Collinwood High School (Cleveland) Explained

Collinwood High School
Streetaddress:	15210 St. Clair Avenue
City:	Cleveland, Ohio
Zipcode:	44110
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	41.5531°N -81.5744°W
District:	Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Principal:	Mary Miller
Teaching Staff:	16.00 (FTE)
Ratio:	19.44
Type:	Public high school
Grades:	9-12
Conference:	Senate League
Team Name:	Railroaders^[1]
Colors:	Blue and gray
Opened:	1924
Enrollment:	311 (2022–2023)^[2]

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

• 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

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory. 2010-02-17. OHSAA. https://web.archive.org/web/20101104143040/http://cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=398. 2010-11-04. dead.
2. Web site: Collinwood High School. National Center for Education Statistics. November 16, 2024.
3. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. 2006-12-31. OHSAA.
4. News: The rise, fall and redemption of Cleveland mayoral candidate and City Councilman Jeff Johnson . Atassi, Leila . January 16, 2017 . January 17, 2017 . The Plain Dealer.