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John Adams High School (Ohio)

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Superintendent
  
Eric Gordon

Grades
  
9-12

Athletic Director
  
Daniel Hubbard

Color
  
Gold

Lowest grade
  
Ninth grade

Principal
  
Donald Jolly

Team name
  
Rebels

Phone
  
+1 216-838-4000

Athletics conference
  
Senate Athletic League

Type
  
Public, Coeducational high school

Address
  
3817 Martin Luther King Dr, Cleveland, OH 44105, USA

District
  
Cleveland Municipal School District

Similar
  
James Ford Rhodes, Beaumont School, Whitney M Young School, Collinwood High School, Garfield Heights High Sch

John Adams High School is a public high school located on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.

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History

John Adams High School opened at East 116th Street and Corlett Avenue in 1923. It was closed in 1995, along with West Technical, and Aviation High Schools to help cut the city's budget. The school was rebuilt and opened in 2006.

Clubs and activities

The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).

School uniforms

The school followed the district dress code requiring polo shirts and dress trousers, skirts, and/or shorts. In 2014 it adopted a new rule requiring polo shirts with monogrammed school logos.

Sports

The mascot for the school is the Rebel. The primary rivals for the school's sports teams are the John F. Kennedy Eagles, who are located nearby, and the James Ford Rhodes Rams on the west side.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

  • Boys Track and Field — 1953, 1956, 1976, 1982
  • Girls Track and Field — 1978, 1979, 1994
  • Boys Cross Country — 1954, 1959, 1963
  • Notable alumni

  • Rashaun Allen, NFL player
  • Albert Ayler (1936–1970), jazz saxophonist and composer
  • Dick Feagler (1938-), columnist
  • Frederick Fennell (1914–2004), conductor and music educator
  • Tom Jackson (1951–), retired NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos), ESPN NFL analyst
  • Don King (1931–), boxing promoter
  • Rimp Lanier, Former MLB player (Pittsburgh Pirates)
  • Al Lerner (composer) (b. 1919), pianist, composer, and musical director
  • Madeline Manning (1948-), Track and Field Olympic gold medalist
  • Nick Mileti (1931-), former owner, Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Indians. In fact, he chose the Cavs' colors of wine and gold based on John Adams' colors.
  • Frank Pokorny, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1957-1960; 1963-1968) and Cuyahoga County Commissioner (1968-1976)
  • Jack Reynolds (1937-2008) radio and television broadcaster on numerous Cleveland stations, professional wrestling announcer (including for the WWF)
  • Phillip Shriver (1922–), served as president of Miami University from 1965–1981
  • Chuck Smith, Former MLB player (Florida Marlins)
  • Robert Ward (1917–2013), composer
  • References

    John Adams High School (Ohio) Wikipedia