Solon High School
Location
33600 Inwood Road Solon, OH 44139
Information
Principal	George Steyer
Enrollment	approx. 1,800 Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x1024, 119 KB) Summary My photo Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Type	Public
Established	1898
Information	(440) 349-6230
Colors Symbol	Blue and White with Gold trim The Comets
Homepage	solonschools.org/shs

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 term public school has three distinct meanings: In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Comet Hale-Bopp Comet West For other uses, see Comet (disambiguation). ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 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. ... The Solon Fine Arts Center Solon City Hall Solon is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and is a suburb of Cleveland in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... Cleveland redirects here. ... Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio are nicknames for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland in Ohio. ... The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. ...

It is comprised of grades 9-12, and is the only high school in the Solon City School System, which also includes two middle schools: Solon Middle School for grades 7-8 and Orchard Middle School for grades 5-6; and four elementary schools: Arthur Road, Lewis, Parkside and Roxbury. Solon High School's student body is approximately 1,800 students while the faculty roster includes approximately two-hundred teachers, administrators, and staff. As of 2005, the school system had an 11.9 student-teacher ratio. Joseph Regano currently serves as the Superintendent for the system. Solon City School District is a school district serving Solon, Ohio and Glenwillow, Ohio, which are southeastern suburbs of Cleveland in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States. ...

Academic Teams

Solon High School has many academic teams, including Science Olympiad, Academic Challenge, and Future Problem Solvers. Bob Weiser is the current coach of Academic Challenge; the team competes in many regional Northeast Ohio meets, and annually competes on the News Channel 5 T.V. show sponsored by Westfield Insurance. Academic Challenge is open to anyone who wants to join, but places team members on teams determined by the coach. All of these teams have previously placed in tournaments at the national level. In 1998, Solon Science Olympiad earned its first National Championship. The Community Problem Solving branch of Future Problem Solvers won 2nd at the International Conference in the Health and Human Services category. Solon High School Chess Club recently placed third in a statewide tournament, competing against other schools from around the state. Individual trophies were given to Solon students placing 5th and 11th overall. Other academic teams include Mock Trial, Speech and Debate, and Model United Nations.

Academics

Solon High School consistently ranks in the top 150 public high schools in the United States as rated by Newsweek (in 2006, 138th in the U.S., 2nd in Greater Cleveland, 5th in Ohio) for academic quality and placement of graduates into top colleges across the nation. Similarly, the school district consistently ranks in the upper echelon of state and national standardized testing. Approximately 96% of graduates proceed to attend 4-year universities. The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ... NASA image of Greater Cleveland and Lake Erie Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland in Ohio. ... Standardized testing is: in theory: a tool to ensure that student knowledge and aptitude in a given subject are examined with the same criteria across different schools. ...

In the Class of 2007, 18 students were named National Merit Semifinalists while 15 others received Commended status.

Solon High School has also had 4 Presidential Scholars. The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President of the US, to recognize and honor some of the most distinguished graduating high school seniors in the United States. ...

Alma Mater

So here's to dear old Solon,
Here's to the blue and white,
Oh may we always cherish,
All our standards ever bright.
So here's to dear old Solon,
We raise our voice in song,
To tell to all from far and near,
To Solon we belong!

Music Program

The music program consists of choir, band, and orchestra. The head director of the band is Edward Kline with co-directors Robert Luce and Adam Chongris.

The Solon marching/concert band is approximately 220 students strong as of autumn of 2007, and is projected to increase in size to approximately 260 in autumn of 2008. The marching band plays at all varsity football games, marches in high step/chair step style, and plays relatively modern pieces. Concert band is divided into Symphonic band, White Band, and Blue Band by audition. During basketball season, a voluntary pep band attends most home basketball games. The band has an official Solon Band website, which is maintained by students and not directly affiliated with the school. Funds that support the group from instruments to uniform washings come from The Solon Music Parents. Every summer, the members, conductors, and Starlettes travel to Walsh University for to attend band camp where they learn 1-3 shows worth of drills and music. Walsh University is a private not-for-profit, 4-year, Roman Catholic university in North Canton, Ohio. ...

The SHS Orchestra consists of approximately 100 students. At the beginning of the year, each student is required to audition for placement in either Concert Orchestra, directed by Ed Kline or Sinfonia Orchestra, directed by Gerald MacDougall. Both orchestras perform a classical and contemporary repertoire. The Sinfonia orchestra appears at a wide range of venues including the commencement ceremony in June. For the song titled Orchestra, see The Servant (band). ... Audition can refer to: The sense of hearing The audio editing software Adobe Audition ... See also Academic dress Categories: Education | Academia ...

Athletics

Solon's mascot is the comet and colors are blue and white with gold trim. The Solon Comets athletic programs compete in the Northern Ohio Conference (NOC) against other local area high schools. Solon's high school sports rivals include Nordonia High School, Hudson High School and Twinsburg High School. The school's fight song is Ohio State's "Fight the Team Across the Field." Solon's Boys Swimming and Diving team were District runner-ups and the Girls Swimming and Diving were District Champions in 2008. The Boys Swimming and Diving team placed 5th at the State Tournament in 2008, while the Girls Swimming and Diving Team placed 9th at the State Tournament in 2008. Solon's wrestling team won the Ohio state championship in 1990. Solon's football team was the state runner-up in 2000, and participated in playoff games in 2001 through 2006. Solon's men's basketball team won back-to-back District championships and advanced to the Elite Eight state tournament in 2005 and 2006. The girl's basketball team was the division one state runner-up in the 2006 season. The girl's volleyball team was in the state final four in 2000 and 2006. The men's track team has been undefeated in dual meets since 1993. Comet Hale-Bopp Comet West For other uses, see Comet (disambiguation). ... Nordonia High School is a public high school in Macedonia, Ohio. ... Hudson High School, part of the Hudson City School District is located at 2500 Hudson-Aurora Road in Hudson, Ohio, United States. ... Twinsburg High School is a public high school in Twinsburg, Ohio. ... The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Ohio. ... (Fight The Team) Across the Field is the main fight song of The Ohio State University and the oldest one still in current use. ...

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

• Wrestling - 1990 ^[1][2]

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Notable Alumni

• Thom Russo, Grammy award winning recording engineer, worked with Eric Clapton, Audioslave, Macy Gray, Johnny Cash, Sum 41, Jay-Z, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross
• Dominick Farinacci, Jazz Trumpet player
• Michael Cartellone, drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd and the [[Damn Yankees (band)
• Drew Carter of the NFL Carolina Panthers
• Kim Herring of the NFL Cincinnati Bengals
• Jim Mandich, former NFL tight end for the Miami Dolphins, including 1972 undefeated season
• Nick Camino, radio station producer/sportscaster, WTAM Radio 1100

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External links

• Solon Schools Website
• Official Solon Band Website

Notes and references