
LOWELL DAVIS (1955)
THOMAS DOYLE (1966)
CHARLES EVELAND (1945)
CHARLES FENSCH (1954)
MICHAEL FORGAC (1972)
EDWARD FOX (1940)
CURT FREED (1961)
SHELDON FREEDMAN (Faculty Induction)
PATRICIA GIBBONS (Deceased) (1968)
PATTI GINGELL HENDRIX (1966)
ANTHONY GIUNTA (Deceased) (1947)
IAN GLASS (1970)
ALAN GOLDSTAYN (1968)
WALTER GOLLWITZER (1952)
EILEEN HANNA BEDELL (1970)
DALE HARPER (Deceased) (Faculty Induction)
GERALD HENDERSON (Deceased) (Faculty Induction)
CAROLYN HENRY BJORKLUND (1964v
HARRY HERSHEY (1952)
CHARLES HILL (1947)
ROBERT HOLLOWAY (Faculty Induction)
JAMES JACKSON (Deceased) (1952)
ROBERT KANE (1953)
RUSSELL KANE (1967)
MARC KELLNER (1971)
WILLIAM KERSLAKE (1947)
WALTER KREMM (1929)
THOMAS KREN (1968)
ROBERT LANGEL (Deceased) (1955)
ROBERT LANG (Deceased) (1935)
ROY III LARICK (1967)
LINDA LAWRENCE (1981)
JOSEPH "JOE" LOVANO (1971)
JAMES LYNN (1944)
DONALD MALONE (1979)
VICTOR MARKOVICH (1968)
JOSEPH "JOE" MAYER (1947)
DENNIS MAYOCK (1968)
MARGARET MCLAREN (1978)
EARL MCNEILLY (Deceased) (Faculty Induction)
TIMOTHY MCTIGHE (1969)
DESTINY MORGAN BURNS (1982)
KATHLEEN "KATE" MRAMOR PETRELLA (1967)
COLIN MURDOCH (1964)
LARRY NAGODE (1968)
DONALD NEMETH (1958)
LARRY NOSSE (1957)
EVERETT "SKIP" OLDS (1965)
PAUL OYASKI (1970)
WILLIAM PASCO (1971)
NICK PERENCEVICH (1965)
EMILIA "AMY" PICCIANO AKI (1965)
KENNETH POWELL (1978)
CHARLES REIER (1953)
JOHN RICE (1967)
BARRY ROSS (1962)
FRANCIS "FRANK" SASO (1949)
WALTER SCHWEGLER (Deceased) (Faculty Induction)
THOMAS "TOM" SEDDON (1967)
KENT SMITH (1952)
DAVE STANFORD (1943)
KURT STANIC (1969)
CHERYL STEIGAUF SWOPE (1965)
AMY STOCH POYNTON (1976)
ANTHONY "TONY" SUSTARSIC (1943)
ARTHUR SYDOW (1946)
SAM TAYLOR
JOHN TELICH (1971)
JACK THOMAS (1974)
JOHN TOLL (1960)
GORDON VEHAR (1966)
DONALD VICIC (1953)
FRED VOLLMAN (Deceased) (Faculty Induction
KAREN VURANCH (1975)
ROBERT WIGHTMAN (Deceased) (1942)
BARBARA "PORTIA" WILSON TRAUTWEIN (1949)
RICHARD E "DICK" WILSON (1959)
JEANNE WOHLAND FERREL (1952)
IRENE WOLFF BANDY HEDDEN (1958)
CHARLES YAGER (1967)
ROGER ZELAZNY
(Deceased) (1955)
ELIZABETH ZIMMERMAN (Faculty Induction)
DIANA KAROL NAGY (1973)
STEVEN KURRENT (1980)
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Euclid, Ohio
Euclid, Ohio
Euclid is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area, and borders Cleveland. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 48,920...
, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
in the northeast corner of Cuyahoga County. Originally named Euclid Senior High School, it was constructed in 1949 to replace the Euclid Central High School and Shore High School facilities. The school serves a community of 49,000 residents, offering a wide range of programs from vocational education
Vocational education
Vocational education or vocational education and training is an education that prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic, and totally related to a specific trade, occupation, or vocation...
to college preparatory. Noted for the number of nationally recognized scientists, authors, artists, and professionals, Euclid Senior High School graduation peaked in 1972 with a graduating class of over 1,000. Today, Euclid High School continues the traditions of the Blue & Gold Panthers. Euclid's vocational programs includes automotive body repair, commercial art and cosmetology. Its technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
program offers training in Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, United States, that designs and sells consumer electronics, networking, voice, and communications technology and services. Cisco has more than 70,000 employees and annual revenue of US$...
and computer information systems. A major distinction in Euclid's format was the incorporation of Knowledgeworks Foundation, a school program funded by Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
founder Bill Gates
Bill Gates
William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen...
. Essentially, the program divides Euclid High into six smaller 'schools'. This includes the School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, International Academy of Accelerated Achievement, The Professional Path, Euclid Academy of the Arts, Academy of Intellectual and Interpersonal Development, and Business and Communications School. Each section of the school focuses on its area of concentration. Yet due to enrollment changes in the district, (as report by Euclid Sun journal) these small schools ceased operations in the 2009-2010 school year, and consolidate back to the single high school concept.
The current facility is the second to bear the name Euclid High School. The original Euclid High School was built in the late 19th century, and was discharged from service when Shore and Central came online.
The current facility was the brainchild of Russell H. Erwine, who spearheaded a unified center of learning back in the late 1930s. Yet it took until 1945 to finalize the plan. The facility was constructed in 1949, with its first graduating class in 1950 (from the students who transferred in from Shore and Central High Schools). Euclid High School (then known as Euclid Senior High School),was originally designed in the shape of an "E", and would see three facility expansions in 1957, 1966, & 1972. The high school boasts 2 pools, 2 gymnasiums, an indoor track facility, weight rooms, a little theater, auditorium, planetarium, and fully functional, self contained library. In the 1960s, it was one of the regions first to teach computer programming with its own IBM mainframe.
Euclid High School recognizes many student activities including: Student Council, Class Cabinet, Key Club, The Euclidian (yearbook), The Survey (newspaper), The Eucuyo (literary arts journal), Fall Play, "Big Show" Spring Musical, Spring Play, Choral Masters, Varsity Chorale, Choir, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Drill Team, Academic Teams, National Honor Society, AV Club, Poetry Club, Ski Club, D.A.R.E., S.A.D.D., Peer Mediation, Future Educators of America, and NJROTC.
Euclid High School also sponsors 21 varsity sports: Baseball, Boys/Girls Basketball, Cheerleading, Football, JROTC Raiders, Boys/Girls Soccer, Boys/Girls Tennis, Softball, Swim Team, Track and Field, Cross Country, Volleyball, Wrestling
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- BaseballBaseballBaseball 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...
- 1963,1982 - WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
– 1949,1952,1958
Distinguished Alumni - Officially Inducted to the Hall of Fame
Each year through the Euclid Public Schools Alumni Association, four distinguished members of the Euclid High Alumni are inducted each April into the Distinguished Achievement Hall of Fame. The Euclid Public Schools Alumni Association additionally awards a qualifying candidate induction into the Euclid Schools Sports Hall of Fame. These awards now count over 100 members with these honors.Inductees include:
JEAN ACKS WILSON (1969)
RUSSELL AITKEN (Deceased) (1927)
KIYOSHI AKI (1965)
JUSTIN ANTONINI (Faculty Induction)
LISA BAILEY (1968)
RUSSELL BALDWIN (Deceased) (1934)
ROY BAUMEISTER (1970)
WAYNE BAUMGART (1966)
DAVID BEAL (1981)
JERRY BERGEM (Deceased) (1943)
THOMAS "TOM" BERNLOHR (1965)
JUDITH BLACKBURN BECHTEL (1956)
JOHN BLASSINGAME (1969)
MONICA BROKAW POTTER (1989)
EARL BROWN (1948)
CHERYL BROWN CASPER (1965)
MARGARET CARLSON BRAHAM (1969)
EDWARD CARPENTER (1961)
MELVIN CASSIDY (Deceased) (1942)
RANDALL CEBUL (1968)
RALPH CHIDLEY (1949)
THOMAS COLLURA (1969)
JANE COWAN (1972)
RICHARD COWAN (1976)
LINDA CROCKETT (1966)
LOWELL DAVIS (1955)
THOMAS DOYLE (1966)
CHARLES EVELAND (1945)
CHARLES FENSCH (1954)
MICHAEL FORGAC (1972)
EDWARD FOX (1940)
CURT FREED (1961)
SHELDON FREEDMAN (Faculty Induction)
PATRICIA GIBBONS (Deceased) (1968)
PATTI GINGELL HENDRIX (1966)
ANTHONY GIUNTA (Deceased) (1947)
IAN GLASS (1970)
ALAN GOLDSTAYN (1968)
WALTER GOLLWITZER (1952)
EILEEN HANNA BEDELL (1970)
DALE HARPER (Deceased) (Faculty Induction)
GERALD HENDERSON (Deceased) (Faculty Induction)
CAROLYN HENRY BJORKLUND (1964v
HARRY HERSHEY (1952)
CHARLES HILL (1947)
ROBERT HOLLOWAY (Faculty Induction)
JAMES JACKSON (Deceased) (1952)
ROBERT KANE (1953)
RUSSELL KANE (1967)
MARC KELLNER (1971)
WILLIAM KERSLAKE (1947)
WALTER KREMM (1929)
THOMAS KREN (1968)
ROBERT LANGEL (Deceased) (1955)
ROBERT LANG (Deceased) (1935)
ROY III LARICK (1967)
LINDA LAWRENCE (1981)
JOSEPH "JOE" LOVANO (1971)
JAMES LYNN (1944)
DONALD MALONE (1979)
VICTOR MARKOVICH (1968)
JOSEPH "JOE" MAYER (1947)
DENNIS MAYOCK (1968)
MARGARET MCLAREN (1978)
EARL MCNEILLY (Deceased) (Faculty Induction)
TIMOTHY MCTIGHE (1969)
DESTINY MORGAN BURNS (1982)
KATHLEEN "KATE" MRAMOR PETRELLA (1967)
COLIN MURDOCH (1964)
LARRY NAGODE (1968)
DONALD NEMETH (1958)
LARRY NOSSE (1957)
EVERETT "SKIP" OLDS (1965)
PAUL OYASKI (1970)
WILLIAM PASCO (1971)
NICK PERENCEVICH (1965)
EMILIA "AMY" PICCIANO AKI (1965)
KENNETH POWELL (1978)
CHARLES REIER (1953)
JOHN RICE (1967)
BARRY ROSS (1962)
FRANCIS "FRANK" SASO (1949)
WALTER SCHWEGLER (Deceased) (Faculty Induction)
THOMAS "TOM" SEDDON (1967)
KENT SMITH (1952)
DAVE STANFORD (1943)
KURT STANIC (1969)
CHERYL STEIGAUF SWOPE (1965)
AMY STOCH POYNTON (1976)
ANTHONY "TONY" SUSTARSIC (1943)
ARTHUR SYDOW (1946)
SAM TAYLOR
JOHN TELICH (1971)
JACK THOMAS (1974)
JOHN TOLL (1960)
GORDON VEHAR (1966)
DONALD VICIC (1953)
FRED VOLLMAN (Deceased) (Faculty Induction
KAREN VURANCH (1975)
ROBERT WIGHTMAN (Deceased) (1942)
BARBARA "PORTIA" WILSON TRAUTWEIN (1949)
RICHARD E "DICK" WILSON (1959)
JEANNE WOHLAND FERREL (1952)
IRENE WOLFF BANDY HEDDEN (1958)
CHARLES YAGER (1967)
ROGER ZELAZNY
Roger Zelazny
Roger Joseph Zelazny was an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for his The Chronicles of Amber series...
(Deceased) (1955)
ELIZABETH ZIMMERMAN (Faculty Induction)
DIANA KAROL NAGY (1973)
STEVEN KURRENT (1980)
External links
- Euclid Public Schools Alumni Association
- Euclid History - A tribute to Mr. Dale Harper, Euclid High's First Music Director
- Euclid History - Remembering Euclid Schools 1950-1960
- Euclid History - Memories of a Lifetime: The Class of 1958, Part 1
- Euclid History - Memories of a Lifetime: The Class of 1958, Part 2
- Euclid History - Memories of a Lifetime: The Class of 1958, Part 3
- Euclid History - Memories of a Lifetime: The Class of 1958, Part 4
- Euclid History - Memories of a Lifetime: The Class of 1958, Part 5