Elder High School


Elder High School is a Catholic all-male, college-preparatory high school in the Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The high school has been in existence for over 100 years, and is a diocesan high school within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

History

The cornerstone was laid in 1922. Named for William Henry Elder, third bishop and Archbishop of Cincinnati, it was the city's fourth high school and first Catholic diocesan high school. Eventually, 12 other such schools were constructed in the Greater Cincinnati area.
Eleven original parishes of the Western Hills neighborhood were the true founders of the school and served as "feeder parishes" for students. The first graduating class was in 1923, with eight students graduating in the year of the school's opening. Since its founding, over 22,000 students have graduated from the school.
Elder educated girls as well as boys its first five years.
In 1927, Elder's girls' department was transferred to Seton High School next door.

Academics

The school's curriculum is accredited by the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association. Several levels of curriculum are provided. The school has an Honors Program which provides the top students Advanced Placement courses in Art, Calculus, Chemistry, Computer Science, English, World History, U.S. History, American Government, and Physics. In addition, Elder offers other level courses including Honors+, Honors, Advanced College Prep, College Prep 1, and College Prep 2.
Elder High School was named the Best Private High School in the Greater Cincinnati Area by Cincinnati Magazine.

Athletics

Championship titles

On June 4, 2005, the Elder varsity baseball team won their record 12th OHSAA Division I State Championship, defeating Toledo Start 3–0. The school has won at least one baseball state championship in every decade since the 1940s, and the baseball team was ranked eighth in the nation in 2005. As of 2006, the Elder baseball program has the most wins, from 1924 through 2006, and state titles of any school in Ohio.
In addition to baseball, Elder High School has won multiple OHSAA State Championships in several other major sports, including football, basketball, and cross country:
  • Baseball – 1943, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1958–1960, 1973, 1978, 1984, 1999, 2005
  • Cross country – 1973, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989
  • Basketball – 1973, 1974, 1993
  • Football – 2002, 2003
Non-OHSAA-sponsored state championships include:
  • Volleyball – 1999, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016

The Pit

Football games are played at "The Pit". Construction began in the 1930s by students and faculty and was completed in December 1947. The stadium seats 10,000.

The Panther Fitness Center

Elder High School underwent significant expansion with the 2018 construction of the Panther Fitness Center, a two-story facility on the east side of the school, adding new weight training space, locker rooms, coaches' offices, and wrestling practice areas.

Notable alumni

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