Lorain High School
| Lorain High School | |
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| Address | |
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2600 Ashland Ave. Lorain, Ohio, (Lorain County) 44052 |
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| Coordinates | 41°27′50″N 82°10′49″W / 41.464006°N 82.180161°WCoordinates: 41°27′50″N 82°10′49″W / 41.464006°N 82.180161°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| School district | Lorain City Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Jeffery Graham |
| Principal | Bob Klinar |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Average class size | 448 |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and Silver |
| Fight song | Our Director |
| Athletics conference | Lake Erie League |
| Team name | Titans |
| Established | 1874 |
| Closed | 1995 |
| Re-established | 2010 |
| Former Mascot |
 Steelmen |
| Former Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Former yearbook | The Scimitar |
| Website | [3] |
Lorain High School is part of Lorain City School District in Lorain, Ohio and was founded in 1876, beginning as a two-year high school course. In 1879, the first graduating class consisted of three members. By 1883, the high school curriculum was expanded to three years and in 1889, it was expanded to four years.
In 1995, Lorain High School was closed and became Lorain Middle School, which was later closed in 2005. In the fall of 2010, following the merger of Lorain Admiral King High School and Lorain Southview High School, Lorain High School reopened as the Lorain High School Titans, with navy blue and silver as their colors. It is currently housed in the former Lorain Southview High School building as construction begins at 2600 Ashland Avenue for the new Lorain High School building.
The all new Lorain Highschool is now open.
Prior to the organization of the area’s first public school, subscription classes were taught by David Smith of Amherst. These classes were held in an old log cabin location at the intersection of Oberlin Avenue and First Street.
On November 9, 1827, the house holders of the village met to discuss the education of their children. A school board was elected and two hundred dollars was appropriated for the purpose of building a schoolhouse for the youngsters of Lorain. It was suggested that a schoolhouse to be built on the west side of town; later, it was agreed upon and a small building was constructed. Miss Lucria Smith was employed to teach the boys and girls who were of school age.
After twenty years of service, the little schoolhouse became inadequate and classes were held in the old meetinghouse at the corner of Washington and West Erie Avenues. When the village of Charleston was incorporated in 1836, it became part of the township system. A lot was, therefore, set aside for school use, although no schoolhouse was built on it for several years.
During 1853, a two-story frame building was constructed on Fourth Street. This was the only schoolhouse within the limits of the town until 1870 when a four-room, two story brick building was completed. The cost of this building, which later became a part of the high school, was fifteen thousand dollars. The building site had been purchased for an additional two thousand dollars.
As early as 1862 there was a tax levied for the township schools, and the first school census that same year showed 187 people of school age living in (Lorain). By 1872, the number increased to 199. In 1871, the first formal adoption of textbooks occurred and the students soon after began using McGuffery’s readers, Ray’s arithmetic and Harvey’s grammar books.
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