East Liverpool High School
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East Liverpool High School is a public high school
in East Liverpool, Ohio
. It is the only high school in the East Liverpool City School District. It was just renovated. Their sports teams are called the Potters, and are members of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
, or OVAC. They are also members of the Ohio High School Athletic Association
.
Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, middle school grades 7 and 8 were moved into the building and the school is now officially known as East Liverpool Junior/Senior High School. However, many still generally refer to it by its original name.
ELHS consists of three buildings. The main building houses most of the classes, the office, and cafeteria. At the other end of the parking lot is the vocational building, where some of the career tech classes are located. Adjacent to the main building and also across from the vocational building is the Potter Fieldhouse. Here, the school's gymnasium, auditorium, and band room are located, as well as few classrooms.
Additionally, there is an elementary school located on the hill on Potter Pride Drive, North Elementary. North houses grades K through 4 and is one of only two current elementary schools in the district. The North Elementary building was the first school in the district to be recently renovated, and is located just down from the Fieldhouse.
Down Potter Pride Drive from the ELHS buildings and North Elementary is the Frank J. Mangano Memorial Olympic Track. The track is the only sports facility other than the Fieldhouse located on the hill, as the district's football field, Patterson Field, is located next to the city's middle school.
Originally, the school was located on East 4th Street. This building included a clock tower. Unfortunately, after moving, the school and tower were torn down. A new clock tower and a small adjoining building have since been built on this site. The building houses the East Liverpool High School Alumni Association. A second structure was located just yards away from this building on the corner of East 4th Street and Broadway. There was also a separate building adjacent to the latter building that housed a gymnasium, called the Memorial Auditorium.
The high school remained in these buildings until 1968, when the Maine Boulevard structure was completed. After moving, the East 4th Street building and tower were razed. A new clock tower and a small adjoining building have since been built on this site. The building houses the East Liverpool High School Alumni Association. In 1968, the East 4th/Broadway building was sold to Kent State University
for $1 and since then has been home to Kent State University at East Liverpool, one of the university's regional campuses. The Memorial Auditorium is now a YMCA
, but the building is owned by KSU.
The only Potter sport that has no home event throughout its season is the cross country team. Even though they have no home course, they still practice in the city (specifically, in East Liverpool's Thompson Park).
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 East Liverpool, Ohio
East Liverpool, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,089 people, 5,261 households, and 3,424 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,010.3 people per square mile . There were 5,743 housing units at an average density of 1,320.8 per square mile...
. It is the only high school in the East Liverpool City School District. It was just renovated. Their sports teams are called the Potters, and are members of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
The Ohio Valley Athletic Conference is a high school sports league in parts of southeastern Ohio and northern West Virginia. The "OVAC" is the largest conference of its kind in the United States. Schools in the upper Ohio Valley supply over 12,000 athletes in various competitive athletic areas. ...
, or OVAC. They are also members of the Ohio High School Athletic Association
Ohio High School Athletic Association
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
.
Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, middle school grades 7 and 8 were moved into the building and the school is now officially known as East Liverpool Junior/Senior High School. However, many still generally refer to it by its original name.
The school
East Liverpool High School is located on a hill off of the city's Maine Boulevard via the school's driveway, dubbed "Potter Pride Drive."ELHS consists of three buildings. The main building houses most of the classes, the office, and cafeteria. At the other end of the parking lot is the vocational building, where some of the career tech classes are located. Adjacent to the main building and also across from the vocational building is the Potter Fieldhouse. Here, the school's gymnasium, auditorium, and band room are located, as well as few classrooms.
Additionally, there is an elementary school located on the hill on Potter Pride Drive, North Elementary. North houses grades K through 4 and is one of only two current elementary schools in the district. The North Elementary building was the first school in the district to be recently renovated, and is located just down from the Fieldhouse.
Down Potter Pride Drive from the ELHS buildings and North Elementary is the Frank J. Mangano Memorial Olympic Track. The track is the only sports facility other than the Fieldhouse located on the hill, as the district's football field, Patterson Field, is located next to the city's middle school.
Original ELHS Location
East Liverpool High School hasn't always been located on the hill off of Maine Boulevard. It used to be located in downtown East Liverpool, as compared to its current location in a neighborhood of the city.Originally, the school was located on East 4th Street. This building included a clock tower. Unfortunately, after moving, the school and tower were torn down. A new clock tower and a small adjoining building have since been built on this site. The building houses the East Liverpool High School Alumni Association. A second structure was located just yards away from this building on the corner of East 4th Street and Broadway. There was also a separate building adjacent to the latter building that housed a gymnasium, called the Memorial Auditorium.
The high school remained in these buildings until 1968, when the Maine Boulevard structure was completed. After moving, the East 4th Street building and tower were razed. A new clock tower and a small adjoining building have since been built on this site. The building houses the East Liverpool High School Alumni Association. In 1968, the East 4th/Broadway building was sold to Kent State University
Kent State University
Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...
for $1 and since then has been home to Kent State University at East Liverpool, one of the university's regional campuses. The Memorial Auditorium is now a YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
, but the building is owned by KSU.
ELHS Athletics
The following is an alphabetical list of sports offered by the high school.- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- 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...
- CheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
- Cross country runningCross 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...
- FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- Soccer
- SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
- TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- Track and field
- VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
Athletic Facilities
- Potter Fieldhouse- located near the high school on Potter Pride Drive. Houses gymnasium, where basketball and volleyball games and wrestling matches take place.
- Frank J. Mangano Memorial Olympic Track- located down the hill from ELHS and the Fieldhouse. Track meets, freshman football games, soccer games take place here, and some band practices.
- ELHS Baseball Field- located near ELHS as well, where baseball and softball games take place.
- Patterson Field- located next to East Liverpool Middle School, where varsity and junior varsity football games take place.
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YMCAYMCAThe Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
- one of East Liverpool's two area YMCAs, the pool is used for Potter swim meets. - Turkana Golf Course- also located in Calcutta, this serves as the home course for the golf team.
The only Potter sport that has no home event throughout its season is the cross country team. Even though they have no home course, they still practice in the city (specifically, in East Liverpool's Thompson Park).
Notable alumni
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- former professional baseball player in Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League... - John CaparuloJohn CaparuloJohn Caparulo is an American stand-up comedian. He is perhaps best known for his appearances on the late night E! talk show, Chelsea Lately.-Early life:...
- comedian - Lou HoltzLou HoltzLouis Leo "Lou" Holtz is a retired American football coach, and active sportscaster, author, and motivational speaker in the United States...
- college footballCollege footballCollege football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
analyst for ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
and former head footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
coach in the NCAANational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
and NFLNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...