Deer Park Junior/Senior High School

Deer Park Junior/Senior High School (DPHS) is a public high school located in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, in the city of Deer Park. It is the only high school in the Deer Park Community City Schools district.

Deer Park Junior/Senior High School
Address
8351 Plainfield Road Cincinnati , (Hamilton County) , Ohio 45236 United States
Coordinates	39°12′38″N 84°23′59″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Help your school help others help yourself
Established	1826
Founder	Daniel Shank
School district	Deer Park Community City Schools District
Superintendent	Jay Phillips
Principal	John Vanderqueer
Staff	37.55 (FTE)[1]
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	527 (2018-19)[1]
Average class size	21
Student to teacher ratio	14.03[1]
Color(s)	Scarlet and Gray[2]
Song	Alma Mater
Fight song	Onward Deer Park
Athletics conference	Cincinnati Hills League[2]
Sports	Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheer, Chess, Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling
Mascot	Wildcats
Team name	Wildcats[2]
Rival	Reading High School
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Newspaper	Deer Park Today
Alumni	Bill Cunningham, an American talk radio host for 700 WLW
Website	www.deerparkcityschools.org

Deer Park High School serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from the neighborhood of Deer Park and portions of Sycamore Township and the village of Silverton.

Athletics

The school's athletic program competes as a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. The Wildcats are a member of the Cincinnati Hills League.

Notable alumni

• Bill Cunningham (class of 1966): talk radio host on WLW and Premiere Radio Networks; former Assistant Attorney General of Ohio; current defense attorney^[4][5]

References

1. "Deer Park Jr/Sr High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
2. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
3. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
4. Hoard, Greg (August 28, 2009). "Who the Hell does Bill Cunningham Think He is?". Cincinnati Profile. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
5. Graham, Michael. "The Sultan of Shock". Cincinnati Magazine. p. 33.

External links

• School website
• District Website