# Withrow High School

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{{Short description|Public school in Cincinnati, Ohio, US}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox school
| name                  = Withrow High School
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| image                 = Withrow tower nice 500 pix.jpg
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| caption               = Withrow High School entrance in 2007
| address               = 2520 Madison Road
| city                  = [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati)
| state                 = [Ohio](/source/Ohio)
| county                = ([Hamilton County](/source/Hamilton_County%2C_Ohio))
| zipcode               = 45208
| country               = USA
| coordinates           = {{coord|39|8|27|N|84|27|9|W|type:edu_region:US-OH|display=inline,title}}
| district              = Cincinnati Public Schools
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| superintendent        = Shauna Murphy
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| principal             = Stephen Lickert
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| teaching_staff        = 84.84 (FTE)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3904375&SchoolPageNum=4&ID=390437504284|title=Withrow University High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 22, 2024}}</ref>
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| grades                = 7-12
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| athletic_conference   = [Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference](/source/Ohio_high_school_athletic_conferences)<ref name="Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory"/>
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| accreditation         = [North Central Association of Colleges and Schools](/source/North_Central_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools)<ref name="NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement">{{cite web |url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ |title=NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement |accessdate=2010-03-16 |author=NCA-CASI |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315213852/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ |archivedate=March 15, 2010 }}</ref>
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| team_name             = Tigers<ref name="Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory">{{cite web|url=http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=1720|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory|accessdate=2010-03-16|author=OHSAA}}</ref>
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| colors                = [Black](/source/Black) and [Orange](/source/Orange_(color))<ref name="Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory"/> {{color box|black}}{{color box|orange}}
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| established           = 1919
| status                = Open
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| website               = [https://withrow.cps-k12.org/]
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| built        = {{Start date|1919}}
| architect    = Garber & Woodward
| architecture = Colonial Revival
| added        = January 19, 1983
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'''Withrow High School''' (originally '''East Side High School''') is a [public high school](/source/public_high_school) located on the east side of [Cincinnati, Ohio](/source/Cincinnati%2C_Ohio), United States. It is part of the [Cincinnati Public Schools](/source/Cincinnati_Public_Schools).

==History==
The school opened in 1919 and was listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natregadvancedsearch.do?natregadvancedsearch=Search&selectedCollections=NPS |title=Digital Library |publisher=National Register of Historic Places |accessdate=2012-09-04}}{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [Frederick W. Garber](/source/Frederick_W._Garber)'s firm was involved in the school's design, known for its arching entry bridge, {{convert|114|ft|m|adj=on}} clock tower,<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kgnS65gAbJoC&dq=cincinnati+workhouse&pg=PA53 | title=Cincinnati Landmarks | publisher=Arcadia Publishing | date=Oct 29, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-19 | author=Rolfes, Steven | page=53| isbn=9780738593951 }}</ref> plantings and trees, {{convert|27|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus, and large sports complex.

==Notable alumni==
* [Curtis Anderson](/source/Curtis_Anderson_(American_football%2C_born_1957)), former [NFL](/source/NFL) and [USFL](/source/USFL) player.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AndeCu20.htm | title=Curtis Anderson | website=[Pro-Football-Reference.com](/source/Pro-Football-Reference.com) | accessdate=January 12, 2019}}</ref>
* [Ethan Allen](/source/Ethan_Allen_(baseball)), former [MLB](/source/MLB) player.<ref name="Long2003">{{cite book|last=Long|first=Robert|title=New York World Champions 1933|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zv2yRS739f4C&pg=PT180|accessdate=12 January 2016|year=2003|publisher=Trafford Publishing|isbn=978-1-55395-539-9|page=180}}</ref>
* [Teddy Bailey](/source/Teddy_Bailey), former [NFL](/source/NFL) player.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BailTe20.htm | title=Teddy Bailey | website=[Pro-Football-Reference.com](/source/Pro-Football-Reference.com) | accessdate=January 12, 2019}}</ref>
* [Carole Black](/source/Carole_Black), former president and CEO of [Lifetime Entertainment Services](/source/Lifetime_Entertainment_Services).<ref name="Cincinnati Enquirer">{{cite news|last=Kiesewetter|first=John|title=Cincinnati native relies on Lifetime of marketing skills|url=http://enquirer.com/columns/kiese/1999/08/08/jki_cincinnati_native.html|accessdate=27 December 2012|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=August 8, 1999|location=PASADENA, Calif.}}</ref>
* [Tyrone Brown](/source/Tyrone_Brown_(gridiron_football)), former [NFL](/source/NFL) player.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowTy00.htm | title=Tyrone Brown | website=[Pro-Football-Reference.com](/source/Pro-Football-Reference.com) | accessdate=January 12, 2019}}</ref>
* [Rosemary Clooney](/source/Rosemary_Clooney), former actress and singer.<ref name="CrosslandMacfarlane2013">{{cite book|last1=Crossland|first1=Ken|last2=Macfarlane|first2=Malcolm|title=Late Life Jazz: The Life and Career of Rosemary Clooney|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LLloAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA249|accessdate=12 January 2016|date=13 June 2013|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-981147-2|page=249}}</ref>
* [Shamika Cotton](/source/Shamika_Cotton), actress<ref name="ce2">{{cite news |last1=Kiesewetter |first1=John |title=Soap star wannabe sees show as springboard |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-shamika-cotton/174971979/ |access-date=June 21, 2025 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=May 21, 2006 |page=D 3|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) }}</ref>
* [Jimmie Dodd](/source/Jimmie_Dodd), former Disney [Mousketeer](/source/Mousketeer) and musician.<ref name="Communications1983">{{cite magazine|last=McKay|first=Robert|title=The Two Faces of Cincinnati|magazine=[Cincinnati Magazine](/source/Cincinnati_Magazine)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vx0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA92|accessdate=12 January 2016|date=January 1983|page=92|issn=0746-8210}}</ref>
* [Yancy Gates](/source/Yancy_Gates) (born 1989), basketball player for [Ironi Nahariya](/source/Ironi_Nahariya) of the [Israeli Premier League](/source/Israeli_Basketball_Premier_League)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/yancy_gates_377342.html |title=GoBEARCATS.COM Yancy Gates Bio - University Of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site University Of Cincinnati |website=gobearcats.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213043123/http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/yancy_gates_377342.html |archive-date=2014-12-13}}</ref>
* [Joey Jackson](/source/Joey_Jackson), former [NFL](/source/NFL) player.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JackJo21.htm | title=Joey Jackson | website=[Pro-Football-Reference.com](/source/Pro-Football-Reference.com) | accessdate=January 12, 2019}}</ref>
* [Al Lakeman](/source/Al_Lakeman), former MLB player.<ref name="HeffronHeffron2014">{{cite book|last1=Heffron|first1=Joe|last2=Heffron|first2=Jack|title=The Local Boys: Hometown Players for the Cincinnati Reds|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w6EJBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA112|accessdate=12 January 2016|date=17 March 2014|publisher=Clerisy Press|isbn=978-1-57860-554-5|page=112}}</ref>
* [Ruth Lyons](/source/Ruth_Lyons_(broadcaster)) pioneer radio and television broadcaster <ref name=post>{{cite news|url=http://www.cincypost.com/living/1999/lyons051399.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214025906/http://www.cincypost.com/living/1999/lyons051399.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 14, 2007|title=Ruth Lyons: 'Mother' captured hearts and ratings|author=Horstman, Bary M.|date=May 13, 1999|work=The Cincinnati Post|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref>
* [Neil McElroy](/source/Neil_McElroy), former [United States Secretary of Defense](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19570808&id=AxcpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cdcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=788,2769455&hl=en |work=[The Southeast Missourian](/source/The_Southeast_Missourian) |title=Neil McElroy Must Pass Up $285,000 to Be Defense Chief |page=14 |date=1957-08-08 |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref>
* [Ron Oester](/source/Ron_Oester), former MLB player.<ref name="Noble">{{cite web|first=Greg |last=Noble |url=http://www.wcpo.com/sports/baseball/reds/ron-oester-reds-hall-of-famer-humbled-by-new-high-school-field-in-his-name |title=Ron Oester, Reds Hall of Famer, humbled by new high school field in his name |publisher=[WCPO](/source/WCPO-TV) |date=2015-07-10 |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref>
* [Louis Orr](/source/Louis_Orr), former [NBA](/source/NBA) player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://enquirer.com/editions/2001/05/13/spt_jackson_orr_together.html |first=John |last=Erardi |title=Jackson, Orr together again |work=[The Enquirer](/source/The_Cincinnati_Enquirer) |date=2001-05-13 |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref>
* [Conrad Rucker](/source/Conrad_Rucker), former [NFL](/source/NFL) player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RuckCo20.htm |title=Conrad Rucker Stats |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=2019-12-01}}</ref>
* [John Ruthven](/source/John_Ruthven_(artist)), wildlife artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/11/14/years-woods-john-ruthvens-wonderful-life/19068813/ |first=John |last=Faherty |title=90 years in the woods. John Ruthven's wonderful life |work=[The Cincinnati Enquirer](/source/The_Cincinnati_Enquirer) |date=2014-11-15 |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref>
* [Tony Scott](/source/Tony_Scott_(baseball)), former MLB player.<ref name="Noble"/>
* [Robert Surtees](/source/Robert_Surtees_(cinematographer)), cinematographer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-07-fi-11874-story.html |title=Cinematographer Robert Surtees Dies |newspaper=[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times) |first=Ted |last=Thackrey Jr. |date=1985-01-07 |access-date=2016-01-12}}</ref>
* [LaSalle Thompson](/source/LaSalle_Thompson), former NBA player.<ref name="Communications1992">{{cite magazine|last=Daugherty|first=Paul|title=The Recruiter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uesCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA127|accessdate=12 January 2016|date=October 1992|magazine=[Cincinnati Magazine](/source/Cincinnati_Magazine)|page=127|issn=0746-8210}}</ref>
* [Dwight Tillery](/source/Dwight_Tillery), mayor of Cincinnati<ref>{{cite news|title=Cincinnati's new mayor|work=[The Cincinnati Enquirer](/source/The_Cincinnati_Enquirer)|date=November 6, 1991|at=p. B-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/125060020/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
* [Devin Williams](/source/Devin_Williams_(basketball)), professional basketball player<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Allan |title=New recruit idolized Devin Williams during high school days in Cincinnati |url=https://wvmetronews.com/2015/05/22/new-recruit-idolized-devin-williams-during-high-school-days-in-cincinnati/ |website=WV MetroNews |date=22 May 2015}}</ref>
* [Perry Williams](/source/Perry_Williams_(running_back)), former [NFL](/source/NFL) player.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillPe01.htm | title=Perry Williams | website=[Pro-Football-Reference.com](/source/Pro-Football-Reference.com) | accessdate=January 12, 2019}}</ref>
* Le'Donn Mathis, first CPS athlete drafted into professional rugby.<ref>https://www.cps-k12.org/all-news/default-news-page/~board/district-homepage-news/post/from-withrow-to-the-big-leagues-rugby-star-drafted-in-major-league-rugby</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
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* [https://books.google.com/books?id=YE9TAAAAMAAJ&q=Garber&pg=PA77 The East Side High School]; Cincinnati Ohio, Garber & Woodward Architects,  Architectural record, Volume 51 By American Institute of Architects pages 329-337

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