Buchtel High School
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Buchtel High School is a public high school in Akron, Ohio. It is 1 of 7 high schools in the Akron Public Schools district. It is also known as John R. Buchtel High School.
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[edit] History
Buchtel opened in 1931. It was named after John R. Buchtel. John R. Buchtel was one of Akron's leading industrialists and philanthropists. He helped to organize and finance a number of Akron firms and was also one of the early investors in the rubber company of Dr. Benjamin F. Goodrich. (BF Goodrich)
Buchtel is best remembered for his role in the founding of the Universalist college originally named in his honor, which today is the University of Akron. Over the course of his life, Buchtel and his wife contributed more than $500,000 to the college.
[edit] Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys Football - 1987,1988 [1][2]
- Boys Cross Country – 1955,1961 [1]
- Boys Swimming - 1963 [3]
- Boys Track - 1996,2006 [1]
- Boys Basketball - 1932* [4]
- Girls Track - 2007 [1]
- *Title won by West High School prior to closure/consolidation into Buchtel HS.
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[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b c d OHSAA. Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
- ^ Yappi. Yappi Sports Football. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
- ^ OHSSCA. Ohio High School Swim Coaches' Association-Boys Swimming State Champions. Retrieved on 2007-03-08.
- ^ Yappi. Yappi Sports Basketball AAA. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
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