Dublin Coffman High School is a

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located in Dublin, Ohio, United States, a suburb northwest of

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. The school was formerly known as Dublin High School. It is the oldest of three high schools in the Dublin City School District, and serves the southern and central parts of the district.

History

Dublin Coffman High School was originally established as Dublin High School in January 1973, and was the only high school in the Dublin school district at that time. Dublin High School changed its name to Dublin Coffman High School in 1995 after the school's acceptance into the

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and plans to build a second high school—eventually named Dublin Scioto—were announced. Over its almost forty-year history, Coffman has gone through many additions and upgrades; the most major include the expansion of the B building, which now houses the English, World Languages, and Social Studies departments, and the addition of the A building, which encompasses the library, technology- related classes,

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, and Science departments. In the 2009–2010 school year, Dublin Coffman underwent a series of renovations to the building. These renovations made it possible to add 10 classrooms, seal the outdoor courtyard, add classrooms off of and below the bridge between the A and B buildings, and move the location of the administrative offices and main entrance to the opposite side of the building . In addition to this, the renovations converted the old administrative area to new classrooms. The Rock Shop was moved from its original location to the cafeteria, near the girl's restrooms.Dublin Coffman High School Addition & Renovation." OHM Advancing Communities. Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc, 2011. Web. 18 Sept. 2011. . Dublin Coffman High School is a part of the Dublin City School District in central Ohio. The Dublin City School District has been awarded Ohio's highest academic rating, ''Excellent with Distinction, '' for its eighth consecutive year."Dublin City Schools is Excellent with Distinction." Dublin City Schools. eSchoolView, 2011. Web. 18 Sept. 2011. . Their mascot is the Shamrocks, also known as the Rocks.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni include: * Mike Adams, (class of 2008) Former Offensive Tackle for the Chicago Bears *

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, Former

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player ( Arizona Diamondbacks) * Kent Mercker, (class of 1986) Former MLB Pitcher for 9 different teams but, most known for his career with the Cincinnati Reds *

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, (class of 2003) Former NFL Safety that played for Cincinnati Bengals and Oakland Raiders. *

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, (class of 2000) Former Offensive Guard/Tackle for the Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs and Northwestern University Wildcats * Brady Quinn, (class of 2003) Current FOX College Football analyst, former Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, and Notre Dame Quarterback *

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, (class of 2002) Former Cleveland Cavaliers Guard *

Mitch Rowland Mitchell Kristopher Rowland (born July 13, 1988) is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as a touring guitarist and for co-writing songs on all three of Harry Styles' solo albums. "Watermelon Sugar," a song he c ...

- Grammy award winning songwriter & lead guitarist in

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' band *

Abby Steiner Abby Kathryn Steiner (born November 24, 1999) is an American track and field sprinter. She is the U.S. indoor record holder in the 200 m and 300 m, and the NCAA record holder in the 200 m. Steiner holds personal bests of 10.90 ...

, (class of 2018) US Track and Field and NCAA champion 200m sprinter *

Jake Stoneburner Jacob Charles Stoneburner (born August 25, 1989) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Ohio State. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers. High school career Stoneburner attended Dub ...

(tight end), (class of 2008) Former tight end for the Miami Dolphins *

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, (class of 1985) Former NFL Running Back

Athletics

State Championships

* Boys

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- 2001 * Girls

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– 2001, 2003 * Boys Cross Country - 2011 * Boys

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- 2019 *Girls Swimming - 2020 *Girls Lacrosse - 2021

References

External links

* {{authority control High schools in Franklin County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio Dublin, Ohio