I will get pictures of the new high school in October 2008.
Geneva High School is a four-year comprehensive school. The Geneva Area City
School District is a combination of small towns, villages and rural settings. With a population of 6,700 citizens, Geneva
is the largest municipality in the district. The community is truly the foundation of the system, as is evidenced by the long
tradition of support for the schools.
Geneva High School serves a diverse population which now numbers 96.8% Caucasian,
2.2% Hispanic/Latino, 0.7% Afro-American, 0.2% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.1% Multi-Racial. Geneva High School has an enrollment
of 1,050 students with 249 graduating seniors for the 1999-2000 school year. It is accredited by the State of Ohio and the
North Central Association.
GENEVA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Now replaced)
The high school
opened in 1959.
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Brief History
GHS
School History
(From
the 1955 Aquila)
No doubt
the log school house that stood on Eagle Hill on the South Ridge was the first school in Geneva. This was built fall of 1867.
The first
brick school building was erected fourteen years later [1881] where the Geneva Post Office now stands [the old post office
on Broadway]. The teacher was paid two dollars a month, and was given board.
The Geneva
Normal, built in 1868, was a four story building located behind the grade school building.
It was known as the White Normal.
The present
grade school building was erected in 1889 and was remodeled in 1939.
The old
high school building, erected in 1884, stood where the present one now stands. In
1925 the cornerstone of the present high school was laid and the building was completed in 1925.
In 1954
ground was broken for a new high school on Sherman Street Extension. This building
is to house the four upper grades. The planms include
provisions for future expansion. At the present, a gym, auditorium and one wing
for classrooms is being constructed. In the future another wing is to be
added as the need demands. Ample parking space in the rear of the building will
be provided for all commuters, students, and teachers. An architect’s design
will be found at the front and rear of this annual. Completion of this building
is anticipated to be sometime in 1956.
REAL OLD GENEVA HIGH SCHOOL
The high school built in 1899. (Click on the picture for a full-size image.)
OLD GENEVA HIGH
The present Geneva Elementary School Building was built in 1924. The Building was first known as Geneva
High School, housing students in Grades 7-12. In 1959 when the present high school building opened, the current Geneva Elementary
School became Geneva Junior High School. During the 1969-70 school year the new Junior High School opened, making way for
the present building to become an elementary school re-named Geneva Elementary School. Geneva Elementary School currently
has an enrollment of 450 students and a staff of 54 teachers, aids, custodians, and cafeteria workers.
PLATT R. SPENCER SCHOOL
Spencer Elementary is located five miles south of Lake Erie in Geneva, Ohio. Approximately 550
students from Geneva-on-the-Lake and Geneva Township are enrolled.
Spencer School was built in 1924. It was originally
called East Geneva Rural School. In 1937 the name was changed to Platt R. Spencer School in honor of Platt Rogers Spencer
who lived and taught in Geneva and founded the Spencerian method of penmanship.
The school began as a Grade School/High
School but in 1961, due to consolidation into the Geneva Area City School district, became a K-6 elementary school.
I
remember how difficult it was for the Spencer students to accept transfering to GHS. Hopefully, someone will share some Spencer
memories.
AUSTINBURG HIGH SCHOOL
The older part of the present day Austinburg Elementary building was constructed as a high school
and dedicated in 1938. Previous to that, the area high school students attended Grand River Institute, which is still across
the street from Austinburg Elementary.
In l955, the primary wing was added to the school, and students in grades
K-12 attended under one roof. When Austinburg consolidated with Geneva Schools in 1961, the school became known as Austinburg
Elementary, housing students in grades K-6 only.
Austinburg currently has approximately 345 students, including
twelve to fourteen students in our handicapped preschool program, which is entering its fourth year. In 1998, an elevator
was constructed in our building to meet state guidelines for handicapped accessibility.
Photos used with permission of GACS.
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