North High School (Eastlake, Ohio)
North High School is a public high school in Eastlake, Ohio. It is one of two high schools in the Willoughby-Eastlake City School District. The school was created when the Willoughby Union High School was split into North High School and South High School. At the beginning of the 2019 school year, North opened their new high school on the site of the former baseball fields. The old North was razed and new baseball fields and practice fields for soccer and football were built on the site.
| Eastlake North High School | |
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| Address | |
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34041 Stevens Boulevard , , 44095 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°39′4″N 81°26′46″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| Opened | 1957 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools |
| Superintendent | Steve Thompson[1] |
| Principal | Eric Frei |
| Teaching staff | 65.50 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,304 (2018–19)[2] |
| Average class size | 25 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.91[2] |
| Color(s) | Orange and Black [3] |
| Song | “To our own dear alma mater, this our song we raise. Ascends from hearts that love her, and will echo now her praise. Oh, may we strive to do her honor, and live by her rule. So come and join us while we cheer, for dear old North High School.” |
| Fight song | "North High Fight Song" |
| Athletics | Boys baseball Boys basketball Girls basketball Girls cheerleading Boys cross country Girls cross country Girls fastpitch Boys football Boys golf Girls golf Boys soccer Girls soccer Swimming/diving team Boys tennis Girls tennis Boys track & field Girls track & field Volleyball Wrestling |
| Athletics conference | Western Reserve Conference |
| Mascot | Ranger Rick [4] |
| Team name | Rangers |
| Rival | Willoughby South High School |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[5] |
| Newspaper | North Notes |
| Athletic Director | Dennis Reilly[3] |
| Website | |
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About 20 minutes east of Cleveland, Eastlake North High School is located close to Classic Park, home of the Lake County Captains. The current enrollment is approximately 1500 students. The current principal is Eric Frei and the assistant principals are Jeff Lyons and Steve Hertrick.
Athletics
Eastlake North is a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association and part of the Western Reserve Conference.
In October 2017, the North Ranger football team qualified for the playoffs for the first time in the school's history with a decisive victory over the Chardon Hilltoppers.
Notable alumni
- Dennis Wojtanowski - Class of 1968 - co-founder of the Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit organization Democratic Voices
- Lorraine Fende - Class of 1974 - County Treasurer for Lake County, Ohio[6]
- Tom Bukovac - Class of 1987 - Nashville session guitarist
- Jason Griffith - Class of 1999 - American actor and voice actor, voice of Sonic the Hedgehog from 2003 to 2010[7]
- Stipe Miocic - Class of 2000 - former UFC Heavyweight Champion
References
- "Superintendent".
- "North High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- "North High School". Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- "Lorraine Fende, candidate for Lake County Treasurer, November 2016 general election". The News Herald. October 5, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- "Jason Griffith on Facebook".


