William Mason High School (Mason, Ohio)


William Mason High School, also known as Mason High School, is a four-year public high school located in the Mason City Schools district in Mason, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio.

History

Mason High School's first commencement was held May 21, 1886 at the Mason Presbyterian Church. The seven graduates completed the three-year high school program and each read their topic paper at the graduation ceremony. Professor Louis Coleman was the school superintendent and possibly the only teacher in the high school.

Current

The current Mason High School facility opened for the 2002-03 school year with 379,000 square feet on a 73-acre campus. In 2009, a $30 million expansion project added 49 classrooms in two new, three-story wings. Opened in 2003 and connected to the high school is the 149,000 square-foot Mason Community Center, which features an Olympic-sized competition swimming pool, therapy pools, 1,200-seat auditorium, six basketball courts, fitness rooms and exercise equipment. It was a joint project of the City of Mason and Mason City Schools.
As of the 2020-21 school year, Mason High School's enrollment is 3,507 students. It is the largest high school by enrollment in the state of Ohio.
Mason High School features 27 AP courses, College Credit Plus, a student-run bank, a student-run store, a student-run website, internships, community service, 70 school-sanctioned extracurriculars, 67 athletic teams, a marching band, orchestra, arts, choral and drama programs.

Athletics

The Comets participate in the Greater Miami Conference. Previously, Mason was a charter member of the Fort Ancient Valley Conference from 1965-66 to 2006-07.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships/Team