Miami Trace High School

Miami Trace High School
Address
3722 State Route 41 NW Washington Court House, Ohio, (Fayette County), 43160  United States
Coordinates	39°34′36″N 83°28′19″W / 39.57667°N 83.47194°W / 39.57667; -83.47194Coordinates: 39°34′36″N 83°28′19″W / 39.57667°N 83.47194°W / 39.57667; -83.47194
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational high school
Established	1962 [1]
School district	Miami Trace Local School District
Superintendent	Daniel Roberts[2]
Principal	Jeff Spears[2]
Asst. Principal	Rob Enochs
Faculty	48 [3]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	948 [3]  (2009)
Color(s)	Black and white [2]
Athletics	baseball, boys'and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' cross country, football, boys' and girls' golf, girls' gymnastics, fastpitch softball, boys' and girls' soccer, boys' and girls' tennis, boys' and girls' track, girls' volleyball, and boys' wrestling, boys' and girls' swimming [4]
Athletics conference	South Central Ohio League[2]
Mascot	Panther
Team name	Panthers[2]
Accreditation(s)	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [5]
Newspaper	Panther tales
Athletic Director	Bryan Sheets[2]
Website	District Website

Miami Trace High School is a public high school near Washington Court House, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Miami Trace Local School District. Their mascot is the Panthers. The Miami Trace Local School District serves parts of Washington Court House while also serving the residents in almost every other area in Fayette County as well as small areas in Clinton and Madison Counties. Miami Trace holds strong backgrounds in football, and has built a strong reputation in Girls' Basketball and Wrestling in recent past. Miami Trace has one of the top FFA chapters in Ohio.

A new elementary school for Miami Trace opened in 2008 adjacent to the high school along Ohio 41 NW. This building replaced the small, reportedly 100-year-old elementary buildings dotted across the county.^{[citation needed]}

See also Ohio High School Athletic Association and Ohio High School Athletic Conferences

Notable alumni

• Art Schlichter, Professional American football quarterback as well as served multiple jail times for gambling and schemes
• Glenn Cobb, Two time captain of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team (1981–1982).^[6][7]
• Dan O'Malley, Professional Boxer ^[8] (Reference Boxing Illustrated Magazine, Ring Magazine, Sports Illustrated)
• Alan Hoosier, recipient of 2010 National High School Coach of the Decade Award presented by Kentucky Fried Chicken for his run of six consecutive J.V. baseball league championships.
• Josh Beekman, best new actor at 2011 Adult Video Conference for his role in Forrest Hump
• Nathan Daugherty, drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates (Free Agent). Holds 5 baseball records at Miami Trace.
• Nathan Williams, linebacker for The Ohio State Buckeyes
• Kathy Bee, 1972 Homecoming Queen, Singer, Songwriter, Talk show Host (http://www.kathybee.com/kathy.htm)
• Allie Persinger, better known in California as Alliebaby is a singer songwriter with Signal Ranch Records

References

1. ^ Miami Trace High School Official Site. "Miami Trace High School History". http://www.miamitrace.k12.oh.us/history.aspx. Retrieved 2009-07-29. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=1022. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Public School Review LLC. "Miami Trace High School Review". http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/65053. Retrieved 2009-07-29. 
4. ^ OHSAA. "OHSAA Member School Info". http://ohsaa.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=1022. Retrieved 2009-07-29. 
5. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2010-02-17. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ Google News. "The Bryan Times - Aug 4, 1979 - 'North Wins, 15-5'". http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19790804&id=HgsLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tlEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6706,3550565. Retrieved 2009-07-29. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ Google Books. The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia By Jack Park p.13. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZyqCzRbRsbMC&lpg=PA13&ots=KVeIn0KCNM&dq=%22glenn%20cobb%22%20football&pg=PA13. Retrieved 2009-07-29. 
8. ^ Box Rec. "boxer: Dan O' Malley". http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=2315&cat=boxer. Retrieved 2009-08-10. 

External links

• Miami Trace Local School District