John Hay High School
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John Hay High School — also known as the John Hay Campus — is a public high school located in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...

. John Hay is part of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, with grade levels including 9th through 12th. The neoclassical school was designed by Cleveland Schools architect George Hopkinson, and was built in 1929. John Hay had undergone a complete renovation in July 2003 and opened back up in Fall 2006 with more than 200000 sq ft (18,580.6 m²) of learning space. The school is located in the heart of University Circle
University Circle
University Circle, is a neighborhood located on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio. It is best known for its world-class cultural, educational and medical institutions, including the Cleveland Orchestra, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Museum of Art, Lakeview Cemetery, and University...

. This is helpful because students attending this school travel from around the entire city. It is also located near Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...


where students are encouraged to take college courses there.

Small Schools

John Hay High School completed renovations in the 2006-2007 school year and is the home of three small schools
Small schools movement
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. They are:
  • Cleveland Early College High School (2002)
  • Cleveland School of Science and Medicine (2006)
  • Cleveland School of Architecture and Design (2006)

To attend Science and Medicine or Architecture and Design you are required to maintain a 3.0 GPA. In Early College you are required to maintain a 3.5 GPA.
Each school has a different principal; Tiana Maxey is the principal of the Cleveland School of Architecture and Design, Carol Lockhart is the principal of the Early College High School, and Edward Weber is the principal of the Cleveland School of Science and Medicine. Early College is a three year long rigorous program for those students who are committed to working extremely hard while pursuing higher education. The graduation rate is 100% and of those students, 95% attend a four year institution or join the United States Armed Forces.

Clubs and Activities

John Hay HS's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical League
National Junior Classical League
The National Junior Classical League is a youth organization of secondary school students sponsored by the American Classical League...

 (NJCL).
In the Cleveland School of Architecture and Design there is a program called ACE. ACE stands for Architects, Construction, & Engineering and consists of people from around Cleveland who work in those fields coming to John Hay Campus on Tuesdays & Thursdays and mentoring 11th and 12th graders. The students complete projects that have been pre-determined for them that relate to all three concepts and present them to the school districts CEO, the Mayor and other family and friends. At the end of a students 12th grade year if they are still in the program and have performed well the will receive a scholarship. John Hay's boys varsity basketball team were the 2010-11 Senate Champions. They were later defeated by Akron's St. Vincent- St. Mary on the road to the State Championship.
ACE Mentor Program
ACE Mentor Cleveland

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

  • Wrestling
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     - 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943

Athletics

  • Ruben Patterson
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    , NBA Forward
  • Charles Oakley
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    , Retired NBA Forward - Chicago Bulls
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    , New York Knicks
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    , Toronto Raptors
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    , Washington Wizards
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    , Houston Rockets
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  • Tim McGee
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     - Cincinnati Bengals
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  • Wesley Carroll
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    , NFL Player, New Orleans Saints
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    , Cincinnati Bengals
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  • John Hicks
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    , Retired NFL Player, College Football
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     Hall of Famer
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