Elida High School
| Elida High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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401 East North Street , 45807 | |
| Coordinates | 40°47′25″N 84°12′8″W / 40.79028°N 84.20222°W |
| Information | |
| Established | 1892 |
| Principal | Darren Sharp |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,000 (2008) |
| Campus | Rural |
| Color(s) | Orange, black, gold |
| Fight song | "Across the Field" |
| Athletics conference | Western Buckeye League[1] |
| Nickname | Bulldogs |
| Yearbook | Reflector II |
| Website | home |
Elida High School is a public high school located in Elida, Ohio, United States, that is part of Elida Local School District. The school athletic teams are known as the Bulldogs, and the school colors are orange, black, and gold. The school's alma mater and fight song are both based on those used at The Ohio State University except the word "Ohio" is replaced with "orange, black, gold."
History
In 1868, the Elida School District was created and was moved into a new building on Main Street (now the site of the fire department) at a cost of about $5,000. The high school was added in 1892 at about $10,000 with S.D. Crites as the first principal. The first Elida graduating class consisted of four students in 1893. The present Elida High School was erected in 1914 with a major addition of a junior high in 1956. The back wing was added in 1959. The first football field ran east to west behind the old part of the school. Thanks to the efforts of Ellsworth Wiferd, who donated 600 hours of work, lights were added to the field in 1946. A football stadium was built behind the high school and dedicated in 1961 to the memory of Roger Eugene Kraft a young man who died during a football game at Pandora in October 1959. The field house was built in front of the junior high addition in 1973.
A new high school building opened in 2011, featuring 169,000 square feet (15,700 m2) of space with a 670-seat auditorium and 1,200-seat gymnasium. The building was dedicated September 25, 2011.[2]
Clubs and activities
The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)[3] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).<r
Athletics
State championships
- Baseball - 1976 [4][5]
- Girls Basketball – 1997 [5]
References
- ^ "Elida". OHSAA Member Directory. Ohio High School Athletic Association. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ^ http://www.limaohio.com/articles/school-72236-building-high.html
- ^ "Executive Board Pre-File Application". OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ^ a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.