Edison High School (Richmond, Ohio)

Edison High School
Location
9890 State Route 152 North

,
43944

United States

40°26′55″N 80°44′48″W / 40.44861°N 80.74667°W / 40.44861; -80.74667
Information
TypePublic
MottoEmbracing Excellence
Opened1939
School district
Edison Local School District
CEEB code364385
Principal
Matt Morrison[1]
Grades9-12
Average class size
21
Student to teacher ratio
20:1
Campus type
Fringe Rural[2]
ColorsSilver and black[1]   
Slogan“Our Black and Silver will always Bare”
Fight songEdison Fight Song
Athletics conference
Ohio Valley Athletic Conference[1]
MascotEddie the Wildcat
Team nameWildcats[1]
RivalIndian Creek
NewspaperThe Paw Print
YearbookBack When…
Websiteedisonwildcats.org/homepage/schools/high-school-junior-high/

Edison High School is a public high school near Richmond, Ohio, United States. It is the only secondary school in the Edison Local School District, covering students from the villages of Amsterdam, Bergholz, Empire, Irondale, Richmond, and Stratton, as well as most unincorporated areas in northern Jefferson County. Athletic teams compete as the Edison Wildcats in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.[1]

History

The school was formed in the 1980s as Edison South High School from the merger of three existing high schools; the Jefferson Union High School (Yellow Jackets), Stanton High School (Raiders), and Springfield High School (Tigers), represented by a mural on campus. Later, it was merged with Edison North High School in Hammondsville.

Athletics

Edison High School fields athletic teams in football, basketball, track, cross country, volleyball, golf, baseball, soccer, softball, swimming, and wrestling.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  2. ↑ U.S. News & World Report. "Edison High School". Retrieved July 14, 2017.