Firestone High School
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Harvey S. Firestone High School is a public high school located on the northwest side of Akron, Ohio. It is 1 of 7 high schools in the Akron Public Schools district. The senior high school currently offers programs such as the Visual and Performing Arts, International Baccalaureate Program, and Advanced Placement classes. Opened in 1963, Firestone is named after the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Harvey Firestone. Firestone has been named as one of the top 1,000 public high schools in the U.S for its AP and IB programs by Newsweek in 2003 and 2005. The current principal is LaVonne Humphrey.
The mascot is the Falcon and the school colors are green and gold.
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[edit] Organization
[edit] Programs and Extra-curricular Activities
Some of the programs and extra curriculums at Firestone are:
- Spanish Club
- French Club
- Thespian Club
- Student Council
- GLASS
- Winter Drumline
- Marching Season Drumline
- Winter Guard
- Colorguard
- Marching Band
- Concert Band
- Symphonic Band
- Jazz Band
- Choir
- Madrigals
- Vocal Jazz Choir
- Gospel Choir
- Orchestra
- National Honor Society
- Theatre
- Ping Pong Club
- Academic Challenge Team
- Ski Club
- Teledildonics Club
- FX Club
- Debate
- Newspaper (Nazi Boot Camp)
- Information Technology (Info. Tech)
- Cooperative Business Education (CBE)
- Voices Magazine
- Outdoor Club
- Designers Guild
- Catalina(Synchronized Swimming)
- Falcon Friends
- OLF
- Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
- Creative Writing Club
- Future Communists of America
Sports:
- Football
- Basketball
- Soccer
- Volleyball
- Track
- Cross Country
- Tennis
- Swimming and Diving
- Baseball
- Wrestling
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[edit] Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys Swimming - 1966,1969,1982,1983
[edit] Alumni
The notable alumni of Firestone are (as noted on the school's Alumni Hall of Fame):
- Joan Ashley, entertainer
- Dan Auerbach, guitarist and vocalist for the Black Keys
- Phil Boggs, 1976 Olympic gold medalist in diving
- Patrick Carney, drummer for the Black Keys
- Prof. Dr. Peter Chen, author in the field of organic chemistry
- Prof. Dr. James Falter, faculty, author and researcher in Finance and Investments
- Angie Everhart, model, actress
- Jeffrey Gilliam, pianist
- Chrissie Hynde, leader of the band The Pretenders
- Melina Kanakaredes, actress
- Michael W. Konstan, M.D., developed new therapy for cystic fibrosis
- Stuart Powrie, U.S Naval Aviator, Blue Angel
- Judith Resnik, astronaut
- Michael Wilkes, pilot, Marine Corps
- Mark Gangloff, 2004 Olympic gold medalist in swimming
- Evan Perry, 1974 Grad, Current Professor of Computer Science
- Simon Siegel, actor
- James Heslep Smith III, actor
- Timothy Peyton, Archduke
- Zhane Cummins', Boss
- Brian Miller, BAMF
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