Rocky River High School is a

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Rocky River, Ohio Rocky River is a city in western Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. A suburb of Cleveland, it is located along the shore of Lake Erie approximately west of downtown Cleveland. The city is named for the Rocky River that forms its eastern bor ...

, suburb of

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

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. Rocky River High School is located on the corner of Wagar & Detroit.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 849 students enrolled for 2016-17 was: *Male - 47.7% *Female - 52.3% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.4% *Asian - 1.8% *Black - 1.3% *Hispanic - 3.3% *White - 90.9% *Multiracial - 2.4% 11.1% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.

Athletics

The school colors are maroon and white. The athletic teams are known as the Pirates. Rocky River High School has been a member of the Great Lakes Conference since the dissolution of the West Shore Conference in 2015. ;Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships * Boys

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- 1923, 1924, 1927 * Girls Soccer - 2013

Notable alumni

Nina Blackwood Nina Blackwood is an American disc jockey and music journalist, who was the first of the original five MTV VJs (along with Mark Goodman, J. J. Jackson, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn). She has been an actress and model. Early life and career Bl ...

(Class of 1970), former MTV VJ and current

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Satellite Radio host on the ''80s on 8'' channel * Carter Camper, NHL ice hockey player *

Nev Chandler Neville A. "Nev" Chandler, Jr. (October 2, 1946 in Lakewood, Ohio – August 7, 1994 in Rocky River, Ohio) was a Cleveland, Ohio-area sports broadcaster. Life and career Chandler graduated from Rocky River High School and, in 1968, Northwestern ...

(Class of 1964), media personality and former radio voice of the

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...

Michael Chernus Michael Louis Chernus (born August 8, 1977) is an American actor. He has acted on film, television, and the stage. He is perhaps best known for his role as Cal Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013 ...

(Class of 1995), actor in multiple movies and TV shows * Arthur D. Collins, Jr. (Class of 1965), Chairman & CEO, Medtronic, Inc. Medtronic, Inc. * Eric Egan (Class of 2011), vocalist of punk band

Heart Attack Man Heart Attack Man is an American punk rock band from Cleveland, Ohio. History Heart Attack Man released a demo in 2013. In 2014, the band released their first EP titled ''Acid Rain'' on Mayfly Records, On March 3, 2017, Heart Attack Man released ...

* Forrest Faison (Class of 1976), U.S. Navy Surgeon General * "Swingin'"

Sammy Kaye Sammy Kaye (born Samuel Zarnocay Jr.; March 13, 1910 – June 2, 1987) was an American bandleader and songwriter, whose tag line, "Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most famous of the Big Band Era. The expression springs fr ...

, Big Band leader * Jann Klose, pop singer songwriter, as an exchange student from Germany * Pat McCormick (Class of 1945), actor in Smokey and the Bandit and its two sequels - writer for The Jack Paar Show, Get Smart, The Danny Kaye Show *

Martin Savidge Martin "The Savage" Savidge (born May 27, 1958) is a Canadian-American television news correspondent. Savidge worked for NBC News and was a special correspondent and former anchor for public television's '' Worldfocus'' nightly news program in t ...

(Class of 1976), former CNN reporter and current NBC News reporter *

Michael Stanley Michael Stanley (born Michael Stanley Gee; March 25, 1948 – March 5, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, radio and television personality. Both as a solo artist and with the Michael Stanley Band (MSB), his brand of heartland r ...

(Class of 1966), of the

Michael Stanley Band Michael Stanley (born Michael Stanley Gee; March 25, 1948 – March 5, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, radio and television personality. Both as a solo artist and with the Michael Stanley Band (MSB), his brand of heartland r ...

Yarborough, Chuck (August 18, 2014
"Michael Stanley to be honored with tribute concert featuring fans and peers"

The Plain Dealer ''The Plain Dealer'' is the major newspaper of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. In fall 2019, it ranked 23rd in U.S. newspaper circulation, a significant drop since March 2013, when its circulation ranked 17th daily and 15th on Sunday. As of Ma ...

Notes and references

External links

Rocky River High School websiteRocky River City School District website
{{authority control High schools in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio