Greenon High School
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Greenon High School is a public high school
in Springfield, Ohio
. It is the only high school in the Greenon Local School District. Attendance rate during the 2008 school year was 94.3% compared to the state average of 94.1%. Graduation rate was 93.2% compared to the state average of 86.1%.
. The Greenon men's soccer team is back to back CBC champs. Greenon's girls cross country
is back to back State qualifiers placing 8th in 2009 and 9th in 2010. The school's official colors are black and white; however silver and red often appear as accents. The school mascot is the Knight
. The school's major rivals include the Shawnee Braves
of Springfield, Ohio
, the Kenton Ridge
Cougars, and the Graham
Falcons
. Greenon High School is a member of the Central Buckeye Conference (CBC), which is divided into two divisions: The Kenton Trail which includes Bellefontaine, Stebbins, Shawnee, Tecumseh, Tippecanoe, and Kenton Ridge and The Mad River Division which includes Benjamin Logan, Graham, Greenon, Urbana, Northwestern, and Indian Lake.
The Marching Knights compete in the MSBA (Mid-States Band Association) circuit, the Indoor Performance Ensemble competes in the MEPA (Mid East Performance Association) and WGI (Winter Guard International) circuits, and the Symphonic Band competes in both OMEA District XII Large Group and Solo and Ensemble Contests.
The Greenon Instrumental Music Department is under the direction of Jerrod Fry, and past directors include James Blankenship, Michael Bisig, Loyd Stigers, and Frank Giampetro.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Springfield, Ohio
Springfield, Ohio
Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg...
. It is the only high school in the Greenon Local School District. Attendance rate during the 2008 school year was 94.3% compared to the state average of 94.1%. Graduation rate was 93.2% compared to the state average of 86.1%.
Sports
Greenon High School is Division III in footballAmerican football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
. The Greenon men's soccer team is back to back CBC champs. Greenon's girls cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
is back to back State qualifiers placing 8th in 2009 and 9th in 2010. The school's official colors are black and white; however silver and red often appear as accents. The school mascot is the Knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
. The school's major rivals include the Shawnee Braves
Shawnee High School (Springfield, Ohio)
Shawnee High School is a public high school near Springfield, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Clark-Shawnee Local School District. The high school offers college preparatory classes along with many different programs in sports, band, drama, foreign languages, and music...
of Springfield, Ohio
Springfield, Ohio
Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg...
, the Kenton Ridge
Kenton Ridge High School (Springfield, Ohio)
Kenton Ridge High School is a public high school near Springfield, Ohio, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Northeastern Local School District, the other school being Northeastern High School.-State championships:...
Cougars, and the Graham
Graham High School (St. Paris, Ohio)
Graham High School is a public high school in St. Paris, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Graham Local School District. There are currently 626 students attending the high school. Attendance rate last year was 93% compared to the state average of 94%...
Falcons
Falcon
A falcon is any species of raptor in the genus Falco. The genus contains 37 species, widely distributed throughout Europe, Asia, and North America....
. Greenon High School is a member of the Central Buckeye Conference (CBC), which is divided into two divisions: The Kenton Trail which includes Bellefontaine, Stebbins, Shawnee, Tecumseh, Tippecanoe, and Kenton Ridge and The Mad River Division which includes Benjamin Logan, Graham, Greenon, Urbana, Northwestern, and Indian Lake.
Instrumental music
The Greenon High School Instrumental Music Department consists of the Greenon Marching Knights Marching Band, the Greenon Pep Band, the Greenon Indoor Performance Ensemble, the Greenon Symphonic Band, and the Greenon Big Band.The Marching Knights compete in the MSBA (Mid-States Band Association) circuit, the Indoor Performance Ensemble competes in the MEPA (Mid East Performance Association) and WGI (Winter Guard International) circuits, and the Symphonic Band competes in both OMEA District XII Large Group and Solo and Ensemble Contests.
The Greenon Instrumental Music Department is under the direction of Jerrod Fry, and past directors include James Blankenship, Michael Bisig, Loyd Stigers, and Frank Giampetro.