John Adams College and Career Academy
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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){{cite web|title=Executive Board Pre-File Application|url=http://ohiojcl.org/prefile.shtml |year=2010|work=OhioJCL.org - June 2007|publisher=Internet Archive: Wayback Machine|access-date=August 16, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070617024347/http://ohiojcl.org/prefile.shtml |archive-date = June 17, 2007}} and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).{{cite web|title=OJCL Constitution|url=http://www.ohiojcl.org/resources/constitution.html#c31 |year=2010|work=OhioJCL.org - July 2002|publisher=Internet Archive: Wayback Machine|access-date=August 16, 2010|quote=... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL. |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020721140258/http://www.ohiojcl.org/resources/constitution.html#c31 |archive-date = July 21, 2002}}
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."[http://clevelandmetroschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=166&PageID=2189&ViewID=047e6be3-6d87-4130-8424-d8e4e9ed6c2a&FlexDataID=4846 John Adams principal tightens dress code]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002115/http://clevelandmetroschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=166&PageID=2189&ViewID=047e6be3-6d87-4130-8424-d8e4e9ed6c2a&FlexDataID=4846 Archive]). Cleveland Metropolitan School District. July 18, 2014. Retrieved on December 31, 2015.
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=
{{further|Ohio High School Athletic Association}}
- Boys Track and Field — 1953, 1956, 1976, 1982{{cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|access-date=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA|author-link=Ohio High School Athletic Association}}
- Girls Track and Field — 1978, 1979, 1994
- Boys Cross Country — 1954, 1959, 1963
Notable alumni
- Rashaun Allen, NFL player
- William Appling (1932 - 2008), conductor, music educator, pianist and arranger
- Albert Ayler (1936–1970), jazz saxophonist and composer
- Dick Feagler (1938-2018), columnist
- Frederick Fennell (1914–2004), conductor and music educator
- Tom Jackson (1951–), retired NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos), ESPN NFL analyst
- Don King (1931–), boxing promoter
- Rimp Lanier, Former MLB player, (Pittsburgh Pirates)
- Al Lerner (composer) (b. 1919), pianist, composer, and musical director
- Madeline Manning (1948-), track and field Olympic gold medalist
- Nick Mileti (1931-), former owner, Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Indians, chose the Cavs' colors of wine and gold based on John Adams' colors{{cite web|title=Cavs history|url=http://www.cavshistory.com/owners/nick-mileti/|website=Cavs official website}}
- Anthony Morgan, Former NFL player for the Chicago Bears (1991–1993) and the Green Bay Packers (1993–1996)
- Frank Pokorny, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1957–1960; 1963–1968) and Cuyahoga County Commissioner (1968-1976){{cite news|title=Pokorny Thrives on Political Diet|work=The Plain Dealer|date=January 21, 1968|page=AA2}}
- Jack Reynolds (1937-2008) radio and television broadcaster on numerous Cleveland stations, professional wrestling announcer (including for the WWF){{cite news|first=Alana|last=Baranick|title=Jack Reynolds, hosted wrestling show with Jesse Ventura|url=http://www.cleveland.com/obituaries/index.ssf/2008/10/jack_reynolds_hosted_wrestling.html |newspaper=The Plain Dealer|location=Cleveland|date=October 17, 2008|access-date=June 21, 2012}}
- Phillip Shriver (1922–2011), served as president of Miami University from 1965 to 1981
- Chuck Smith, former MLB player (Florida Marlins)
- Mark E. Talisman (1941–2019), congressional aide and lobbyist
- Robert Ward (1917–2013), composer
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.clevelandmetroschools.org/JACCA}}
- [https://cdm16014.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15034coll1/search/searchterm/John%20adams%20high%20school/field/creato/mode/all/conn/and/order/title John Adams High School yearbooks and newsletters] available on Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery, various years 1927 through 1962
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Category:High schools in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Category:Educational institutions established in 1923
Category:Public high schools in Ohio
Category:1923 establishments in Ohio
Category:Cleveland Metropolitan School District