John Adams College and Career Academy is a

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located on the east side of

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, United States. It is part of the

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History

John Adams High School opened at East 116th Street and Corlett Avenue in 1923. It was closed in 1995, along with West Technical, and Aviation High Schools to help cut the city's budget. The school was rebuilt and reopened in 2006.

Clubs and activities

The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and

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(NJCL).

School uniforms

The school followed the district dress code requiring polo shirts and dress trousers, skirts, and/or shorts. In 2014 it adopted a new rule requiring polo shirts with monogrammed school logos.

Sports

The mascot for the school is the Rebel. The primary rivals for the school's sports teams are the John F. Kennedy Eagles, who are located nearby, and the James Ford Rhodes Rams on the west side.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Boys

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— 1953, 1956, 1976, 1982 * Girls

— 1978, 1979, 1994 * Boys Cross Country — 1954, 1959, 1963

Notable alumni

* Rashaun Allen, NFL player * William Appling (1932 - 2008), conductor, music educator, pianist and arranger *

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(1936–1970), jazz saxophonist and composer * Dick Feagler (1938-2018), columnist *

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(1914–2004), conductor and music educator *

Tom Jackson Thomas, Tom, or Tommy Jackson may refer to: Academics *Thomas H. Jackson (born 1950), ninth president of the University of Rochester *Tom Jackson Jr. (born 1959), president of Black Hills State University, South Dakota *Thom Jackson (Thomas Matthew ...

(1951–), retired NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos), ESPN NFL analyst *

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(1931–), boxing promoter * Rimp Lanier, Former

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player, (

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) *

Al Lerner (composer) Al Lerner (1919 – January 19, 2014) was an American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor from the big band era. He was a member of the Harry James band for many years, playing piano. He wrote music for several artists, including Allan Sh ...

(b. 1919), pianist, composer, and musical director *

Madeline Manning Madeline Manning Mims (born January 11, 1948) is a former American runner and Olympic champion. Between 1967 and 1981 she won ten national titles and set a number of American records. She participated in the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Summer Olympics ...

(1948-), track and field Olympic gold medalist * Nick Mileti (1931-), former owner,

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and

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, chose the Cavs' colors of wine and gold based on John Adams' colors * Anthony Morgan, Former NFL player for the

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(1991–1993) and the

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(1993–1996) * Frank Pokorny, member of the

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(1957–1960; 1963–1968) and Cuyahoga County Commissioner (1968-1976) * Jack Reynolds (1937-2008) radio and television broadcaster on numerous Cleveland stations, professional wrestling announcer (including for the WWF) * Phillip Shriver (1922–2011), served as president of

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from 1965 to 1981 * Chuck Smith, former

player (

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) * Mark E. Talisman (1941–2019), congressional aide and lobbyist * Robert Ward (1917–2013), composer

References

External links

*
John Adams High School yearbooks and newsletters
available on

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