Western Hills High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)

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Established 1928 Principal Ken Jump Enrollment 1200 District Cincinnati Public Schools Colors Maroon, Cream		Superintendent Mary Ronan Grades 7-12 Phone +1 513-363-8900 Number of students 1,200
Type Public, Coeducational high school Address 2144 Ferguson Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45238, USA

Western Hills High School is a high school located in the Western Hills area of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Cincinnati Public Schools district. The school was the location used to film Airborne, a movie filmed in the Cincinnati area.

The school houses two programs: Western Hills Design Technology High School and Western Hills University High School. But the building houses Western Hills Design Technology, Western Hills University and Dater High School.

Western Hills High School was established in 1928. In 1938, the two wings were built to accommodate more classrooms.

Notable alumni

Listed among its graduates are many professional athletes and entertainers:

Jim Boyle - former Pittsburgh Steelers player

Ed Brinkman (baseball [infielder - Gold Glove Award winner, All Star selection]- Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, & New York Yankees)

Rosemary Clooney, popular singer and actress

Doris Day (actress/singer)

Jim Frey (baseball - manager, Kansas City Royals (1980-1981), Chicago Cubs (1984-1986))

Rodney Heath (American footballer - Cincinnati Bengals (1999-2001); Atlanta Falcons (2002))

Russ Nixon (baseball - manager, Cincinnati Reds (1982-1983); Atlanta Braves (1988-1990))

Will Radcliff (1958) - creator of the Slush Puppie

Jack Reynolds (American footballer - Los Angeles Rams (1970-1980); San Francisco 49ers (1981-1984))

Tuffy Rhodes (baseball - all-time home run leader for foreign-born players in Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan)

Pete Rose (baseball - MLB's all-time hit king - Cincinnati Reds (1963-1978, 1984-1989); Philadelphia Phillies (1979-1983); Montreal Expos (1984))

Andy Williams (singer)

Don Zimmer (baseball - manager, San Diego Padres (1972–1973); Boston Red Sox (1976–1980); Texas Rangers (1981–1982); Chicago Cubs (1988–1991); New York Yankees (1999) (interim))

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Baseball - 1948,1951,1967,1977,1986

Boys Swimming – 1935

Boys Cross Country – 1944

References

Western Hills High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) Wikipedia

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Notable alumni

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

References