Walnut Hills High School
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3250 Victory Parkway Cincinnati, Ohio 45207 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°8′28″N 84°28′47″W / 39.14111°N 84.47972°WCoordinates: 39°8′28″N 84°28′47″W / 39.14111°N 84.47972°W |
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| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| Motto | "Sursum ad summum" (Latin: Rise to the Highest) |
| Established | 1895 |
| School district | Cincinnati Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Mary Ronan |
| Principal | Jeff Brokamp |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 2228 (2012–2013) |
| • Grade 9 | 412 |
| • Grade 10 | 387 |
| • Grade 11 | 332 |
| • Grade 12 | 346 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Eastern Cincinnati Conference |
| Nickname | Eagles |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| National ranking | 36 (U.S. News & World Report, 2008) |
| Newspaper | The Chatterbox |
| Yearbook | Remembrancer |
| Website | www.walnuthillseagles.com |
Walnut Hills High School is a public college-preparatory high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Operated by the Cincinnati Public Schools, it houses grades seven through twelve and maintains a culturally diverse student body. The school has been given an excellent rating by the Ohio Department of Education.Newsweek named it the 53rd best public high school in America in 2013, and U.S. News & World Report ranked it 36th in the nation in 2008. In 2016, Walnut Hills High School is ranked 1st within Ohio and 77th nationally by the same listings outlet.
The school colors are blue and gold. The motto is "Sursum ad summum," which is Latin for "Rise to the Highest." The mascot is the eagle, and the sports teams are known as "The Eagles."
The school was the third district public high school established in the city of Cincinnati, following Hughes H.S. and Woodward H.S., and was opened in September 1895 on the corner of Ashland and Burdett Avenues in Cincinnati. As a district high school, it accommodated the conventional four years (grades 9–12). It began with 20 teachers and 684 students.
In 1919, Walnut Hills became a classical high school (college-preparatory school) and was expanded to accommodate six years (grades 7–12). Students were drawn from the entire city, rather than from a defined district within the city. As a classical high school, its organization was modeled on eastern college preparatory schools in general, and on Boston Latin School in particular.
A new building on Victory Boulevard (now Victory Parkway) was built on 14 acres (57,000 m2) acquired from the Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati and completed in 1931. Designed by architect Frederick W. Garber's firm it remains in use today. The facility was designed for 1700 students and included 31 class rooms, 3 study halls, choral harmony and band rooms, a general shop, a print shop, a mechanical drawing room, 2 swimming pools (separate swimming for boys and girls), a library, a large and a small auditorium, and a kitchen for teaching cooking (with pantry and adjacent living room and dining room).
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