Graham High School is a public
high school in
St. Paris, Ohio
St. Paris is a village in Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,089 at the 2010 census.
History
The area where St. Paris now stands was originally inhabited by Native Americans. The first white settlers arrived in 1797 a ...
. It is the only high school in the
Graham Local School District.
History
Graham High School was constructed in 1957, the same year that
Graham Local School District was formed. There have been several major renovations to the school, including the addition of a science wing, updated offices, and a new football stadium. A $13 million renovation took place in June 2009.
Athletics
Sports at Graham include:
football
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, boys' and girls'
basketball,
baseball,
softball,
wrestling,
track & field,
cross country, girls'
volleyball, boys' and girls'
golf, and boys' and girls'
soccer
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. Graham High School is Division III in football, while all other sports are Division II. Graham's colors are black and white and the Falcon is their mascot. Graham's major rivals are the Hillclimbers of the neighboring town of
Urbana, Ohio. Graham is a member of
Central Buckeye Conference
The Central Buckeye Conference is an OHSAA athletic league whose members are located in the Ohio counties of Champaign, Clark, Logan, Madison, and Union
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* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), i ...
(CBC). The conference is divided into two divisions: The Kenton Trail Division, which includes Bellefontaine, Jonathan Alder, Kenton Ridge, London, Shawnee, and Tecumseh. The Mad River Division includes Benjamin Logan, Graham, Indian Lake, North Union, Northwestern, and Urbana.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
*Boys'
Baseball – 1930, 1973
*Boys' Team
Wrestling – 1982, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
* Boys' Wrestling-Team Dual Meet - 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Notable alumni
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Jim Jordan
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A member of the Republican Party, he is a two-tim ...
, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th district
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Dustin Schlatter
Dustin Schlatter is a graduated folkstyle wrestler and winner of the 2006 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships and a three-time NCAA All-American at 149 pounds for the University of Minnesota. As a high school wrestler Schlatter was a NHSCA ...
, amateur wrestler
*
David Taylor, Olympic
gold medalist wrestler
References
External links
District Website
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High schools in Champaign County, Ohio
Public high schools in Ohio
1957 establishments in Ohio