Mason,Ohio

Cory Maddocks

Nestled away about 30 minutes north of Cincinnati is town named Mason. Back in the day Mason was known for their farming since the land layout was mainly flatland. The town was founded in the early 1800’s. Now, Mason is a thriving, industrialized suburban city. Mason, as a city, is a growing community and the education at Mason is second to none.

The biggest business that the city has to offer is Proctor and Gamble. This industry makes hygiene items that sell around the United States. Mason has also grown because of local businesses and local restaurants. Also, franchises like McDonald’s and Burger King have arrived in Mason. There are also three movie theaters throughout the city. All of the malls are really spread out. There would be a long stretch of road then a strip mall would show up with a whole bunch of different stores. If one decides to go into downtown Mason, one would see that it is a poorer neighborhood. If a person ventures out of downtown, it is more middle-class and upper class people. Most of the citizens of Mason, Ohio are white. There are very few African-Americans, Latinos, and Chinese citizens. The community does have a lot of burglaries. The upper class community has reported a lot of break ins the past couple years. Mason has grown from a majorly farming lifestyle to a big industrialized suburb of Cincinnati.

The Mason School District is an excellent school to attend. The Ohio School Board has been rated “Excellent” for three years in a row. Their nickname is the Mason Comets. They are green and white. The girl’s athletics are second to none. Their girls cross country, track, golf, softball, and basketball were all rated number 1 in the state of Ohio the past couple years. The boy’s sports programs are also very good. The football team and baseball team have advanced to the playoffs the past couple of years. There is always a negative side to a school. The school not only is known for their sports programs, but also for drugs and alcohol issues. The school is very famous for drug trafficking. The upper class students who are able to buy the drugs sell a lot to the middle and lower class kids in the school. There have also been huge alcohol problems. The school has had a student die from alcohol issues for ten straight years in a row. Mason High School is a very good educational school and sporting school, but has struggled over the years with drug and alcohol abuse.

Just like the average high schools all across the state of Ohio and beyond, Mason High school struggles with drug and alcohol abuse by teenagers in the school. But don’t let that negatively affect the way one looks at the school. The city itself has grown from a small farming community to a very large industrialized city. There are plenty options to keep yourself happy in Mason, Ohio.