Geneva High School is a four-year comprehensive school and an institute of secondary education

Secondary education

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 located in Geneva

Geneva, Ohio

Geneva is a city in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The area which would become Geneva was originally settled in 1805, and was incorporated as a city in 1958. It is named after Geneva, New York. The city's population was 6,595 at the 2000 census....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, USA

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. It is a member of the Geneva Area City School District and is the largest school within the system.

History

Two high schools were built in Geneva

Geneva, Ohio

Geneva is a city in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The area which would become Geneva was originally settled in 1805, and was incorporated as a city in 1958. It is named after Geneva, New York. The city's population was 6,595 at the 2000 census....

 in 1924: Geneva High School and East Geneva Rural School. Both schools served students in grades seven through eight. In 1937, East Geneva Rural School changed its name to Platt R. Spencer School, in honor of Platt Rogers Spencer

Platt Rogers Spencer

Platt Rogers Spencer was born in East Fishkill, New York, on November 7, 1800, and died in Geneva, Ohio, on May 16, 1864. Spencer is credited as being the originator of Spencerian penmanship, a popular system of cursive handwriting....

, the originator of Spencerian penmanship.

In 1957, a brand-new high school was opened and Geneva High School became Geneva Junior High School. The new school was named Geneva High School. Then, in 1970, an addition was made onto the new high school, allowing the building to serve students in grades seven through twelve. Because of this, Geneva Junior High School was renamed Geneva Elementary School to serve students in grades kindergarten

Kindergarten

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 through six, and Spencer School became an elementary school, also to serve students in grades kindergarten through six. The high school was renamed to Geneva Junior High School and began serving students in grades seven and eight, and the new addition was named Geneva High School and began serving students in grades nine through twelve.

In 2006, another new high school was constructed, and students from the old Geneva High School in grades nine through twelve were moved into the new building for the second semester of the 2005-2006 school year. The new high school apparently experiences large leakage from the roofs when it rains. Geneva Junior High remained, though the old high school remains vacant. The board of education has converted the old high school to a middle school

Middle school

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 for grades six through eight.
Conversion for the old HS is nearing completion as is a brand new Spencer Elementary. Both projects were completed in time for the 2010-2011 school year.

Mission statement

"The mission of Geneva High School is to nurture social skills, academic excellence and values enabling students to become responsible, compassionate citizens with lifelong understandings of the arts, sciences and humanities."

Notable alumni

• Brian Anderson
  Brian Anderson (pitcher)
  Brian James Anderson is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher, who played 13 season for five teams, as well as a sports broadcaster and coach. Currently, Anderson is the color commentator on the Rays TV crew on Sun Sports....
  
  , a pitcher
  Pitcher
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   for the Texas Rangers
  Texas Rangers (baseball)
  The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
  
  , attended and graduated from Geneva High School. His high school baseball jersey is on display in a trophy case.

External links

• Geneva High School official web site
• Geneva Area City School District official web site