Anderson High School (Ohio)

Anderson High School is a public high school in the Forest Hills Local School District in Hamilton County, Ohio.

Anderson High School
Address
7560 Forest Road Cincinnati , (Hamilton County) , Ohio 45255 United States
Coordinates	39°4′12″N 84°20′55″W
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational high school
Established	1929
School district	Forest Hills Local School District
Superintendent	Larry Hook
Principal	Kyle Fender
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1142 (2012-2013)
Color(s)	Orange and Black[1]
Athletics conference	Eastern Cincinnati Conference[1]
Mascot	Raptors
Nickname	Raptors
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Newspaper	Chieftain
Yearbook	Andersonian
Website	http://www.foresthills.edu/anderson

History

Established in 1929, Anderson High School is a high school in the Greater Cincinnati area. Anderson was a Blue Ribbon School from 1994 - 1996 as awarded by the United States Department of Education ^[3] When founded, the school mascot was a comet, but the mascot was changed to Redskins prior to the 1936-37 school year.

In 2017, renovations began on the aging Anderson High School building. Construction is said to be done by the end of 2019.^[4]

Mascot

In July 2020, the board of the Forest Hills Local School District voted 4-1 to retire the Redskins as Anderson High's mascot.^[1][5] The new mascot, Raptors was announced in March, 2021.^[6]

Notable alumni

• Thom Brennaman, sportscaster^[7]
• Benjamin Cornwell, noted sociologist at Cornell University
• Richard Dotson, former MLB pitcher^[8]
• Jensen Lewis, former MLB pitcher^[9]
• Greg Mancz, NFL offensive lineman for the Houston Texans^[10]
• Andrew Norwell, NFL offensive lineman for the Washington Commanders^[11]
• Dave Wilson, Olympic swimmer^[12]

Athletics

Anderson High School is a member of the OHSAA and participates in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

• Football - 2007

References

1. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
2. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-10. Retrieved 2008-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. Sellers, Forest. "Anderson High School Renovation Project Begins". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
5. Mitchell, Madeline (July 2, 2020). "Redskins retired: Forest Hills school board will change Anderson High School mascot/logo". The Enquirer.
6. Madeline Mitchell (March 5, 2021). "Anderson High School has a new mascot. What do you think it is?". Cincinnati Enquirer.
7. "Thom Brennaman". FoxSports.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
8. Springer, Scott. "Glory Days: Anderson's Richard Dotson won 22 games for Chicago White Sox in 1983". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
9. Motz, Mark. "Homecoming for Jensen Lewis at Anderson baseball camp". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
10. Dyer, Mike (7 March 2019). "Anderson's 2007 state title-winning football team entering school's athletics hall of fame". WCPO.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
11. Turer, Adam. "Anderson grad Norwell finds spot with Carolina Panthers". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
12. Schmetzer, Mark. "Glory Days: Anderson swimmer Wilson won Olympic medals, set national and state records". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

External links

• Forest Hills Local School District Website