Shaw High School is a public high school in East Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the East Cleveland City School District and serves approximately 630 students in grades 9 through 12. The current Shaw facility was constructed around 2007. Larry Ellis is the principal. Athletic teams are known as the Cardinals and the school colors are red and black.
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Arts
The school's marching band, the Mighty Cardinal Marching Band, performs at various events throughout the year in and around Cleveland, along with home football games at historic Shaw Stadium. In 2008, they traveled to China after being selected to perform at ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
State championships
Baseball – 1944, 1968
Boys track and field – 1915, 1916, 1919
Notable alumni
Jim Backus, actor
Denayne Davidson-Dixon, professional football player in the Arena Football League
Wayne Dawson, television news anchor
Erwin Griswold, served as dean of Harvard Law School for 21 years
Clare Grundman, composer for bands
John Henton, actor/comedian
Bob Kelly, professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB)
Buzzy Linhart, musician, songwriter, actor
Joe Little III, singer-songwriter
Tom Matte, professional football player in the National Football League (NFL)
Ruth McKenney, author
Eric Moten, professional football player in the NFL
Eleanor Parker, actress
Art Sansom, cartoonist
Buddy Schultz, professional baseball player in MLB
Darryl Talley, professional football player in the NFL