McClain High School is a

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, United States. It is part of the Greenfield Exempted Village Schools district.

History

The school was a gift to the community in 1912 from the inventor and local industrialist Edward Lee McClain. Construction on the school started in 1914, with the first classes held beginning in 1916. The building was designed by architect

William B. Ittner William Butts Ittner (September 4, 1864 – 1936) was an architect in St. Louis, Missouri. He designed over 430 school buildings in Missouri and other areas, was president of the St. Louis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects from 1893 ...

. The McClain family later donated a vocational building, natatorium, and athletic fields adjoining the high school in 1923, at the same time that the community began construction of a new elementary building. The school was almost torn down due to the high cost of remodeling and lack of finances. A large-scale community and historical effort led to the high school being saved. It is listed as an Ohio Historical Society landmark.

Athletics

The school is a member of the

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and participates in the Frontier Athletic Conference (FAC). The swim team also participates in the SOSL (Southern Ohio Swim League) and, starting in 2008, the SCOL. Athletics include and are currently limited to:

Autumn

* Football (boys and girls) * Cross country (boys and girls; separate) * Soccer (boys and girls; separate) * Volleyball (boys and girls) * Golf (boys and girls; separate) * Marching band (boys and girls; combined) * Tigerettes (dance team for MB) (girls only) * Football cheerleading (girls only)

Winter

* Basketball (boys and girls; separate) * Wrestling * Swimming (boys and girls; separate; combined in middle school) * Wrestling (boys and girls; combined) * Basketball cheerleading (girls only) * Quick Recall (boys and girls; combined)

Spring

* Baseball (boys only) * Softball (girls only) * Track and field (boys and girls; separate)

Other activities

Other activities include concert, symphonic, marching, jazz, and pep bands; Hi-Y; McClain Youth in Action;

National Honor Society The National Honor Society (NHS) is a nationwide organization for high school students in the United States and outlying territories, which consists of many chapters in high schools. Selection is based on four criteria: scholarship (academic achi ...

;

National Art Honor Society The National Art Honor Society was established in 1978 in the United States by the National Art Education Association for high school students grades 9-12 from the National Art Honor Society. The NAEA also offers a National Junior Art Honor Soci ...

;

Future Farmers of America National FFA Organization is an American 501(c)(3) youth organization, specifically a career and technical student organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education. It was founded in 1925 at Vi ...

;

FBLA-PBL The Future Business Leaders of America, or FBLA, is an American career and technical student organization headquartered in Reston, Virginia. Established in 1940, FBLA is a non-profit organization of high school ("FBLA"), Middle Level ("FBLA ...

;

FCCLA Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA, formerly known as Future Homemakers of America) is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public ...

; Student Council; Junior/Senior Executive Committee; an independent television and radio program; Environthon Team; Annual Staff; concert, symphonic, and show choirs; and Theatrical/Drama and Chess Clubs.

Facilities

There are approximately 200 paintings, murals, statues, and other forms of art adorning the hallways and classrooms. These include a marble staircase, a statue of

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, the Rookwood tile backed water fountains, Tiffany lamps and the Hiram Powers' marble bust of Ginevra, with Ginevra being found only in this institution and in one other. It has a pool that was constructed in 1923, making it the oldest high school pool still in use, multiple stories and buildings, a structured row of colonnades lining the buildings, two gyms, a trophy hall, a courtyard and clocktower, and a track and field, among other resources.

Notable alumni

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, professional baseball and basketball player *

Bill Uhl William George Uhl Sr. (born January 7, 1933) is a retired American basketball player. The center was a consensus second team All-American player at the University of Dayton in 1956. Uhl starred at McClain High School in Greenfield, Ohio, gra ...

, professional basketball player

Notable staff

* Frank L. Hayes, coach

References

External links

*
Alumni website
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