William Mason High School | |
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Address | |
6100 Mason-Montgomery Road , 45040 United States | |
Coordinates | 39°21′3″N 84°18′26″W / 39.35083°N 84.30722°W |
Information | |
School type | Public, Coeducational |
School district | Mason City Schools |
Superintendent | Jonathan Cooper |
CEEB code | 363275 |
Principal | Robert Dodd |
Teaching staff | 155.63 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 3,432 (2019-20)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 22.56[1] |
Color(s) | |
Athletics conference | Greater Miami Conference |
Nickname | Comets |
Newspaper | The Chronicle |
Website | hs |
William Mason High School, also known as Mason High School (WMHS or MHS), is a four-year public high school located in the Mason City Schools district in Mason, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mason High School's first commencement was held May 21, 1886, at the Mason Presbyterian Church. The seven graduates completed the three-year high school program and each read their topic paper at the graduation ceremony. Professor Louis Coleman was the school superintendent and possibly the only teacher in the high school.[2]
The current Mason High School facility opened for the 2002-03 school year with 379,000 square feet on a 73-acre campus.[3] In 2009, a $30 million expansion project added 49 classrooms in two new, three-story wings.[4] Opened in 2003, and connected to the high school, is the 149,000 square-foot Mason Community Center, which features an Olympic-sized competition swimming pool, therapy pools, six basketball courts, fitness rooms and exercise equipment. It was a joint project of the City of Mason and Mason City Schools.[5][6]
As of the 2020-21 school year, Mason High School's enrollment is 3,507 students.[7] It is the largest high school by enrollment in the state of Ohio.[8]
Mason High School features 27 AP courses, College Credit Plus, a student-run bank, a renowned symphony orchestra,[9] a speech and debate team, a student-run store, a student-run website, internships, community service, over 70 other school-sanctioned extracurriculars, 67 athletic teams, an award winning marching band, multiple concert bands, jazz band, several concert orchestras, arts, choral and drama programs. Additionally, the award-winning Mason High School Science Olympiad team was ranked first in the nation among all high schools in both 2021 and 2022. [7]
The Comets participate in the Greater Miami Conference, in which they have won 15 consecutive All-Sports titles through 2021-22.[10] Previously, Mason was a charter member of the Fort Ancient Valley Conference from 1965-66 to 2006-07.[11]
Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association |