East Palestine High School is a public
high school in
East Palestine, Ohio
East Palestine ( ) is a village in northeastern Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,761 at the 2020 census. Located on the state's border with Pennsylvania, East Palestine is 20 miles (31 km) south of Youngstown and ...
, United States. It is the only secondary school in the
East Palestine City School District
The East Palestine City School District is a public school district serving East Palestine and parts of surrounding Middleton and Unity townships in northeastern Columbiana County in Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the ...
. Athletic teams compete as the East Palestine Bulldogs in the
Ohio High School Athletic Association
The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio. The OHSAA governs eligibility of student athletes, resolves disputes, organizes levels of compe ...
as a member of the
Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference This is a list of high school athletic conferences in the Northeast Region of Ohio, as defined by the OHSAA. Because the names of localities and their corresponding high schools do not always match and because there is often a possibility of ambigui ...
.
History
Various one-room schools educated students from the city's founding until the 1870s. School days began at 8:00 a.m. and were dismissed at 6:00 p.m., with a one-hour recess at noon. The subjects taught included reading, writing, arithmetic, English, grammar, geography, and German.
The East Palestine School District #5 was formed by an act of the
Ohio General Assembly
The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. It consists of the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives and the 33-member Ohio Senate. Both houses of the General Assembly meet at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus ...
in March 1875. Construction began on the first EPHS on Wood Street. The school opened in September 1876 with a principal and four teachers, one for primary, intermediate, and high school classes and grammar.
By 1880, the enrollment had grown so that each of the first six grades had a teacher. The first graduation was held on June 12, 1885, with one graduate.
The primary schools were spun off from the higher grades starting in 1905. The West North Avenue high school building was constructed in 1912 but was converted to a junior high 24 years later as the present high school on Grant Street was completed in 1936.
In the early 1960s, the district built additions to the high school and the junior high building. As part of a $5.8 million bond issue, in 1995, the district began to develop a school campus around Grant Street, which included renovating the high school with music, media, and science department expansion and additions of a new gymnasium, computer laboratories, and athletic complex.
The 1912 building was demolished in 2002 as part of this development, although its Elma Sutherin wing was kept as part of a new elementary school.
Academics
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2021, the school reported an enrollment of 277 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 184 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced-price lunch. The school employed 22 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 12.59:1.
East Palestine High School offers courses in the
traditional American curriculum.
Entering their third and fourth years, students can elect to attend the
Columbiana County Career and Technical Center
The Columbiana County Career and Technical Center (CCCTC) is a public vocational school in Lisbon, Ohio, United States. It is composed of a high school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usua ...
in
Lisbon
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as either a part-time student, taking core courses at EPHS, while taking career or technical education at the career center, or as a full-time student instead. Students may take training in automotives, construction technology, cosmetology, culinary arts, health sciences, information technology, multimedia, landscape & environmental design, precision machining, veterinary science, and welding.
A student must earn 28 credits to graduate, including: 4 credits in a mathematics sequence, 3 credits in science, including life and physical science, 4 credits in English, 3 credits in a social studies sequence, 1 credit in fine art, 1 credit in health and physical education, 1 credit in personal finance, and 4.5 elective credits.
Elective courses can be in English, science, social studies, foreign language, technology and business, family and consumer science, and fine art. Students attending the career center follow the same basic requirements but have career & technical education requirements rather than fine arts. All students must pass
Ohio state exams in English I & II, Algebra I, Geometry, Biology, American History, American Government, or the like.
Notable alumni
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Wynn Hawkins
Wynn Firth Hawkins (February 20, 1936 – February 11, 2021) was an American professional baseball player, scout and executive. During his active career, he was a right-handed pitcher who was signed by the Cleveland Indians before the 1955 seaso ...
– former
Major League Baseball pitcher from the
Cleveland Indians. Most known for giving up
Ted Williams 500th home run.
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J. T. Miller
Jonathan Tanner Miller (born March 14, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay L ...
–
NHL
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ice hockey player with the
New York Rangers.
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Fred Hoaglin – former
NFL
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player and
Super Bowl XXV champion as an assistant coach with the
New York Giants
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.
References
External links
District Website
High schools in Columbiana County, Ohio
Public high schools in Ohio
1876 establishments in Ohio
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