Elida High School

Elida High School is a public high school in Elida, Ohio, United States, that is part of Elida Local School District. The school athletic teams are known as the Bulldogs, and the school colors are orange, black, and gold. The school's alma mater (Carmen Ohio) and fight song (Across the Field) are both based on those used at the Ohio State University except "Ohio's praise" is replaced at the beginning with "Elida's praise", and "Ohio" is again replaced at the end with "orange, black, gold".

Elida High School
Address
401 East North Street

Elida
,
Ohio
45807

United States
Coordinates40°47′25″N 84°12′8″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1892 (1892)
School districtElida Local School District
PrincipalJustin Firks
Teaching staff35.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment663 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.94[1]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Orange, black, gold    
Fight songAcross the Field
Athletics conferenceWestern Buckeye League[2]
Team nameBulldogs
AccreditationOhio Department of Education
YearbookReflector II
Websitehome.elida.k12.oh.us

History

In 1868, the Elida School District was created and was moved into a new building on Main Street (now the site of the fire department) at a cost of about $5,000. The high school was added in 1892 at about $10,000 with S.D. Crites as the first principal. The first Elida graduating class consisted of four students in 1893. The next home of Elida High School was erected in 1914 with a major addition of a junior high in 1956. The back wing was added in 1959. The first football field ran east to west behind the old part of the school. Thanks to the efforts of Ellsworth Wiferd, who donated 600 hours of work, lights were added to the field in 1946. A football stadium was built behind the high school and dedicated in 1961 to the memory of Roger Eugene Kraft a young man who died during a football game at Pandora in October 1959. The field house was built in front of the junior high addition in 1973.

A new high school building opened in 2011, featuring 169,000 square feet (15,700 m2) of space with a 670-seat auditorium and 1,200-seat gymnasium. The building was dedicated September 25, 2011.[3]

Athletics

State championships
Further information: List of Ohio High School Athletic Association championships

References
  1. "Elida High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  2. "Elida". OHSAA Member Directory. Ohio High School Athletic Association. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  3. "Community welcomed to new Elida High School, school, building, high - Local News - LimaOhio.com". Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  4. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  5. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
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