Rocky River High School
Encyclopedia
Rocky River High School is a public high school
in Rocky River, Ohio
, suburb of Cleveland
, Ohio
.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
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 Rocky River, Ohio
Rocky River, Ohio
Rocky River is an affluent western suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, United States located in Cuyahoga County approximately nine miles west of Public Square in downtown Cleveland. The city is named for the river that forms its eastern border...
, suburb of Cleveland
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...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
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Athletics
The school colors are maroon and white. The athletic teams are known as the Pirates. Rocky River High School is a member of the West Shore Conference.Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- 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...
- 1923, 1924, 1927
Ethnicity
- White, non-Hispanic: 93.5%
- Asian or Pacific Islander: 2.6%
- Multiracial: 1.6%
- Hispanic: 1.5%
- American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%
- Black, non-Hispanic: <1%
Subgroups
- Economically disadvantaged: 10.8%
- Disabled students: 10.8%
- Limited English proficient (LEP) students: 1.2%
- Migrant students: n/a
Noted alumni
- Nina BlackwoodNina BlackwoodNina Blackwood is an American disc jockey and music journalist, who was the first of the original five MTV VJs. She has also been an actress and model.-Early life and career:...
(Class of 1970), former MTV VJ and current Sirius Satellite Radio host on The Big 80s - Nev ChandlerNev ChandlerNeville A. "Nev" Chandler, Jr. was a Cleveland, Ohio-area sports broadcaster.Chandler graduated from Rocky River High School and, in 1968, Northwestern University...
, media personality and former radio voice of the Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - "Swingin'" Sammy KayeSammy KayeSammy Kaye , born Samuel Zarnocay, Jr., was an American bandleader and songwriter, whose tag line, "Swing and sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most famous of the Big Band Era.-Biography:...
, Big Band leader - Martin SavidgeMartin SavidgeMartin Savidge is an Edward R. Murrow and Emmy Award-winning American television news correspondent for NBC News and special correspondent and former anchor for public television's Worldfocus nightly news program, where he is currently in the role of a special correspondent...
(Class of 1976), former CNN reporter and current NBC News reporter - Michael StanleyMichael StanleyMichael Stanley is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and disc jockey. Both as a solo artist and with the Michael Stanley Band, his brand of heartland rock was popular in Cleveland and around the American Midwest in the 1970s and 1980s.-Biography:Michael Stanley Gee graduated from Rocky...
of the Michael Stanley Band - Jann KloseJann KloseJann Klose is a German-born pop singer-songwriter. Raised in Kenya, South Africa, Germany and northeast Ohio, he has released three albums and two EPs as a solo artist. His songs have been heard on the Grammy-nominated "Healthy Food For Thought" compilation as well as MTV Cribs and the movie "Dead...
pop singer songwriter, as an exchange student from Germany - Jim Keily (Class of 1975)Television sit-com writer-producer.