North Olmsted High School is a

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located in the

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suburb of

North Olmsted, Ohio North Olmsted is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 32,442. North Olmsted is a west side suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, and is the 8th most populated city within Cuyahoga County. History ...

. It is the only high school administered by the

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Athletics

State championships

*Boys' soccer: 1977, 1985, 1996, 1999

Clubs and teams

NOHS has had an orchestra as far back as 1930, a concert band since 1949 and a marching band since 1951. Alongside the band are the NOHS Eaglets, or cheerleaders. As of 2020 a drama club called the Eagle's Nest Theatre performs twice a year in fall and winter. Student participation in news and announcements is encouraged through the Eagle News Network. A computer club is also present, as is a team for the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad, sponsored by the

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. A math team competes in the Ohio Mathematics League Contests and the American Mathematics Competition. There is also ski club, as well as French and Spanish clubs. The school also has a boys football, soccer, cross-country, basketball, golf, hockey, bowling, wrestling, swim, baseball, tennis, and track team. They have a girls soccer, volleyball, golf, tennis, basketball, bowling, swimming, dance, gymnastics, cheer, softball, and track team.

Notable events

On September 16, 1990, two juveniles broke into the school and vandalized it, leaving a burning cigarette near an overturned oil lamp, leading to a fire that caused over $3 million in damage to the building. As a result of the fire, classes were temporarily relocated to the

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, an exhibition center in nearby Cleveland. On October 13, 2020 a football player on the boys football team tested positive for

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. The School District subsequently pulled out of the state playoffs, and canceled all remaining games and practices.

Notable alumni

* Tony Gardner, Designer and special effects makeup artist *

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, author and historian *

Jennifer Lyn Jackson Jennifer Lyn Jackson (March 21, 1969 – January 22, 2010) of Cleveland, Ohio, was the ''Playboy'' magazine Playmate of the Month for April 1989. Jackson was also one of three finalists chosen for ''Playboy's'' 35th Anniversary Playmate. Out ...

, Playboy playmate *

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, Former

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) *

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, Kennesaw State University President *

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, Pitcher for the

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References

External links

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