Jeanne Pritchard

Jeanne Pritchard is a lifelong resident and alumni of the Medina City School District. In fact, she is a third-generation alumnus. Jeanne received her BS in Education from The Ohio State University and her MA from Ashland.

Pritchard taught briefly in the Vermilion School District coaching the first female state champion in the high jump She returned to Medina when Heritage was built and became a physical education/health teacher until her retirement in 2005.

Ms. Pritchard coached and advised a myriad of organizations and teams from cheerleading, Student Council, Student of the Month, and Junior Class. She was volleyball coach when the team won the SWC Championship - first in school history. She is probably best known as a golf coach as she started the first girl's golf team and took them to state twice in a four-year period. Jeanne then transitioned to the boy's golf team for the next thirteen years. She guided the team to seven state appearances with five teams finishing in the top six. She also had one All-Ohio golfer. Individually, Pritchard was a competitive golfer and won five Greater Cleveland Championships.