Hamilton High School is a public

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in Hamilton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Hamilton City School District. It was the school in which then- President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act on January 8, 2002.

History

The present building on Eaton Avenue opened as Taft High School in 1959. Taft served the west side of Hamilton while Garfield High School on Fair Avenue served the east. Both were consolidated to form Hamilton High School in 1980. In 2002, an addition was built across the school's front, giving it new entrances, a new façade, a new library/media center, and six new classrooms. A new fine arts wing was finished in 2004. A recent bond issue approved the construction of a new gymnasium and to convert the old gym into a larger cafeteria. In 2012, the school began construction on the new gymnasium and lunch room. It concluded in 2013. Hamilton had a high school at the corner of S. Second and Ludlow Streets downtown until 1915 when a new building was constructed at N. Sixth and Dayton Streets. The high school remained there until 1959, when Hamilton's population swelled and two high schools became necessary.

Athletics

The Hamilton Big Blue compete in the Greater Miami Conference. The Big Blue have captured over 80 conference championships since 1966.

OHSAA State Championships

*Boys

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- 2004, 1962, 1954, 1949 *Boys

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- 1998, 1983 *Girls

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- 1985 *Girls

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- 2022

Performing arts

Hamilton has three competitive

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: the mixed-gender Prestige, the all-female Vocal Elegance and the all-male CrescenDudes. The school also hosts its own competition, the Double H Showcase.

Notable alumni

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, baseball player * Mark Lewis, baseball player *

Joe Nuxhall Joseph Henry Nuxhall (; July 30, 1928 – November 15, 2007) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds. Immediately after retiring as a player, he became a radio broadcaster for the Reds f ...

, baseball player and announcer *

Floyd Reid Floyd "Breezy" Reid (September 4, 1927 – March 15, 1994) was a former American football running back who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Reid attended the University of Georgia. He was selected in th ...

, football player * Paul Sarringhaus, football player *

Ricky Stone Ricky L. Stone (born February 28, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Career He attended Hamilton High School and was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 1994 amateur draft. On December 13, 2007, Stone was ...

, baseball player * Denicos Allen, football player *

Kevin Grevey Kevin Michael Grevey (born May 12, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.96 m) swingman, the left-handed Grevey played for the Washington Bullets from 1975 to 1983 and the Milwaukee Bucks from 1983 to 1985. He is ...

, basketball player *

Ray Combs Raymond Neil Combs Jr. (April 3, 1956 – June 2, 1996) was an American actor, comedian and game show host. Combs began his professional career in the late 1970s. His popularity on the stand-up circuit led to him being signed as the second host o ...

, comedian and game show host * Adam Pankey, football player

Notes and references

External links

District Website

Unofficial Alumni Website (www.HHSAlumni.net)
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