Patrick Henry High School is a public high school in Hamler, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Patrick Henry Local Schools district. Named for American Founding Father Patrick Henry, their nickname is the Patriots with their colors being Red, White, and Blue. They are members of the Northwest Ohio Athletic League. Patrick Henry consolidated in 1969 and houses students from Hamler, Deshler and Malinta, Ohio.
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Academics
The Ohio Department of Education ranked the district as Excellent from 2002 to 2012, and it has also been included in a national "Top 100 High Schools That Work" grouping.
Activities
Students can participate in the school's pep band, spring musical, yearbook, student council, National Honor Society, quiz team, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and clubs for art, Spanish, science, math, the Renaissance, robotics, books, and poetry.
The school fields sports teams in football, baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' track, volleyball, cheerleading, boys' and girls' cross country, gymnastics, wrestling, golf, softball, bowling, and archery.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
Boys Baseball - 2008, 2009
Boys Football – 2005
Boys Basketball – 1997
NWOAL championships (1978-)
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Football: 1996, 1997, 2002*, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006*, 2007*, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2018
Volleyball: 2005, 2016, 2025
Girls Cross Country: 1993, 2024
Boys Basketball: 1982-83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1991-92*, 1996-97*, 1997-98*, 1998-99*, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2024–25
Girls Basketball: 1986-87*, 1987–88, 1989–90, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2024-25
Baseball: 2002*, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2023
Girls Track & Field: 1994, 1995, 2010
Northern Border League championships (1969-1978)
Football: 1971, 1977
Boys Cross Country: 1976
Boys Basketball: 1972-73, 1973-74*, 1976–77
Wrestling: 1971-72
Girls Basketball: 1976-77, 1977–78
Baseball: 1971, 1972*, 1974*, 1975*, 1978
Note: shared league titles are denoted with an asterisk (*)
Alumni
Marc Krauss, outfielder, 1st baseman
Jim Hoops, Ohio State Representative
Eric Schwab, 4 time NWC softball Coach of the Year, Defiance College baseball all time walks leader, 1x Lambert Days Champion, 5x Church Softball Champion, 2024 OHSAA Official of the Year, Tik Tok Influencer