Approximately 470 students attend Amanda-Clearcreek High School which is located in southwestern Fairfield County 10 miles west of Lancaster, Ohio. Amanda-Clearcreek High School is a member of the Mid-State League and the OHSAA's Central District. Proud of its academic and athletic traditions, the Aces' recently won the state championship in Division V football in 1999. In 2000 the football team repeated as state champions after a 7-3 regular season. The Aces are a perennial football power in Ohio High School football, and were regional champions in 2002 and state runner-up in 2003 (Division V).
More than a football school, A.C.H.S. is home to many excellent students. The Ohio Department of Education's annual report card indicates great improvement and recent success on the state's 9th and 12th grade proficiency tests. In 1999, Amanda-Clearcreek High School received an award from Governor Bob Taft for its improvement on the Ninth Grade Proficiency Test. The 2002 Report Card indicated that Amanda-Clearcreek High School was rated as "effective," meeting 11 out of 12 high school report card indicators. The graduation rate for the district has risen from 80% in 1998 to an all-time high of 96.6% in 2002!
In 2003 Alan DeLong was named as a National Merit Scholar becoming the third finalist in six years. This tradition of academic excellence is something of which all Aces can be proud. DeLong joins Michael Bond and Jeffrey Bigham in this elite group. Pictures of all three gentleman are proudly displayed as students, staff, and guests enter the west entrance of our building, as a reminder that our proud academic tradition is one of the first things you will see when entering our school.
The activities and other extra-curricular programs at our school demonstrate our commitment to excellence in all that we do. Our FFA organization earned the distinction of being rated as the 3rd best organization in the United States at the FFA National Convention in Louisville, Kentucky in October 2001. The FFA's Ag Communications Team is respected for its excellence around the state and nationally as well. Students at Amanda-Clearcreek also participate in other excellent groups such as: FCCLA, Academic Challenge, National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, Drama Club, Student Council, and Band.
Students are challenged to do their best by members of the excellent, and very experienced staff at A.C.H.S. The majority of the staff at Amanda-Clearcreek High School posses Master's Degrees and are part of a 98% daily attendance rate. JOGs and GRADs teachers provide at-risk students with extra-educational help. Class sizes average 17.6 students and after-school intervention programs are available to students in need of help.
In 1999 a program was initiated to recognize positive student achievement and improvement. The program, known as F.A.C.E.S. (Family-Academics-Community-Extra-Curriculars-Self) was created by members of a steering committee made up of students, faculty, and community members. F.A.C.E.S. seeks to reward students for Academic improvement, regular attendance, good behavior, and a positive attitude.
In August of 2003 Amanda-Clearcreek High School moved from its home on School Street to a new 3-12 complex around the corner on East Main Street. The new state-of-the-art facility more than adequately houses the fine academic and athletic programs that define Amanda-Clearcreek excellence. Tradition doesn't graduate!
