Colerain High School is a

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located near

Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...

. It is part of the Northwest Local School District. The high school is located in Colerain Township, about 14 miles northwest of downtown Cincinnati. The original school opened in 1924 under the name Colerain Centralized School at 4700 and 4850 Poole Road and is now Colerain Elementary School and Colerain Middle School. Today's Colerain High School opened in 1964 at its newer address, 8801 Cheviot Road. It is the largest public school in the Colerain area in terms of enrollment and building size, with over 2,200 students currently attending CHS in two buildings on campus, the main school building and the Career Center building. Colerain is among the largest schools in the Cincinnati area and in the state of Ohio.

Athletics

Colerain competes in the

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in all conference sports except boys' volleyball.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Football – 2004 * Girls' cross-country – 1997,1998,1999,2000 * Boys' cross-country – 1978

Notable alumni

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, former NFL player * Darrian Beavers, current NFL player * Ivan Pace, current NFL player * Joe Bolden, former

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player,

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coach * Eugene Clifford, former NFL player * Dominick Goodman, former

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player * Eric Kattus, former NFL player *

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, former

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player and coach * Tegray Scales, current NFL player * Mary Lee Tracy, artistic gymnastics coach ;Notable faculty / coaches * Kerry Coombs,

coach

References

External links

Colerain High School WebsiteColerain High School history page on Colerain Alumni Website
{{authority control High schools in Hamilton County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio 1924 establishments in Ohio Educational institutions established in 1924