North High School (Akron, Ohio)

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North High School is a public high school in Akron, Ohio. It is 1 of 7 high schools in the Akron Public Schools district.

1 History
2 Akron City Championships
3 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
4 External links

[edit] History

North High School was originally located at what is now Jennings Middle School. In 1931 the present North High School was built on Gorge Boulevard. The new building housed 10th-, 11th- and 12-grade students. The school then officially became North High School. Two wars and a depression delayed the completion of the building for 24 years. In 1955 a major addition including an auditorium, cafeteria and gymnasium was completed. Then in 1970, a vocational wing was added; and in September 1972, North High became a four-year high school once again.

Akron's first grammar school/high school building (at Mill, between Prospect and Summit streets) was used from 1847 to 1853. It was a dwelling house which was fixed up for a grammar school/high school. In 1853 Jennings School – a new two-story brick high school – was built on this site for $9,250.