Geneva High School (Ohio)
| Geneva High School | |
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1301 South Ridge Road East Geneva, Ohio, (Ashtabula County) 44041 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°48′1″N 80°55′41″W / 41.80028°N 80.92806°WCoordinates: 41°48′1″N 80°55′41″W / 41.80028°N 80.92806°W |
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| Type | Public, Secular, Coeducational |
| Motto | Eagle Territory |
| Established | 1924, 1959, 2006 |
| School district | Geneva Area City School District |
| Superintendent | Eric Kujala |
| Principal | Douglas Wetherholt |
| Headmaster | David Moore |
| Faculty | 60 (approx.) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 800 (approximately) |
| Color(s) | Red, White and Silver |
| Fight song | GHS, Oh GHS |
| Athletics | 11 sports |
| Athletics conference | Premier Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Geneva Eagle |
| Team name | Eagles |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Athletic Director | Jennifer Richards |
| Guidance Counselor | Kim DeBacker |
| Guidance Counselor | Carole Thompson |
| Secretary | Sue Conrad |
| Secretary | Amy Richmond |
| Website | School HomePage |
 The sign in front of Geneva High School |
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Geneva High School is a four-year comprehensive school and an institute of secondary education located in Geneva, Ohio, USA. It is a member of the Geneva Area City School District and is the largest school within the system.
The settlement of Geneva became an incorporated village in 1866. In 1867, the village built its first public school on Eagle Hill on the South Ridge; a one-room school built of logs.
In 1868, the village passed a tax levy and constructed a building to house the Geneva Normal School. The purpose was to address a persistent shortage of teachers for the common schools in the area. This school was not a high school. Rather, it offered normal and commercial courses along with music to prepare students for teaching. Later, it also housed public school students in the higher grades.
In 1871 the community of East Geneva built a two-room schoolhouse. The school served children in grades one through twelve. The East Geneva School District consolidated with the Geneva Area School District in 1960.
In 1872 the first Geneva students completed twelve years of education. The graduating class of 1872 had just four students. These students had attended upper grade classes at the Geneva Normal School.
It was not until 1881 that the village opened its first brick school building on the site where the old post office now stands. The school served students in grades one through eight. Plans were also in the works to build a new high school.
1884 was the year the last high school class graduated from the Geneva Normal School. There were eight graduating Seniors. Construction was nearly complete on the new high school building. The new school opened in September 1884 serving students in grades nine through twelve. It was designed for two hundred students.
Two high schools were built in Geneva in 1924: Geneva High School and East Geneva Rural School. East Geneva Rural School served students in grades seven through twelve. Geneva High School served students in grades nine through twelve. Three hundred eighty students moved into the new Geneva High School on January 7, 1925. The school, built in 1923-24, cost $290,000.
In 1937, East Geneva Rural School changed its name to Platt R. Spencer School, in honor of Platt Rogers Spencer, the originator of Spencerian penmanship.
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