Port Clinton High School is a

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Port Clinton, Ohio Port Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Ottawa County, located at the mouth of the Portage River on Lake Erie, about 44 miles east of Toledo. The population was 6,056 at the 2010 census. The city has been nicknamed the "Walleye Capit ...

. It is the only high school in the Port Clinton City School District. Their nickname is the Redskins. They are currently members of the

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. As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 550 students. There were 210 students (38.2% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 47 (8.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Port Clinton High School
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 19, 2021.

Athletics

Port Clinton's athletics represent the

for all sports. Fall sports: *boys and girls cross country, *girls volleyball, *boys and girls golf, *football, *non-competition cheerleading. Winter sports: *boys and girls basketball, *boys and girls swimming, *non-competitive cheerleading. Spring sports: *boys baseball, *girls softball, *boys and girls track, *boys and girls tennis.

Marching Band

"The Pride of the Redskins" is the nickname to the marching band. Each performance contains a choreographed dance during the final song. Common artists include

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, Guns N' Roses, Bon Jovi, and many others. They have had the honor of hosting the

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and performing at Ohio State's Skull Session on November 3, 2011. Every four years, they also perform at

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in Florida around Christmas, and Chicago. In 2015, the band marched the Florida Citrus Parade, as well as a parade in Disney's

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. In 2018, the band played in Chicago's Saint Patrick's Day Parade, where they were first in the lineup. The band will be returning to Florida in December 2019.

Notable alumni

* Doug Cooper (born 1970), writer of literary fiction. *

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(born 1941), former

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for

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, serving from 1995 to 2013.Sue Myrick
'' Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''. Accessed September 12, 2017. "graduated from Port Clinton High School, Port Clinton, Ohio"

References

External links

District Website
High schools in Ottawa County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio {{OttawaCountyOH-school-stub

Athletics

Marching Band

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links