John Hay High School — also known as the John Hay Campus — is a

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located in

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. John Hay is part of the

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, with grade levels including 9th through 12th. The neoclassical school was designed by Cleveland Schools architect George Hopkinson, and was built in 1929. John Hay had undergone a complete renovation in July 2003 and opened back up in Fall 2006 with more than of learning space. The school is located in Cleveland's centrally located

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district, near

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. John Hay High School completed renovations in the 2006–2007 school year and is the home of three

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: the Cleveland Early College High School (2002), the Cleveland School of Science and Medicine (2006), and the Cleveland School of Architecture and Design (2006). The school is named for John Hay, the former U.S. Secretary of State and part-time Cleveland resident.

Clubs and Activities

John Hay HS's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the

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(OJCL) and

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(NJCL). In the Cleveland School of Architecture and Design there is a program called ACE. ACE stands for Architects, Construction, & Engineering and consists of people from around Cleveland who work in those fields coming to John Hay Campus on Tuesdays & Thursdays and mentoring 11th and 12th graders. The students complete projects that have been predetermined for them that relate to all three concepts and present them to the school districts CEO, the Mayor and other family and friends. At the end of a students 12th grade year if they are still in the program and have performed well the will receive a scholarship. John Hay's boys varsity basketball team were the 2010-11 Senate Champions. They were later defeated by Akron's St. Vincent- St. Mary on the road to the State Championship. The school also has an Environmental Club which has its own vegetable garden and recycling program which meets on Tuesdays; and a Poetry Club which meets on Mondays - both of which are on the Early College Floor.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

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- 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943

Athletics

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, 800m Olympic Gold Medalist, 1968. *

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, Retired NBA Forward -

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(Deering Street in front of John Hay renamed "Charles Oakley Way" in his honor) *

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, Retired

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Wide Receiver -

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* Wesley Carroll, NFL Player,

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, Retired NFL Player,

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* Anthony Hancock, Retired NFL wide receiver -

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Ben Byrd,
Tim McGee: The Dean of Receivers
" ''1984 Football Press Guide: UT vs. Maryland (Sun Bowl)'', p. D-8. Originally published in the ''Knoxville Journal''. Retrieved: 24 July 2013.Thomas O'Toole,
McGee Carries Tradition at Receiver Position
" ''1984 Football Press Guide: UT vs. Maryland (Sun Bowl)'', pp. D-8, D-9. Originally published in the ''Knoxville News Sentinel''. Retrieved: 24 July 2013.

External links

District WebsiteJohn Hay High School yearbooks and newsletters
available on Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery, various years 1934 through 2002.

Notes and references

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