Dover High School is a public high school in Dover, Ohio and is the only high school in the Dover City Schools district. The school's athletic teams are nicknamed The Crimson Tornadoes and the school colors are crimson and gray. The Dover High School Alma Mater was composed by L. H. Alexander.
Dover's first school house was constructed in 1827 in a forested area on the south side of 4th Street (near the cemetery). There was a separate African American School on West Front Street until 1917, at which time Dover's school system became fully integrated.
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Athletics
Dover High School has a longstanding football rivalry with nearby New Philadelphia High School, having played 112 times since 1896--Dover currently leads the series 54-49-9. Dover High School competes in the ECOL (East Central Ohio League) and has eighteen varsity teams.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys Football - 1933, 1999 AP Poll Title
- Boys Basketball - 1927, 1933
- Girls Track and Field - 1995
- Girls Golf - 2014
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Notable alumni
- James R. Black, American actor and former professional football player
- Frank Ellwood, Collegiate football coach.
- Perci Garner, current professional baseball player
- Ernie Godfrey, Collegiate football coach.
- Monty Hunter, former professional football player
- Frank Kelker, Collegiate All-American football player.
- Ray Mears, Collegiate basketball coach.
- Elliott Nugent, Broadway actor, playwright, film director and writer.
- Bob Peterson, director, screenwriter, animator, and voice actor for Pixar. Co-directed the Academy Award Winning movie "Up."
- Trevor J. Rees, Collegiate football player and coach.
- Zack Space, politician, Democrat House of Representatives Ohio 18th District, January 3, 2007 - January 3, 2011
References
External links
- District Website
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