The Northeast Ohio Conference ( NOC ) was a high school athletics conference, recognized by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA), in northeast Ohio . Eighteen member schools — each located within the Northeast District of the OHSAA (Class AAA, Divisions I and II) — competed in three six-member divisions: Valley, River and Lake. Dan Gerome served as the last NOC commissioner. Anthony J. Paletta designed the conference logo in 2006.
17-683: Following the 2010/11 school year, Mentor High School joined after leaving the Lake Erie League , while Nordonia High School left to join the Suburban League . Following the 2011/12 school year, Shaker Heights High School joined after leaving the Lake Erie League, while Lakewood High School left to join the West Shore Conference . Listed below are the current 18 member schools. In November 2013 it
34-805: A Division I High School in the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). Formerly of the Lake Erie League (LEL) and the Northeast Ohio Conference (NOC), Mentor now competes in the Greater Cleveland Conference (GCC) The Mentor Cardinals have won several team and individual state championship titles and have many state appearances sponsored by the OHSAA. Team State Champions Five students died by suicide in an approximately four-year period ending in 2008, allegedly as
51-416: A campaign rally when President Obama came to Mentor High School during the 2012 Presidential Election. The band qualified for the state contest again in the fall of 2014, where they received their third Superior rating with their show entitled "The Divine Comedy." More recently, the band earned three superior ratings in a row at OMEA State Finals for the 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 marching seasons, with
68-556: A recent history of success. Top team finishes at the Ohio State Tournament include a first-place performance in 2017, second place in 2015, second place in 2009, and second place in 2007. Top team finishes at the National Tournament include a fourteenth-place finish in 2017, fifteenth-place finish in 2015, seventh-place finish in 2009, and fifth-place finish in 2007. Mentor High School is classified as
85-521: A result of harassment or bullying from fellow students. The suicides prompted two of the families to file lawsuits against the school, one of which was settled out of court in 2014 and the other was dismissed in 2015. This is depicted by the 2014 documentary Mentor . Ohio Music Education Association The Ohio Music Education Association ( OMEA ) is the Ohio state-level affiliate of MENC: The National Association for Music Education . Of
102-433: Is the largest group and consists of string, percussion and wind instruments. Mannheim Chamber Orchestra is the most selective group and consists entirely of stringed instruments. There are four curricular concert choirs that perform at concerts, festivals, and OMEA adjudicated events throughout the year. In addition, there are two vocal chamber ensembles and an auditioned show choir. Mentor Science Olympiad has demonstrated
119-484: The Suburban League . Members spanned five Northeast Ohio counties: Cuyahoga , Lake , Lorain , Medina , and Summit . Divisional breakdowns (listed below) differ depending on the sport; considerations include strength, geography and traditional rivalries This table only includes state championships won by schools while members of the Northeast Ohio Conference. The NOC formed largely by
136-637: The 52 federated state affiliates of MENC, the OMEA is the third largest and is one of only two state-level affiliate chartered as a "music education association" rather than a "music educators association." The OMEA was founded in 1924 in as the Ohio School Band Association ( OSBA ) by fourteen band directors "to promote high school band contests" in Ohio. In 1929, the OSBA changed its name to
153-591: The FCMB, is a music program. The band plays at most home and away football games as well as competing at several competitions. The FCMB received its first "Superior Rating", the highest rating possible for competitions at the state contest, in 2004 under the direction of Mr. Shawn Vondran and Mr. Byron Hunsicker. During the 2012–2013 school year, the band earned another Superior rating at state contest with their show "I Believe." They also performed live for Fox 8 News in front of The Rock and Roll hall of Fame , and performed at
170-561: The Mentor Exempted Village School district, Memorial Middle School, Shore Middle School, feed into Mentor High School. The third middle school, Ridge Middle School, closed before the 2018–2019 school year had commenced, and has since been repurposed as an elementary school. It serves Mentor, Mentor-on-the-Lake , a portion of Kirtland Hills , a portion of Concord Township , and a portion of Chardon Township . Mentor High School received ratings of excellent from
187-477: The Ohio Department of Education from the 2003–2004 school year through the 2011–2012 school year. Since the 2011–2012 school year, the Ohio Department of Education has been constructing a new statewide evaluation model and has not released overall building ratings. Mentor High School continues to see an increase in student achievement of National Merit recognition. Mentor High School has received
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#1732791838213204-464: The following independent rankings. Mentor High School offers an extensive selection of 23 Advanced Placement courses including the following. Mentor High School offers a College Credit Plus program where students may earn college credit through taking courses at nearby Lakeland Community College. Two pathways are offered including a 15 credit option and 30 credit option. For the 30 credit pathway, students may choose an area of specialization including
221-634: The following. Mentor High School, through Lakeshore Compact, offers the following Career Tech Education programs in the district and through community partnerships with Lakeland Community College, Euclid High School, Wickliffe High School, and Auburn Career Center. These include the following programs. There are four concert bands at Mentor High School. These include Freshman Band, Grey Band, Scarlet Band, and Wind Ensemble, at increasing levels of skill. All four bands compete in OMEA contests. The Mentor High School Fighting Cardinal Marching Band, commonly called
238-626: The merging of two eight-member conferences: Pioneer and Western Reserve. Garfield Heights and Lakewood , then members of the Lake Erie League , also joined. The new conference began play during the 2007-08 school year. Mentor High School Mentor High School is a public high school located in Mentor, Ohio , United States. It is the only high school in the Mentor Exempted Village School District (informally, "Mentor Schools"). At one time, it
255-510: The shows "To Boldly Go!", "The Hands of Time" and "Uninvited" respectively. This was accomplished under the current band director, Stephen Poremba. Mentor has four orchestras in its program, including Concert, Sinfonia, Symphony, and Mannheim. Concert Orchestra is the smallest group, composed of stringed instruments and requires no audition to join. Sinfonia is a string-only ensemble for younger students who are committed to practicing but not yet prepared for Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Orchestra
272-564: Was announced that seven schools were leaving the Northeast Ohio Conference to form a new league named the Greater Cleveland Conference . The schools leaving were Elyria, Brunswick, Medina, Mentor, Shaker Heights, Solon and Strongsville. Brush and Mayfield were also invited to join the Greater Cleveland Conference, but decided to join the newly created Western Reserve Conference . Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, North Royalton, Stow-Munroe Falls and Twinsburg are also leaving to join
289-471: Was the largest high school in Ohio based on single building enrollment. For the 2008–2009 school year, it shifted from a three-year school (grades 10–12) to a four-year high school (grades 9–12), serving approximately 2,700 students. Mentor High School educates students from Mentor , Mentor-on-the-Lake , and parts of Kirtland Hills and Concord Township in Lake County, Ohio . Both middle schools from
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