Chardon High School (commonly Chardon, Chardon High, or CHS), is a

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Chardon, Ohio Chardon is a city in Geauga County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 5,242 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.grades Grade most commonly refers to: * Grading in education, a measurement of a student's performance by educational assessment (e.g. A, pass, etc.) * A designation for students, classes and curricula indicating the number of the year a student has reach ...

8– 12. The school is part of the

Chardon Local School District Chardon Local School District is a school district which serves part of Geauga County, Ohio, Geauga County, Ohio, United States. It is based in Chardon, Ohio. In 2023, Niche ranked the district 84th best school district in Ohio out of 607 dist ...

, with admission based primarily on the location of students' homes. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,159 students and 54.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 21.46.

Academics

In US News & World Report's 2022 ranking of best high schools, Chardon ranked 97th among Ohio high schools. As of 2021, the school had a graduation rate of 97.8% with about 230 students graduating. Advanced placement classes are offered in Physics, English, Statistics, AB Calculus, BC Calculus, Chemistry, American History, American Government, European History, Computer Science, French, and Spanish.

Envirothon

The Chardon High School

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team has competed for many years. At the 2017 Ohio Envirothon Competition earning 1st place in the state and in 2022 placed 2nd overall and 1st in forestry.

2012 Shooting

On February 27, 2012, six students were shot at the school by 17-year-old T.J. Lane. According to local news reports, the six victims were chosen at random, countering early reports that a group of students were targeted. Three of the victims died. All Chardon local schools were immediately closed following the shooting, while the high school was put under a lock-down procedure. The entire school district was closed on Tuesday, February 28. The district board also canceled classes in all schools until Friday, with numerous counseling services available until then. On March 19, 2013, Lane was given three life sentences, one for each of the victims killed in the shooting.

Media

The Hilltopper Echo is the official school newspaper for Chardon High School.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

*Boys

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- Nick Elswick - 3200m - 2014 *Boys

- Emil Heineking - 3200m - 2007 *Boys Cross Country - Emil Heineking - 2006 *Boys

- Ben Robinson - 800m - 2004 *Boys

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- Stephen Rozek - 2002 *Boys

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- Danny Anderson - 1997 *Boys

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- 1994, 2020, 2021 *Boys

- Hank Inderlied - 1985 *Boys

- Mike Davies - 1982, 1983 *Girls Cross Country - 1978, 1979 *Girls

- Juanita Vetter - One Mile Run - 1979 *Boys

- Mark Vetter - 1978 *Boys

- Leroy Kemp - 1973, 1974 *Boys Cross Country - 1972 *Boys

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- 2022 *Boys

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Athletics

The Chardon Hilltoppers are currently a member of the

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but are slated to return to the

Chagrin Valley Conference The Chagrin Valley Conference is a high school athletic conference made up of several schools in Northeast Ohio, United States. The league and its members compete as part of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). The conference is name ...

in 2026. They were previously members of the CVC from 1968-1980 and from 1983-1996.

Notable alumni

Leroy Kemp Leroy (Lee) P. Kemp, Jr. (born Darnell Freeman; December 24, 1956) is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. Kemp would achieve success at the high school, collegiate, and international levels. Kemp started wrestling in only the ...

, wrestler * George Linberger, American football player, professional boxer, business owner *Jake Kouwe, formed The Chardon Polka Band * Joe Madsen, professional football player

References

External links

District Website
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