Mentor High School
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6477 Center Street Mentor, Ohio Mentor, Ohio, (Lake County) 44060 United States |
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Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
Established | 1923 |
Status | Open |
School district | Mentor Exempted Village School District |
Superintendent | Matthew Miller[1] |
Principal | William Wade[1] |
Faculty | 175 certified staff members |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 2,800 |
Color(s) | Scarlet and Gray[1] |
Fight song | Across the Field |
Athletics | Boys Baseball Boys Basketball Girls Basketball Bowling Cheerleading Boys Cross Country Girls Cross Country Girls Fastpitch Football Boys Golf Girls Golf Gymnastics Ice hockey Boys Lacrosse Girls Lacrosse Boys Soccer Girls Soccer Swimming/Diving Team Boys Tennis Girls Tennis Boys Track & Field Girls Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling |
Athletics conference | Greater Cleveland Conference |
Mascot | The Fighting Cardinal |
Nickname | The Mentor Cards |
Team name | The Fighting Cardinals[1] |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
Athletic Director | Jeffrey Cassella[1] |
Website | www.mentorhigh.com |
Mentor High School is a public high school located in Mentor, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Mentor Exempted Village School District (informally, "Mentor Schools"). In the 2008–2009 school year, it shifted from a three-year school (grades 10–12) to a four-year high school (grades 9–12), serving 3,200 students. It is the eighth largest high school by enrollment in the State of Ohio.[3][not in citation given] Mentor High School educates students from Mentor, Mentor-on-the-Lake, and parts of Kirtland Hills and Concord Township in Lake County, Ohio. Mentor High is made up of mainly students from the three Mentor middle schools; Memorial, Shore, and Ridge.
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Music
Band
There are four concert band at the high school. Freshman Band, Grey Band, Scarlet Band, and Wind Ensemble, at increasing levels of skill. All four bands compete in the OMEA contest.
Orchestra
Mentor has three orchestras in its program, including Concert, Symphony, and Mannheim. Concert Orchestra is entirely stringed instruments, and requires no audition to join. Symphony Orchestra is the largest group, and consists of both string and wind instruments. Mannheim Chamber Orchestra is the smallest group (consisting of approximately 30 students), and consists entirely of stringed instruments. Mannheim and Symphony both require auditions, but Mannheim is much more selective.
Choir
There are four curricular, concert choirs that perform at concerts throughout the year, festivals and at OMEA adjudicated events. There is an auditioned Vocal Chamber Ensemble and an auditioned show choir as well. Choristers have the opportunity to perform at an annual Cabaret show and in the OMEA Solo & Ensemble Adjudicated event.
Extracurricular activities
Science Olympiad
In 2007, the Science Olympiad team saw one of its greatest successes in over a decade, finishing second in the state competition, overtaking Solon High School, a local rival, to get a bid to the national competition at Wichita State University.[citation needed] They finished fifth in the nation. In 2009, the Science Olympiad team went to nationals again, defeating Solon, and went to Augusta, Georgia and finished with 7th place in the nation with Centerville, the other team that went from Ohio, finishing 1st. In 2015, the Science Olympiad team went to nationals for the first time in 6 years. After defeating Solon High School and coming in 2nd in the state, behind Centerville, the team traveled to University of Nebraska-Lincoln, placing in 16th.
Fighting Cardinal Marching Band
The Mentor High School Fighting Cardinal Marching Band, commonly called the FCMB, is a strong music program with a history of excellence. The band plays at most home and away football games as well as competing at several competitions. (They have skipped a few, the latest being Mentor vs. St. Xavier on September 11th, 2015 in Cincinnati) The FCMB received its first "Superior Rating", the highest rating possible for competitions at state contest, in 2004 under the direction of Mr. Shawn Vondran and Mr. Byron Hunsicker. During the 2012-2013 school year, the band earned another Superior rating at state contest. They also performed live for Fox 8 News in front of The Rock and Roll hall of Fame, and performed for a rally when President Obama came to Mentor High School to campaign for the 2012 Presidential Elections. In the fall of 2013, the band once again competed at State Contest. The band qualified for States yet again in the fall of 2014, where they received their third Superior rating with their show entitled "The Divine Comedy." This performance was the highest the band has ever scored. Currently, the band has qualified for state contests with their show "The Pursuit of Happiness."
Athletics
Mentor High is a Division I school in the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). Formerly of the Lake Erie League, Mentor now competes in the Northeast Ohio Conference (NOC).[4] The Cardinals have won several state championship titles sponsored by the OHSAA.[5]
- Boys Track and Field - 1933
- Boys Cross Country - 1985
- Boys Soccer - 1994
- Girls Tennis - Kara Sherwood – 2008
- Girls Gymnastics - Kayla Kosmerl - 2012 (All-around and Uneven bars)
- Boys Basketball - 2013
Mentor (25-5) defeated Toledo Rogers (21-8), 76-67, to win the boys basketball Division I state championship in front of 9,566 in Value City Arena on the campus of Ohio State University located in Columbus, OH. In the semi-final game, Mentor defeated previously undefeated Columbus Northland (29-1), 80-69. Jeff Foreman was named OHSSA Division 1 State Championship Most Outstanding Player. Jeff Foreman, Conner Krizancic and Caleb Potter were selected to the State All-Tournament Team.
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Coach Lee Tressel led the Mentor Cardinals football team to 34 consecutive victories in the 1950s.[6]
Other activities
- Athletic Trainers
- Book Club
- Buckeye Boys and Girls State
- Business Club
- Cardinal Notes (Yearbook)
- Cardinal Quartet
- CARDS (bullying prevention)
- Dance Team
- DECA (Association of Marketing Students)
- Ecology Club
- Fashion Club
- Fighting Cardinal Marching Band (FCMB)
- FilmFridayz
- Future Leaders
- Gamers/Anime Club
- Improv
- Inkwell (School newspaper)
- Intramural Sports
- Jazz Band
- Mannheim Chamber Orchestra
- Math League
- Mock Trial Competition Team
- Model UN
- National Honor Society
- Pep Band
- Pride Club
- Red Lightning Photography Club
- Refuge (Christian student group)
- Science Olympiad
- Ski/Snowboard Club
- Speech and Debate Team
- Student Government
- Suicide Prevention and Awareness (GAHTAH - Give a hand, take a hand)
- Theatre
- Top 25 Show Choir
- Vocal Chamber Ensemble
- Web Team (Computer Club)
Student suicides
Four students committed suicide in an approximately four-year period ending in 2008, allegedly as a result of harassment or bullying from fellow students. On April 19th, 2007 there were threats of a school shooting to avenge these deaths.[citation needed] The next day, April 20th, fewer than 30% of students were in attendance. This prompted at least two of the families to file lawsuits against the school.[7] The 2014 documentary Mentor depicts this.[8]
Adult Classes
- Home Maintenance & Repair
- Digital Photography
Notable alumni
- Gary Durchik – NCAA, Canadian Football League, and Canadian Junior Football League Football Coach
- Bob Hallen – NFL Football Player
- Dustin Kirby – MLS Soccer Player
- Sinisa Ubiparipovic – MLS Soccer Player – Montreal Impact
- Dan Ryczek – NFL Football player
- Michael Salinger – Author
- David Wilcox – Recording Artist
- Bart Tanski – 2007 Mr. Football Award (Ohio) Recipient
- Katie Spotz – endurance rower
- Tom Barndt – NFL Football player
Notes and references
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