Deer Park Junior/Senior High School
| Deer Park Junior/Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
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8351 Plainfield Road , , 45236 | |
| 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 | Help your school help others help yourself |
| School district | Deer Park Community City Schools District |
| Superintendent | Jay Phillips |
| Principal | Shane Hartley |
| Staff | 37.55 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 527 (2018-19)[1] |
| Average class size | 21 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.03[1] |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and Gray[2] |
| Song | Alma Mater |
| Fight song | Onward Deer Park |
| Athletics conference | Cincinnati Hills League[2] |
| Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheer, Chess, Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling |
| Mascot | WildCat |
| Team name | WildCats[2] |
| Rival | Reading |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3] |
| Newspaper | Deer Park Today |
| Athletic Director | Greg Huster[2] |
| Website | www |
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 benchrider, 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[]
- Bill Cunningham (class of 1966): talk radio host on WLW and Premiere Radio Networks; former Assistant Attorney General of Ohio; current defense attorney[4][5]
- Russ Nagelson, Former MLB player (Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers)
References[]
- ^ a b c "Deer Park Jr/Sr High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c d OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. 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.
External links[]
- High schools in Hamilton County, Ohio
- Public high schools in Ohio
- Public middle schools in Ohio