Mentor High School Explained

Mentor High School
Logo Alt:The Mentor Cardinal
Location:Mentor, Ohio
Streetaddress:6477 Center Street
County:(Lake County)
Zipcode:44060
Country:United States
Established:1923
Status:Open
Superintendent:Craig Heath[1]
Principal:Jason Crowe
Faculty:140 certified staff members
Teaching Staff:114.84 (FTE)
Enrollment:2,405 (2022-23)[2]
Grade9:537 (2022-23)
Grade10:544 (2022-23)
Grade11:654 (2022-23)
Grade12:670 (2022-23)
Ratio:20.94
Mascot:The Fighting Cardinal
Nickname:The Mentor Cards
Team Name:The Fighting Cardinals[3]
Accreditation:North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[4]

Mentor High School is a public high school located in Mentor, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Mentor Exempted Village School District (informally, "Mentor Schools"). At one time, it was the largest high school in Ohio based on single building enrollment. For the 2008–2009 school year, it shifted from a three-year school (grades 10–12) to a four-year high school (grades 9–12), serving approximately 2,700 students. Mentor High School educates students from Mentor, Mentor-on-the-Lake, and parts of Kirtland Hills and Concord Township in Lake County, Ohio.[5] Both middle schools from the Mentor Exempted Village School district, Memorial Middle School, Shore Middle School, feed into Mentor High School. The third middle school, Ridge Middle School, closed before the 2018–2019 school year had commenced, and has since been repurposed as an elementary school.

Attendance area

It serves Mentor, Mentor-on-the-Lake, a portion of Kirtland Hills, a portion of Concord Township,[6] and a portion of Chardon Township.[7]

Academics

Ohio Department of Education ratings

Mentor High School received ratings of excellent from the Ohio Department of Education from the 2003–2004 school year through the 2011–2012 school year. Since the 2011–2012 school year, the Ohio Department of Education has been constructing a new statewide evaluation model and has not released overall building ratings.[8]

National Merit Scholars

Mentor High School continues to see an increase in student achievement of National Merit recognition.

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Independent rankings

Mentor High School has received the following independent rankings.

Advanced Placement offerings

Mentor High School offers an extensive selection of 23 Advanced Placement courses including the following.[14]

College Credit Plus offerings

Mentor High School offers a College Credit Plus program where students may earn college credit through taking courses at nearby Lakeland Community College. Two pathways are offered including a 15 credit option and 30 credit option. For the 30 credit pathway, students may choose an area of specialization including the following.[14]

Career Tech Education offerings

Mentor High School, through Lakeshore Compact, offers the following Career Tech Education programs in the district and through community partnerships with Lakeland Community College, Euclid High School, Wickliffe High School, and Auburn Career Center. These include the following programs.[15]

Extracurricular activities

Band

There are four concert bands at Mentor High School. These include Freshman Band, Grey Band, Scarlet Band, and Wind Ensemble, at increasing levels of skill. All four bands compete in OMEA contests.

Fighting Cardinal Marching Band

The Mentor High School Fighting Cardinal Marching Band, commonly called the FCMB, is a music program. The band plays at most home and away football games as well as competing at several competitions. The FCMB received its first "Superior Rating", the highest rating possible for competitions at the state contest, in 2004 under the direction of Mr. Shawn Vondran and Mr. Byron Hunsicker. During the 2012–2013 school year, the band earned another Superior rating at state contest with their show "I Believe." They also performed live for Fox 8 News in front of The Rock and Roll hall of Fame, and performed at a campaign rally when President Obama came to Mentor High School during the 2012 Presidential Election. The band qualified for the state contest again in the fall of 2014, where they received their third Superior rating with their show entitled "The Divine Comedy."[16]

Orchestra

Mentor has four orchestras in its program, including Concert, Sinfonia, Symphony, and Mannheim. Concert Orchestra is the smallest group, composed of stringed instruments and requires no audition to join. Sinfonia is a string-only ensemble for younger students who are committed to practicing but not yet prepared for Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Orchestra is the largest group and consists of string, percussion and wind instruments. Mannheim Chamber Orchestra is the most selective group and consists entirely of stringed instruments.

Choir

There are four curricular concert choirs that perform at concerts, festivals, and OMEA adjudicated events throughout the year. In addition, there are two vocal chamber ensembles and an auditioned show choir.

Science Olympiad

Mentor Science Olympiad has demonstrated a recent history of success. Top team finishes at the Ohio State Tournament include a first-place performance in 2017, second place in 2015, second place in 2009, and second place in 2007.[17] Top team finishes at the National Tournament include a fourteenth-place finish in 2017, fifteenth-place finish in 2015, seventh-place finish in 2009, and fifth-place finish in 2007.[18]

Athletics

Mentor High School is classified as a Division I High School in the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). Formerly of the Lake Erie League (LEL) and the Northeast Ohio Conference (NOC), Mentor now competes in the Greater Cleveland Conference (GCC)[19]

The Mentor Cardinals have won several team and individual state championship titles and have many state appearances sponsored by the OHSAA.[20]

Team State Champions

Athletic highlights

Clubs and organizations

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Notable alumni

Student suicides

See also: Suicide of Sladjana Vidovic. Five students died by suicide in an approximately four-year period ending in 2008, allegedly as a result of harassment or bullying from fellow students.[23] The suicides prompted two of the families to file lawsuits against the school,[24] one of which was settled out of court in 2014 and the other was dismissed in 2015.[25] [26] This is depicted by the 2014 documentary Mentor.[27]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mentor Public Schools. www.mentorschools.net.
  2. Web site: Mentor High School. National Center for Education Statistics. May 23, 2024.
  3. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory. 2010-04-02. OHSAA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101103204622/http://cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=1016. November 3, 2010. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement . 2010-04-02 . NCA-CASI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100315213852/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ . March 15, 2010 .
  5. "About Our District." Mentor Public Schools. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.
  6. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lake County, OH. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-01-23.
  7. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Geuga County, OH. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-01-23.
  8. Web site: Pages - Archives. reportcard.education.ohio.gov.
  9. Web site: Mentor Public Schools News Article. www.mentorschools.net.
  10. Web site: Mentor Public Schools News Article. www.mentorschools.net.
  11. Web site: Archived copy . October 28, 2017 . October 29, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171029013057/http://www.mentorschools.net/Downloads/Quality%20Profile%20Report%202017%20FINAL.pdf . dead .
  12. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/ohio/districts/mentor-exempted-village/mentor-high-school-15393 Mentor High School
  13. Web site: Explore Mentor High School. Niche.
  14. Web site: Archived copy . August 27, 2017 . August 27, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170827212932/http://www.mentorhigh.com/guidance2/files/pos_2017.pdf . dead .
  15. Web site: Programs. www.lakeshorecompact.org.
  16. Web site: musicmhs . Music Mentors – Week of November 11th, 2019 . Music Mentors . 17 March 2020.
  17. Web site: State Tournament Results. July 19, 2017.
  18. Web site: Past Tournament Results - Science Olympiad. www.soinc.org.
  19. Web site: Seven Northeast Ohio high schools set to form Greater Cleveland Conference. November 13, 2013.
  20. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. 2006-12-31. OHSAA.
  21. Web site: Coach Tressel Family Tree. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080331204308/http://www.coachtressel.com/coach_tressel/father.asp. March 31, 2008. mdy-all.
  22. Web site: MentorHigh.com :: Activities. MHS Web Team. webmaster@mentorhigh.com. www.mentorhigh.com.
  23. News: 5 student suicides put focus on bullying issue in Mentor. Krouse. Peter. 2010-09-20. Plain Dealer. 4 June 2017.
  24. Web site: 1 Ohio school, 4 bullied teens dead at own hand . https://web.archive.org/web/20131206225503/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/39578548/ns/health-childrens_health/t/ohio-school-bullied-teens-dead-own-hand/ . dead . December 6, 2013 . Barr . Meghan . October 8, 2010 . July 29, 2013 . Mentor, Ohio . AP via NBC News.
  25. News: School bully suit decision satisfies parents, attorney. Wolff. Carlo. 2014-04-03. Cleveland Jewish News. 4 June 2017.
  26. News: Appellate court upholds judge's ruling on Mentor High suicide case. Read. Tracey. 2015-03-03. News Herald. 4 June 2017.
  27. Web site: Learning lessons from 'Mentor' - The Boston Globe . BostonGlobe.com . 8 June 2018.

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