Collinwood High School (Cleveland)

Collinwood High School
Address
15210 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44110 United States
Coordinates	41°33′11″N 81°34′28″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Opened	1924
School district	Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Principal	Mary Miller
Teaching staff	16.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	311 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.44[1]
Color(s)	Blue and gray [2]
Athletics conference	Senate League[2]
Team name	Railroaders[2]
Website	www.clevelandmetroschools.org/collinwood

Collinwood High School is a public high school located in the Collinwood neighborhood on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. The school is divided into three academies: Advanced Placement Academy, STEM Teaching Professions Academy, and Academy of Interior and Fashion Design.

State championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

• Boys track and field – 1962^[3]
• Girls track and field – 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010^[3]

Notable alumni

• Tony Adamle (1924–2000) professional football player with the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League (NFL)
• Eppie Barney (1944–2004) NFL player (Cleveland Browns)
• James Cotton (1976–), professional football player
• Jerry Dybzinski (1955–present), former professional baseball player in Major League Baseball
• George Fett (1920–1989), cartoonist
• Danny Greene (1933–1977), Irish American mobster
• John Claude Gummoe (1938–) singer-songwriter, lead singer of The Cascades, wrote and recorded "Rhythm of the Rain"
• Jeff Johnson, (1958–) Cleveland City Council member and former Ohio state senator^[4]
• Omari Jordan (1978–) professional football player with the Carolina Panthers in the National Football League (NFL)
• Richard Nardi (1915–1965), professional football player in the NFL
• Andre Norton (1912–2005), author
• Sam Palumbo (1932–) professional football player in the American Football League (AFL) and NFL
• Michael D. Polensek (1949–present), Cleveland City Council member
• Cecil Shorts III (1987–), professional football player in the NFL
• George Voinovich (1936–2016), former Mayor of Cleveland, two-term Ohio Governor, and two-term U.S. Senator.
• Stephanie Tubbs Jones, (1949–2008), U. S. Congresswoman (1999-2008)
• Ray Zeh, (1914–2003), college football scoring leader in 1935

See also

• Collinwood school fire

References

1. "Collinwood High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
2. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
3. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
4. Atassi, Leila (January 16, 2017). "The rise, fall and redemption of Cleveland mayoral candidate and City Councilman Jeff Johnson". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

External links

• District website
• Collinwood High School yearbooks and student newspapers available on Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery, various years 1920s through 1952.