Notre Dame High School (Portsmouth, Ohio)

Notre Dame High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Portsmouth, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus.

Notre Dame High School
Address
2220 Sunrise Avenue Portsmouth , Ohio 45662 United States
Coordinates	38°45′0″N 82°59′9″W
Information
Type	Private high school
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1852; 173 years ago (1852) as Holy Redeemer School
Oversight	Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus
NCES School ID	01060182[1]
Principal	JD McKenzie
Teaching staff	13.9 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	7–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	95 (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio	11.8[1]
Hours in school day	6.5[1]
Color(s)	Navy blue and gold
Fight song	Notre Dame Victory March
Athletics conference	Southern Ohio Conference[2]
Mascot	Titans
Nickname	Titans
Accreditation	Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association
Website	www.notredameschools.com

Academics & activities[3]

• Mock Trial^[3]
• National Honor Society^[3]
• Ohio Model United Nations^[3]
• Pep Club^[3]
• Quiz Bowl^[3]
• Spanish Club^[3]
• Student Council^[3]
• Yearbook^[3]
• Key Club^[3]

Athletics

There are ten school districts and eleven high schools in Scioto County along with one parochial school as well several private and community schools.^[4] The school's athletic affiliation is with the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) and the Southern Ohio Conference (SOC), which has seventeen member schools and is divided into two divisions (SOC I & SOC II) based on the schools' enrollment.^[5] Notre Dame is currently in SOC I.

Notre Dame participates in baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' cross country, football, boys' golf, fast-pitch softball, boys' and girls' swimming, boys' and girls' tennis, boys' and girls' track & field, and girls' volleyball.

See also Ohio High School Athletic Conferences and the Southern Ohio Conference.

Notable alumni, coaches, and faculty

• Chuck Ealey — football star
• Ed Miller — former football coach & member of Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame^[6][7]
• John Ross — former football player. Graduated in 1971. Member of University of Toledo Football Hall of Fame (inducted Feb. 1, 2008). One of the first great wide receivers in University of Toledo football history.^[8]
• Mike Ross -- former football player. Graduated in 1973. Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel and fighter pilot, who ejected from his burning aircraft and survived after his RF-4C was mistakenly shot down by a U.S. Navy F-14 warplane over the Mediterranean Sea in 1987.^[9]

References

1. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Notre Dame High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
2. "OHSAA Member School Info". OHSAA. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
3. Dailey, Adam. "Student Handbook". The Notre Dame Schools. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
4. "Ohio County Profiles: Scioto County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
5. "Southern Ohio Conference Constitution and By-laws". Southern Ohio Conference. January 2007.
6. "Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
7. "Ed Miller's Induction into the Ohio High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)" (PDF). Wheelersburg High School. Retrieved 2007-08-06.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
8. "John Ross, Football(1971-1974)". University of Toledo. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
9. "Navy aviator's career soars; pilot he downed suffers". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2017-08-21.

External links

• Official website