Marion L. Steele High School
Encyclopedia
Steele High School is a public high school located in Amherst, Ohio
, 30 miles west of Cleveland, Ohio
. The school was named after a long time principal of Amherst High, Marian L. Steele.
Stand we now to thee
Always loyal and devoted,
Wherever we may be.
Far and wide your sons and daughters
Fear not any fate,
Fairest school in all Ohio
Leader of the state.
The school colors are Kelley green and gold and the school teams are nicknamed the Comets. The school is a member of the Southwestern Conference.
Amherst, Ohio
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,797 people, 4,459 households, and 3,388 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,646.1 people per square mile . There were 4,603 housing units at an average density of 642.3 per square mile...
, 30 miles west of 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...
. The school was named after a long time principal of Amherst High, Marian L. Steele.
Alma mater
Amherst High, our alma materStand we now to thee
Always loyal and devoted,
Wherever we may be.
Far and wide your sons and daughters
Fear not any fate,
Fairest school in all Ohio
Leader of the state.
Student life
The school has consistently received an "excellent" rating on the Ohio State Report Card.The school colors are Kelley green and gold and the school teams are nicknamed the Comets. The school is a member of the Southwestern Conference.
Television Broadcasting
Amherst Steele's Television Broadcasting class annually ranks among the best in the nation. In the 2003-2008 span, Amherst has been received two national Student Emmy awards and 22 Regional Student Emmy awards, as well as several International Communicator Awards.Sports
- Boys Cross CountryCross country runningCross 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...
– 1962,1977 - Girls Cross CountryCross country runningCross 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...
– 1991