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The Most Famous People to Graduate From These 19 Greater Cincinnati High Schools
There have been plenty of future famous faces to pass through the halls of Greater Cincinnati's high schools, from hall-of-fame-level athletes and New York Times bestselling writers to chart-topping musicians and Academy Award winners. And while they've since found fame and success in their respective fields, they were once just teenagers trying to balance homework and their passions, dreaming about one day maybe making it to the Big Time. Maybe they even went to your high school.
Local high school stadium begins $1.15 million upgrade
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - Construction is underway on a new field for a local high school. Anderson High School's Charles L. Brown Stadium is receiving a massive refurbishment. The field will get new turf and a whole new track. Boosters have helped raise money for improvements to the scoreboard....
As Sandy Hook survivors graduate from high school, the Newtown community reflects on a 'bittersweet' milestone
There were the seemingly countless vigils and memorials, birthdays and anniversaries. And now the survivors of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting are graduating from high school — with memories of 20 classmates who were killed in the massacre. “It’s a bittersweet moment,” says Matt Holden, who was...
Mercy McAuley High School student writes, composes her own musical
COLLEGE HILL, Ohio (WKRC) – Summer break is underway but some students at Mercy McAuley High School are still hard at work. They’re preparing for the premiere of their summer musical. But it’s not just any musical: one of the students wrote it. The musical is called...
New CPS leader must be skilled at working with all district stakeholders | Letter
Cincinnati Public Schools Board member Ben Lindy recently explained the "drive-by" selection process for the new interim superintendent for the district. Facing budget cuts and an abrupt resignation of the past superintendent, the school board chose the do-as-I-say-not-what-I-do process and selected a superintendent without doing their due diligence, of using informed data.
Speeding in school zones a continuous problem even during summer break, study shows
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Summer is out and students may be on break, but drivers speeding through school zones is a continuing problem, city officials say. A study by the Cincinnati Department of Transportation and Engineering said speeding in school zones continues to be a big problem. It’s been an issue at multiple Cincinnati Public Schools:
Coaches celebrated, inducted into high school coaches hall of fame
CINCINNATI — While football season is still a few months away, the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association is celebrating its newest hall of fame class this weekend. Including the first Cincinnati-area coach inducted since 2012. What You Need To Know. Andy Olds is one of six Ohio high...
Schools trying to fill teacher gap before school year
CINCINNATI — School may be out for the summer, but educators are not wasting any time because of a teacher shortage. Olivia Mullenix has been anxiously waiting for a job interview. “I’d love to get experience teaching in whatever capacity," said Mullenix, “I’m really just looking to teach in...
School vouchers give all parents true choice on where to educate their kids
In response to Jim Collier’s June 9 column attacking school vouchers (”Ohio’s vouchers are bleeding public schools that often outperform private schools”), Jim mentions that taxpayers are funding the vouchers for Catholics, Jews, etc., who wish to send their children to schools taught in those traditions.
Oak Hills hires former Harrison coach Shawn Sowders to lead baseball team
Oak Hills High School has announced that former Harrison baseball coach Shawn Sowders is taking over the Highlanders' program. He most recently spent a year as the pitching coach at Edgewood but is most known for his time leading the Wildcats. Sowders won 231 games, six Southwest Ohio Conference championships, three sectional titles and one district crown in 14 years at Harrison. He is a seven-time SWOC Coach of the Year and saw 125 program graduates play baseball in college.
Students at NKU to see tuition increase as result of new university budget
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Students at Northern Kentucky University will see a slight rise in tuition costs next year as a result of the new budget passed on Wednesday. The budget for the upcoming fiscal year was passed during Wednesday's Board of Regents meeting, with members also approving the use of $4.8 million in reserve funds to cover a deficit caused by a COVID-related jump in student scholarships.
University of Cincinnati engineers develop voice coaching app to train voice to match gender expression
CINCINNATI, Ohio — A new voice-coaching app called TruVox, designed by University of Cincinnati engineers, is meant to help its users learn to sound more masculine or feminine. A press release from the university states that the free app is meant to help users study things like pitch “to...
Allworth Advice | New college graduates should consider their financial future now
I recently graduated from college and I start my first real job soon. What do you recommend I keep front of mind as I make this transition and start managing my own financial situation?. ‘Tis the season for caps and gowns! Congratulations on your graduation and job, as well as...
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