Newark High School (Ohio)
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Newark High School is a public high school
in Newark, Ohio
. It houses a little more than 2,000 students. It is the only high school in the Newark City Schools
district. Newark High School previously featured a college campus that is now under construction. The renovations will turn the school into a single building and is expected to be finished by school year start 2012.
An additional 150 students attend the The Career and Technical Education Center
(C-TEC) associated with the school. Newark High School was built in 1959 and opened in 1961. The current high school is campus-style, with 7 classroom buildings, an auditorium, a gymnasium, and the facility in which the entire district's lunches are produced. Newark plays division I athletics in the Ohio Division of the Ohio Capital Conference. Major athletics rivalries are with Lancaster High School and Zanesville High School.
The Newark High School Sinfonia, directed by Susan Larson, competed in the National Orchestra Cup presented by Forte on April 5, 2009 and received the title of first runner up in the competition. Cellists Bryn Wilkin and Alex Van Atta also received best low string solo in the competition. The Newark High School Sinfonia was also featured in an article published in The New York Times
by Dan Barry
.
They also have a broadcasting program (which is part of the C-TEC Satellite Program, headed by Brad Philhower) that offers students the chance to pursue their television dreams, which includes their own closed circuit television station.
The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical League
(NJCL).
Newark High School's Auditorium
The Lawrence E. Griffin Performing Arts Center was built in 1970, and is still regarded as one of the nicer high school auditoriums in the state. James Swearingen
wrote the piece "Proud Spirit" for Lawence E. Griffin and was first performed by the Pride of Newark at the auditoriums dedication. The NHS auditorium seats 1047 people. The first recording made there was of the NHS Choirs on April 28th and May 1st 1970. The auditorium has plans for expansion during the renovations in order to accommodate the performing arts classes.
High school
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in Newark, Ohio
Newark, Ohio
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. It houses a little more than 2,000 students. It is the only high school in the Newark City Schools
Newark City School District, Licking County, Ohio
Newark City School District is a public school district in the city of Newark, Ohio. The district is the largest in Licking County, with nearly 7,000 students.-District history:...
district. Newark High School previously featured a college campus that is now under construction. The renovations will turn the school into a single building and is expected to be finished by school year start 2012.
An additional 150 students attend the The Career and Technical Education Center
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County
The Career and Technology Education Centers is a public school whose main focus is on preparing high school students for future careers...
(C-TEC) associated with the school. Newark High School was built in 1959 and opened in 1961. The current high school is campus-style, with 7 classroom buildings, an auditorium, a gymnasium, and the facility in which the entire district's lunches are produced. Newark plays division I athletics in the Ohio Division of the Ohio Capital Conference. Major athletics rivalries are with Lancaster High School and Zanesville High School.
The Newark High School Sinfonia, directed by Susan Larson, competed in the National Orchestra Cup presented by Forte on April 5, 2009 and received the title of first runner up in the competition. Cellists Bryn Wilkin and Alex Van Atta also received best low string solo in the competition. The Newark High School Sinfonia was also featured in an article published in The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
by Dan Barry
Dan Barry (reporter)
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.
They also have a broadcasting program (which is part of the C-TEC Satellite Program, headed by Brad Philhower) that offers students the chance to pursue their television dreams, which includes their own closed circuit television station.
The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical League
National Junior Classical League
The National Junior Classical League is a youth organization of secondary school students sponsored by the American Classical League...
(NJCL).
Newark High School's Auditorium
The Lawrence E. Griffin Performing Arts Center was built in 1970, and is still regarded as one of the nicer high school auditoriums in the state. James Swearingen
James Swearingen
James Swearingen is an American composer and arranger. He holds a Masters Degree from Ohio State University and a Bachelors Degree from Bowling Green State University and is currently Professor of Music, Department Chair of Music Education at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio.The music he writes...
wrote the piece "Proud Spirit" for Lawence E. Griffin and was first performed by the Pride of Newark at the auditoriums dedication. The NHS auditorium seats 1047 people. The first recording made there was of the NHS Choirs on April 28th and May 1st 1970. The auditorium has plans for expansion during the renovations in order to accommodate the performing arts classes.
Notable alumni
- Geraldine Mock - First woman to fly around the world solo in 1964
- Gary A. BraunbeckGary A. BraunbeckGary A. Braunbeck is an American science fiction, fantasy, mystery and horror author.-Biography:Braunbeck was born in Newark, Ohio . He writes in a number of different genres, but principally horror...
- award-winning author. - Woody EnglishWoody EnglishElwood George "Woody" English was an American shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for twelve seasons with the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers.- Early life :...
- Professional baseball player in the MLB (Chicago Cubs). - Fred SchausFred SchausFrederick Appleton Schaus was an American basketball player, head coach and athletic director for the West Virginia University Mountaineers, player for the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons and New York Knicks, general manager and head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, head coach of Purdue University...
- Professional basketball player in the NBA (Detroit Pistons) and coach in the NBA (Los Angeles Lakers). - Mike Collins - Ohio State football player, played in the NFL (Detroit Lions, St Louis Rams).
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- Current MLB Pitcher for the Texas Rangers