Graham High School is a public

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in St. Paris, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Graham Local School District.

History

Graham High School was constructed in 1957, the same year that Graham Local School District was formed. There have been several major renovations to the school, including the addition of a science wing, updated offices, and a new football stadium. A $13 million renovation took place in June 2009.

Athletics

Sports at Graham include:

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, boys' and girls'

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...

softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...

wrestling Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves di ...

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, cross country, girls'

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

, boys' and girls'

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, and boys' and girls'

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. Graham High School is Division III in football, while all other sports are Division II. Graham's colors are black and white and the Falcon is their mascot. Graham's major rivals are the Hillclimbers of the neighboring town of

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. Graham is a member of

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(CBC). The conference is divided into two divisions: The Kenton Trail Division, which includes Bellefontaine, Jonathan Alder, Kenton Ridge, London, Urbana, and Tecumseh. The Mad River Division includes Benjamin Logan, Graham, Indian Lake, North Union, Northwestern, and Shawnee.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

*Boys

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: 1930, 1973 *Boys

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State Tournament Team: 1982, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 * Boys Wrestling Dual Meet Team: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022

Notable alumni

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– two-time NCAA champion wrestler, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th district *

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– folkstyle and freestyle wrestler, NCAA champion, 2009 Team USA World Team member * David Taylor – folkstyle and freestyle wrestler, two-time NCAA champion, three-time

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and 2020 Olympic

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References

External links

District Website
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