Revere High School (Ohio)

Revere High School
Address
3420 Everett Road Richfield, Ohio 44286 United States
Coordinates
Information
School district	Revere Local School District
Principal	Phil King
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,000
School color(s)	Red, Blue, White
Athletics conference	Suburban League American Division
Mascot	The Minutemen
Newspaper	The Lantern
Yearbook	The Reverie
Website	revereschools.org/Domain/42

Revere High School is a public high school located in Bath Township, adjacent to the village of Richfield, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Revere Local School District and serves students in Bath Township, Richfield, and Richfield Township. In 2010, 2011, and 2015 U.S. News & World Report named Revere High School a Silver school and ranked it in the top 1,000 schools in the United States. RHS offers 16 Advanced Placement courses from the College Board.

Traditions

• The football team plays its fifth game of the year against their rival Copley High School, and the winner gets possession of The Victory Bell trophy.
• At the Homecoming football game, instead of the marching band playing the Alma Mater, the marching band joins the Symphonic Choir to sing the alma mater. Band and choir alumni who remember their parts are often asked to come to the field to sing with the band and choir.

Sports

Revere High School competes in the Suburban League. They have been members since 1958.

Boys Soccer won the 2013 OHSAA state title (Division II) after several runner-up finishes in past years.

Notable alumni

• John 'Derf' Backderf, an American artist most famous for the comic strip "The City," which has appeared in a number of alternative newspapers since 1990. (Class of 1978).
• Kaitlyn Black, actress best known for her role as Annabeth Nass in The CW comedy-drama series Hart of Dixie. (Class of 2001).
• Jeffrey Dahmer Serial killer and sex offender. (Class of 1978).
• Michael Andrew Kukral, the author of one of the few published books detailing the experience of an American student during the 1989 Velvet Revolution in what was then communist Czechoslovakia. (Class of 1978).
• Andy McCollum, an American football center (Class of 1988).
• Larry Nance, Jr., 1st round draft pick (27th overall) by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2015 NBA Draft (Class of 2011).
• Karl Smesko, head women's basketball coach for Florida Gulf Coast University (Class of 1989).