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Originally Posted by Buckeye Native 001
Cincinnati (and apparently also St. Louis): When asked "what school did you go to" means high school, not college. Its how to figure who's local and who isn't, as well as to also form opinions of someone's character and ethos quickly if someone went to a rival high school (high school football in Greater Cincinnati is serious business).
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People do this everywhere. About 15 years ago I went to a dinner in New York City and a few people from Paris, France were there and they asked each other which schools they went to.
My high school in Cincinnati is 190 years old. Both sides of my family have lived in the same neighborhood for 150 years. When I hear the phrase "community" thrown around in the media I can't help but roll my eyes because the people in a hurry to use the phrase don't know what the good and bad is that comes with being part of a true community.
The high school boundaries do not align with neighborhood boundaries because the Catholic school neighborhoods don't align with the public school districts. In addition, a few of the Catholic schools
are not part of the archdiocese and so draw from across the metro area.
A fair number of Cincinnati-area high school students live in Kentucky or Indiana. Similarly, some Covington Latin students live in Cincinnati and some Cincinnati girls attend all-girls Oldenburg in Indiana.