John Adams College and Career Academy explained

John Adams College and Career Academy
Streetaddress:3817 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
City:Cleveland
State:Ohio
County:(Cuyahoga County)
Zipcode:44105
Country:USA
Coordinates:41.4547°N -81.6017°W
District:Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Superintendent:Eric Gordon
Principal:Donald Jolly
Type:Public, Coeducational high school
Grades:9-12
Conference:Senate League
Team Name:Rebels[1]

John Adams College and Career Academy is a public high school located on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.

History

John Adams High School opened at East 116th Street and Corlett Avenue in 1923. It was closed in 1995, along with West Technical, and Aviation High Schools to help cut the city's budget. The school was rebuilt and reopened in 2006.

Clubs and activities

The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)[2] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).[3]

School uniforms

The school followed the district dress code requiring polo shirts and dress trousers, skirts, and/or shorts. In 2014 it adopted a new rule requiring polo shirts with monogrammed school logos.[4]

Sports

The mascot for the school is the Rebel. The primary rivals for the school's sports teams are the John F. Kennedy Eagles, who are located nearby, and the James Ford Rhodes Rams on the west side.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory . 2010-02-17 . OHSAA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101105054514/http://cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=782 . 2010-11-05 .
  2. Web site: Executive Board Pre-File Application. 2010. OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. August 16, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070617024347/http://ohiojcl.org/prefile.shtml . June 17, 2007.
  3. Web site: OJCL Constitution. 2010. OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. August 16, 2010. ... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL. . https://web.archive.org/web/20020721140258/http://www.ohiojcl.org/resources/constitution.html#c31 . July 21, 2002.
  4. "John Adams principal tightens dress code" (Archive). Cleveland Metropolitan School District. July 18, 2014. Retrieved on December 31, 2015.
  5. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. 2006-12-31. OHSAA. Ohio High School Athletic Association.
  6. Web site: Cavs history. Cavs official website.
  7. News: Pokorny Thrives on Political Diet. The Plain Dealer. January 21, 1968. AA2.
  8. News: Alana. Baranick. Jack Reynolds, hosted wrestling show with Jesse Ventura. The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. October 17, 2008. June 21, 2012.