Warren G. Harding High School

Not to be confused with Warren Harding High School.
Warren G. Harding High School
Location
Warren, Ohio
United States
Coordinates 41°14′33″N 80°48′17″W / 41.242407°N 80.804618°W / 41.242407; -80.804618Coordinates: 41°14′33″N 80°48′17″W / 41.242407°N 80.804618°W / 41.242407; -80.804618
Information
Type Public high school
Opened 1921
School district Warren City Schools
Principal Dante Capers
Grades 9–12
Gender coeducational
Color(s)          Gold & white
Team name Raiders
Website http://www.warrenschools.k12.oh.us/wgh/

Warren G. Harding High School is a public high school located in Warren, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Warren City Schools district. Their mascot is the Raider.

Sports

Sports programs include football, baseball, fastpitch, basketball (men's and women's), soccer (men's and women's), bowling, swimming and diving, volleyball, golf, tennis, track and field, and cheerleading, with talks of forming a lacrosse team.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Notable alumni

Warren High Schools' Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame was launched in 1993. 145 distinguished alumni include:

WSCN- Warren Student Communication Network. The school's broadcasting class. Each day the class put together a show of the days announcements. To be in WSCN, students must pass a Beginning Broadcasting class and obtain permission from the teacher. Students also produce music videos, PTVs, Public Service Announcements, and several other projects which are broadcast on the school's television station, and other local television channels.

Computer Graphics – The school's Computer Graphics program offers students the chance to design computer graphics.

Band – The Warren G. Harding "Raider" marching band is the school's band. They participated in the 2004 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The band was also invited to play in the 65th Pearl Harbor anniversary in Hawaii. The band also received the honor of being invited to play at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The "Raider Band" was also invited to march in the national memorial day parade in 2009, and did so in late May 2010. They also participated in the Pittsburgh Celebrate the Season parade in 2007 and 2009. The 2013-14 "Raider Band" participated in the 2014 National Tartan Day Parade in New York City, in which they were the only high school marching band and the largest performing group. In March 2016 the band participated in Chicago's St. Patrick's Day parade.

Choir – There are various types of choirs at Harding, including the madrigals and new tomorrows where the students dance and sing on stage. The a cappella choir, along with the concert choir and freshman chorale, are known around the district for having a great sound and giving good performances.

FIRST Robotics – The Warren G. Harding Delphi E.L.I.T.E. (Encouraging Learning In Technology and Engineering), Team number 48, is a member of the worldwide FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition. Each year FIRST creates a new game/challenge, and every team has six weeks to design and manufacture a robot to complete the given task. To learn more about the Delphi E.L.I.T.E. robotics team and FIRST visit the team's website www.delphielite.com.

Drama Club – Harding's drama club is composed of many students and teachers. All come together to form productions Ranging "The Wizard of Oz" and "Grease".

Quizbowl/Academic team – The Warren G. Harding quizbowl team is regularly ranked within the top 100 of the nation. In 2012 the team won the school's first state championship in the activity.

Notes and references

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