Orange High School is a public high school located in Pepper Pike, Ohio, an eastern suburb in the Greater Cleveland metropolitan area and part of the Northeast Ohio region. Orange High School primarily serves the affluent communities that historically formed Orange Township, which are Hunting Valley, Moreland Hills, Pepper Pike, Orange and Woodmere. OHS is the only high school in the Orange City School District, which also includes Ballard Brady Middle School, and Moreland Hills Elementary School. A public high school is a secondary school that is financed by tax revenues and other government-collected revenues, and administered exclusively by, and at the discretion of, state and local officials. ... Penis Pike is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... NASA image of Greater Cleveland and Lake Erie Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland in Ohio. ... Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio are nicknames for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland in Ohio. ... Hunting Valley is a wealthy, suburban village located east of Cleveland in Cuyahoga and Geauga counties in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States. ... Moreland Hills is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and is a suburb of Cleveland in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States. ... Orange is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and is a suburb of Cleveland in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States. ... Woodmere is a village Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States and is a suburb of Cleveland in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States. ... Orange High School is a public high school located in Pepper Pike, Ohio, an eastern suburb in the Greater Cleveland metropolitan area and part of the Northeast Ohio region. ...

History

In 1924, the Orange Schools were consolidated from the individually operated Orange Township public schools. That year, the Stoneman family donated the first 10 acres of property to ultimately compile a 172-acre school district campus and the first Orange Schools building was opened on the current site of the high school. This facility was expanded numerous times to accommodate the growth of the five cities formerly comprising Orange Township.

Pepper Pike Elementary School was opened in 1954 and expanded in 1956. Moreland Hills Elementary School was opened in 1958 to expand the capacity for elementary education and further free up space in the original school building for grades 6-12. In 1963, Ballard Brady Middle School, named in honor of the superintendent (1951-1967), was opened to house grades 6-8.

In 1973, the current Orange High School's contemporary structure was expanded upon, built around and opened on the site of the original school building.

In 1984, due to fluctuations in student class sizes Pepper Pike Elementary School was closed and reopened as the center for Orange Community Education and Recreation (OCER). However, in 1988 the school reopened to serve grades 3 and 4.

In 2001, both Moreland Hills and Pepper Pike Elementary Schools closed as the new Moreland Hills Elementary School opened to serve pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Pepper Pike School reopened as the Pepper Pike Learning Center. It houses OCER, community pre-school, board meetings and other school and community functions. The old Moreland Hills School was renovated into a facility for maintenance, shipping/receiving, computer repair and storage.

Recognition

In 2002, Brady Middle School was named a National School of Excellence for 2001-2002 by the U.S. Department of Education. In 2003, Moreland Hills Elementary School was named an Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators Hall of Fame School. In 2003, Orange High School received the Ohio Association of Excellence Award Tier One Recognition. In 2004, the Orange City School District was named a National School Board Association Technology and Learning Salute District.

For many decades, Orange High School has continuously ranked as one of the best public high schools in the state of Ohio and the U.S. According to Newsweek's 2006 survey, OHS ranked 146th in the U.S., 3rd in Greater Cleveland (behind neighboring high schools Chagrin Falls and Solon) and 6th in Ohio. It also consistently produces some of the highest scores in Advanced Placement Testing. It annually achieves a rate in the upper ninety percentage range of its graduates attending four-year universities. The Orange Lion is the mascot of the school's athletic programs. The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ... Chagrin Falls High School is located in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, a southeastern suburb in the Greater Cleveland metropolitan area. ... Solon High School, founded in 1898, is a public high school located in Solon, Ohio, a southeastern suburb of Cleveland in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States. ... The Advanced Placement Program is a program that offers college level courses at high schools across the United States and Canada. ...

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

• Boys Track and Field – 1944 ^[1]

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Notable Alumni

• James A. Garfield, 20th U.S. President attended a predecessor school in Orange Township
• George Stephanopoulos, host of ABC's This Week, senior political adviser, press secretary and communications director for 42nd U.S. President Bill Clinton
• Jocelyn Samson, member of the electropunk band, Le Tigre.
• Mark Rosewater head of Magic: the Gathering R&D
• Matt Cavotta artist, columnist, self-proclaimed "goober"

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External links

• Orange City Schools
• Orange High School Alumni

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