Parma Senior High School
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| address = 6285 West 54th Street
| city = Parma
| state = Ohio
| county = (Cuyahoga County)
| zipcode = 44129
| country = United States
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| superintendent = Charles Smialek
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| principal = Andrew Suttell
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| type = Public, Coeducational high school
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| campus = Suburban
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| athletics_conference = Great Lakes Conference{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
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| team_name = Redmen
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| established = 1953
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| closed = 2023
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| enrollment = 1,520 (2018-19){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3904463&ID=390446301506|title=Parma High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=March 19, 2021}}
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Parma Senior High School (alternatively known as PSH or Parma High School) was one of three public high schools in the Parma City School District in Parma, Ohio. The school was a member of the Northeast Ohio Conference. The Parma Board of Education was moved into the high school in Fall 2006.
Parma Senior High School athletic teams were known as the Redmen and compete in the Great Lakes Conference.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
The school closed following the 2022-23 school year.{{cite news |last1=Kosich |first1=John |title=Parma Senior High School and 2 elementary schools closing at end of 2022-23 school year |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/parma-senior-high-school-and-2-elementary-schools-closing-at-end-of-2022-23-school-year |access-date=22 October 2022 |publisher=WEWS-TV |date=10 June 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Murrey |first1=Remi |title=What's next for Parma Senior High School, students and staff? |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/we-follow-through/whats-next-for-parma-senior-high-school-students-and-staff |access-date=29 March 2025 |publisher=News 5 Cleveland |date=16 August 2023}} It was demolished in 2024.{{cite news |last=Murrey |first=Remi |title=Concerns addressed over the demolition of Parma Senior High School |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/we-follow-through/concerns-addressed-over-the-demolition-of-parma-senior-high-school |access-date=April 24, 2024 |publisher=WEWS-TV |date=April 22, 2024}}
History
It was formerly the Parma Schaaf High School.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
Alumni
- John Adams (1969), a Cleveland Indians fan known as "The Drummer" who played a bass drum at nearly every Indians game at Progressive Field{{cite web|title=Drummer John Adams says Cleveland Indians fans can't be beat: Ten minutes with ...|url=http://www.cleveland.com/pdq/index.ssf/2010/04/drummer_john_adams_says_clevel.html|year=2010|accessdate=22 September 2013}}
- Bob Brugge (1944), former National Football League player for the Cleveland Browns{{cn|date=April 2024}}
- Carmen Cozza (1948) College Football Hall of Fame Coach
- Neil Giraldo (1973) American musician, record producer, arranger, and songwriter best known as the musical partner of Pat Benatar
- Frank A. Herda (1966), Medal of Honor 1968{{cite web |title=Frank Herda, awarded Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam, saluted in conference room dedication (photos) |url=https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2017/10/frank_herda_awarded_medal_of_h.html |website=Cleveland.com |publisher=Advance Local Media |access-date=2 July 2021 |date=11 January 2019}}
- Les Horvath former National Football League player and Heisman Trophy winner at Ohio State University. Attended Parma Schaaf High from 1936 to 1938
- Scott Jarvis (real name Ralph Jerome Jarvis,Ralph Jerome Jarvis in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 graduated 1959),{{cite book|page=108|title=Spectrum|year=1959|publisher=Parma City School District|chapter="The Night of January 16th" and "Finnian's"}} Broadway actor
- Ron Labinski (1955), architect who was a founding partner in HOK Sport, and was instrumental in the design of sports venues worldwide{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=David |title=A Place in the Sun Sports Fans Can Truly Call Their Own Architectural Firm Plans Sports Palaces Dreams Are Made Of |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1996/03/10/place-sports-fans-can-truly-call-their-own-architectural-firm-plans-sports-palaces-dreams-are-made/62361849007/ |access-date=12 February 2023 |publisher=The Oklahoman |date=March 10, 1996}}
- Biagio Messina, filmmaker, TV producer, and actor known for playing the role of Marc Cram on Kenan & Kel.{{cite news|last1=Simakis|first1=Andrea|title='Scream Queens' helps Parma native make it big in Hollywood|url=http://www.cleveland.com/tv/index.ssf/2010/10/scream_queens_helps_parma_nati.html|accessdate=28 January 2016|work=The Plain Dealer|date=10 October 2010}}{{cite book|last1=Brooks|first1=Tim|last2=Marsh|first2=Earle|title=The complete directory to prime time network and cable TV shows 1946-present|date=2003|publisher=Ballantine Books|location=New York|isbn=0-345-45542-8|page=635|edition=8. |ref=10}} Has also produced over 100 hours of film and television.{{cite web|title=About Joke Productions|url=http://jokeproductions.com/about/|website=Joke Productions|accessdate=28 January 2016}}
- Mike Ozdowski (1973), former National Football League player for the Baltimore Colts
- Rich Rollins, former Major League Baseball player
- Alan Ruck, actor (famous for his role as Cameron Frye in Ferris Bueller's Day Off{{cite news|last1=Dawidziak|first1=Mark|title=Cleveland's Top 100 Celebrities: From Joe Walsh to Adolphe Menjou, our list grows|url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/03/clevelands_top_100_celebrities_8.html|accessdate=29 January 2016|work=The Plain Dealer|date=11 March 2013}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.pshalumni.org/ Parma Senior High School Alumni Association]
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Category:High schools in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
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