Middletown High School (Ohio)
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Middletown High School is a public high school
in Middletown, Ohio
. It is the only public high school in the Middletown City School District.
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 Middletown, Ohio
Middletown, Ohio
Middletown is an All-America City located in Butler and Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Formerly in Lemon, Turtlecreek, and Franklin townships, Middletown was incorporated by the Ohio General Assembly on February 11, 1833, and became a city in 1886...
. It is the only public high school in the Middletown City School District.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
– 1944, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957 - 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...
– 2004 - Boys Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
– 2002
Notable alumni
- Todd BellTodd BellTodd Anthony Bell was an American football safety in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears during the early 1980s.-College:...
– Pro BowlPro BowlIn professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
safety in the NFL during the 1980s http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/BellTo00.htm - Butch CarterButch CarterClarence Eugene "Butch" Carter is a retired American basketball player and coach of the NBA...
– Former player and Head Coach in the National Basketball AssociationNational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
, brother of Cris CarterCris CarterCristopher D. Carter is a former American football player in the National Football League. He played wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles , the Minnesota Vikings and the Miami Dolphins .... - Cris CarterCris CarterCristopher D. Carter is a former American football player in the National Football League. He played wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles , the Minnesota Vikings and the Miami Dolphins ....
– Former NFL Pro-Bowl and All-Decade player and analyst, brother of Butch CarterButch CarterClarence Eugene "Butch" Carter is a retired American basketball player and coach of the NBA...
. Member of the NFL 1990s All-Decade TeamNFL 1990s All-Decade TeamThe NFL 1990s All-Decade Team was chosen by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The team was composed of outstanding performers in the National Football League in the 1990s....
. - Jeff CothranJeff CothranJeffrey Lance "Jeff" Cothran is a former American football fullback in the National Football League. He played his entire three year career for the Cincinnati Bengals ....
– (born June 28, 1971 in Middletown, Ohio) is a former fullback in the NFL. He played his entire three year career for the Cincinnati Bengals. - G. David Howard – (born September 9, 1938 in Middletown, Ohio) is a nationally known comedian - Held the Guinness Book of World Records twice for telling jokes non-stop without repeating (1977, 1979) over 16 hours.
- Jerry LucasJerry LucasJerry Ray Lucas was a basketball player from the 1950s to the 1970s, and is now a memory education expert. In 1996, the NBA's 50th anniversary, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in National Basketball Association history...
– Legendary NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
Hall of FamerBasketball Hall of FameThe Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...
, NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, author, and world-renowned memory education expert. Later named one of the NBA's 50 greatest players http://www.nba.com/history/players/50greatest.html - Clarence PageClarence PageClarence Page is an American journalist, syndicated columnist, and senior member of The Chicago Tribune editorial board.-Early years:...
– Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
winner, journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, syndicated columnistSyndicated columnistThis list of syndicated columnists comprises columnists whose recurring columns are published in multiple periodical publications .*Ghaith Abdul-Ahad*Yasmin Alibhai-Brown*Timothy Garton Ash*Lucius Beebe*Max Boot...
and member of the editorial boardEditorial boardThe editorial board is a group of people, usually at a publication, who dictate the tone and direction the publication's editorial policy will take.- Board makeup :...
for the Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is... - John M. Watson, Sr.John M. Watson, Sr.John M. Watson Sr. was a Jazz musician and actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in Groundhog Day, The Fugitive and as Uncle Pete in Soul Food. He was also a noted trombonist with musicians Red Saunders and Count Basie.-Personal life:Watson was born in Albany, New York on January 10, 1937...
– trombonist with Red SaundersRed SaundersRed Saunders was a British photographer and founder of Rock Against Racism. He has specialised in rock music photography. He is part of theatre group Complicite.-External links:* * http://www.reddogonline.eu/mcredman.htm...
and Count BasieCount BasieWilliam "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Basie led his jazz orchestra almost continuously for nearly 50 years...
Orchestras and other notable musical acts, educator, actor in 13 movies (Bones Roosevelt in The FugitiveThe Fugitive (1993 film)The Fugitive is a 1993 American thriller film based on the television series of the same name. The film was directed by Andrew Davis and stars Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. The film was one of the few movies associated with a television series to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best...
, Uncle Pete in Soul FoodSoul Food (film)Soul Food is a 1997 American comedy-drama film, produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Tracey Edmonds, and Robert Teitel, and released by Fox 2000 Pictures. Featuring an ensemble cast, the film stars Vanessa L. Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long, Michael Beach, Mekhi Phifer, Jeffrey D. Sams, Irma...
) and several theater roles inclduding the Broadway production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a play based on Ken Kesey's 1962 novel of the same name. Dale Wasserman's stage adaptation, with music by Teiji Ito, made its Broadway preview on November 12, 1963, its premiere on November 13, and ran until January 25, 1964 for a total of one preview and 82...
. - Michael J. Cole – 2007 State Tennis Champion in Doubles.