Grove City High School (Ohio)
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Grove City High School is a high school in Grove City
, Ohio
, United States
. It is one of the four high schools in the South-Western City Schools
district. It houses about 1,900 students in grades 9-12. Formerly Jackson High School, Grove City High School moved from the former Park Street building in 1970, where it had been located since 1929. Grove City High School was chartered in the fall of 1895. The average classroom experience of GCHS teachers is 15.89 years. 46 teachers have bachelors degrees and 63 have masters degrees or beyond. Special training has included TESA, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) training, site-based leadership training, integrated learning, alternative assessment, and alternative classroom management. Grove City High School has been A School Of Excellence for five years now.
The Grove City High School Marching Band has received over 30 Grand Champion awards over the last ten years in OMEA competitions. The band received superior ratings at the OMEA State Marching Band Contest every year since the contest's inception in 1980 until the fall of 2009 when repeated school levy failures resulted in the cancellation of all extracurricular activities, including marching band.
Highlights:
Marched in Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, in 1990 and again in 2000.
Named the Grand Champion at Music Fest Orlando in the Parade Division Competition in Florida in 1993 and again in 1997.
In 2002, the band took 5th place in the finals of Bands Of America Regional Competition in Louisville, Kentucky as well as winning Outstanding Musical Performance.
In 2003 the band was invited to the 42nd Annual Contest Of Champions in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and placed 5th in finals.
Marched in the London New Year's Day Parade, 2005.
In 2008, the marching band will perform in the Fiesta Bowl Parade and National Band Championship.
Highlights for the Symphonic Band:
Performed at the 50th Anniversary of the Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Illinois on December 19, 1996.
Invited to perform at the MidwestClinic again in 2002.
Performed at the1993 and 2001 OMEA State Convention and was the clinician band for the composer Francis McBeth at the 1995 OMEA State Convention, as well as for Mark Kelly in 1989.
Guest band for the Directors' Clinic at Miami University with Donald Hunsburger of the Eastman School of Music and H. Robert Reynolds from the University of Michigan.
Grove City, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,075 people, 10,265 households, and 7,544 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,941.2 people per square mile . There were 10,712 housing units at an average density of 768.0 per square mile...
, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. It is one of the four high schools in the South-Western City Schools
South-Western City Schools, Franklin County, Ohio
The South-Western City School District is Ohio's sixth largest public school district located southwest of the city of Columbus. The district serves nearly 20,000 students throughout the southwest quadrant of Franklin County, including the cities of Galloway, Georgesville, Grove City, and Urbancrest...
district. It houses about 1,900 students in grades 9-12. Formerly Jackson High School, Grove City High School moved from the former Park Street building in 1970, where it had been located since 1929. Grove City High School was chartered in the fall of 1895. The average classroom experience of GCHS teachers is 15.89 years. 46 teachers have bachelors degrees and 63 have masters degrees or beyond. Special training has included TESA, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) training, site-based leadership training, integrated learning, alternative assessment, and alternative classroom management. Grove City High School has been A School Of Excellence for five years now.
Instrumental Music Program
The Grove City High School instrumental music program has approximately 300 wind, percussion, and string musicians who participate in various performing groups. These groups include the Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Bands, Jazz Bands, Orchestra, and Percussion Ensemble. There is also a Flag Corps who perform with the Marching Band and participate in Winter Guard competitions.The Grove City High School Marching Band has received over 30 Grand Champion awards over the last ten years in OMEA competitions. The band received superior ratings at the OMEA State Marching Band Contest every year since the contest's inception in 1980 until the fall of 2009 when repeated school levy failures resulted in the cancellation of all extracurricular activities, including marching band.
Highlights:
Marched in Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, in 1990 and again in 2000.
Named the Grand Champion at Music Fest Orlando in the Parade Division Competition in Florida in 1993 and again in 1997.
In 2002, the band took 5th place in the finals of Bands Of America Regional Competition in Louisville, Kentucky as well as winning Outstanding Musical Performance.
In 2003 the band was invited to the 42nd Annual Contest Of Champions in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and placed 5th in finals.
Marched in the London New Year's Day Parade, 2005.
In 2008, the marching band will perform in the Fiesta Bowl Parade and National Band Championship.
- Symphonic & Concert Bands - The Symphonic Band has consistently received superior ratings in Class AA at both district and state OMEA adjudicated events for over thirty years (since 1975), as has Concert Band I in Class B, and more recently Class A, for over twenty years (since 1984). Concert Band II performs in the Class C level, and earned straight superior ratings at both district and state adjudicated events in 2005.
Highlights for the Symphonic Band:
Performed at the 50th Anniversary of the Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Illinois on December 19, 1996.
Invited to perform at the MidwestClinic again in 2002.
Performed at the1993 and 2001 OMEA State Convention and was the clinician band for the composer Francis McBeth at the 1995 OMEA State Convention, as well as for Mark Kelly in 1989.
Guest band for the Directors' Clinic at Miami University with Donald Hunsburger of the Eastman School of Music and H. Robert Reynolds from the University of Michigan.
Outstanding Programs and Features
- Success Through Academic Recognition (STAR) Awards
- Junior Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (JNROTC)
- Renaissance
- Peer Mediation
- WGCH school-based television program
- VIP Program
- Featured on CBS's "48 Hours"
- Band Marched in 1990 and 2000 Tournament of Roses Parade, 2005 London New Year's Day Parade, and has received straight "1's" at OMEA State Contest since its inception, the only band in Ohio to do so
- Named a "Cool School" by Fox 28's Good Day Columbus
- SLAM (Student Literary Arts Magazine) is a member of the National Scholastic Press Association
Extracurricular activities
- Boys Sports (Soccer, Golf, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Wrestling, Swimming, Baseball, Track and Tennis)
- Girls Sports (Softball, Track, Basketball, Swimming, Gymnastics, Basketball and Football Cheerleading, Volleyball, Soccer, Tennis, and Cross Country)
- Instrumental Music programs (Marching Band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Flag Corps)
- Vocal Music Programs (Concert Choir, Symphonic Choir, Chorale, Show Choir (Touch of Class & Class Act), Men/Women's Chorus)
- Key Club
- Ski Club
- In-The-Know Team
- Drama Club
- German Exchange Program
- Mock Trial Team
- Art Club
- WGCH News
- DECA
- School Store
- Business Professionals of America
- ROTC Drill Team
- Pistol Team
- Color Guard
- SLAM (Student Literary Arts Magazine)
- Yearbook
- National Honor Society
- Dawg Show
- Spring Musical
Notable alumni
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- Ohio State Treasurer and later Ohio Attorney General, Jeopardy winner - Derrick Alexander (wide receiver) - All-American Running BackRunning backA running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
- Gary BurleyGary BurleyGary Burley is an alumnus of Grove City High School,and Brookpark Middle School, Grove City, OH,a suburb of Columbus, and is a former American football player who was a defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.He played for the Bengals in Super...
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- Professional tennis player