Edison High School (Richmond, Ohio)

Edison High School
Address
9890 State Route 152 North Richmond , Ohio 43944 United States
Coordinates	40°26′55″N 80°44′48″W
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational high school
Motto	Embracing Excellence
Opened	1939
School board	Aaron Richardson, Anna Ault, Ron Smyth, Matt Bordash, Josh McConnell
School district	Edison Local School District
Superintendent	Bill Beatie[1]
CEEB code	364385
Principal	Matt Morrison[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	387 (2016-17)[3]
Average class size	21
Student to teacher ratio	20:1
Campus type	Fringe Rural[2]
Color(s)	Silver and Black[1]
Slogan	“Our Black and Silver will always Bare”
Fight song	Edison Fight Song
Athletics conference	Ohio Valley Athletic Conference[1]
Mascot	Eddie the Wildcat
Team name	Wildcats[1]
Rival	Indian Creek
National ranking	12,710
Newspaper	The Paw Print
Yearbook	Back When…
Athletic Director	Tom Bocek[1]
Website	https://edisonwildcats.org/

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]

Edison is a very agriculturally active district, with an FFA club which goes nationally to events. Edison also offers specialized career pathways which prepare students for their post-graduation careers, focusing on engineering, public service, biomedical science, and technological advancements.^{[citation needed]} The district also boasts having the newest state-of-the-art athletic facilities in the OHSAA, including a 2,500 person field-house, turf football, softball, and baseball fields, an 8-lane track, and 5-mile cross country course.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

OHSAA State Championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

• Boys Cross Country* – 1938, 1940 ^[4]
• Boys Track and Field* – 1957, 1958 ^[4]

* Titles won by Springfield High School prior to consolidation.

OVAC Conference Championships

• Baseball - 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018
• Girls Basketball - 2003, 2010, 2012
• Football - 2002, 2022
• Golf - 1998
• Boys Soccer - 2002, 2004
• Girls Soccer - 2010, 2011
• Softball - 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2018
• Volleyball - 1996, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012
• Cheerleading - 2022

Buckeye 8 Conference Championships

• Boys Basketball - 2015
• Softball - 2016, 2017
• Football - 2022

Withdrew Membership of Buckeye 8 Athletic Conference as of August 1, 2023

References

1. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
2. U.S. News & World Report. "Edison High School". Retrieved 2017-07-14.
3. "Edison High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
4. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.

External links

• Edison High School
• Edison Local School District – Official site.