| Macomber High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1501 Monroe Street Toledo, Ohio 43604 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Vocational School |
| Opened | 1938 |
| Closed | 1991 |
| School district | Toledo City School District |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Black & Gold |
| Athletics conference | Toledo City League |
| Nickname | Macmen/Craftsmen |
Irving E. Macomber Vocational Technical High School was a vocational public high school in Toledo, Ohio, USA, from 1938[1] to June 1991. It served the entire city and was part of the Toledo Public School District. In 1959 the school became joint-operational with Whitney High School, an all-girls vocational school located just across 16th St., and the two buildings came to be known as Macomber-Whitney. The building still sits on Monroe Street, just northwest of Fifth Third Field.
The Macomber Macmen/Craftsmen were members of the Toledo City League and donned the colors of black and gold. Their main rivals were the Scott Bulldogs, which was especially heated in their basketball match-ups. Macomber's lone team state title came in 1989, when their boys' basketball team won the Division I state championship.
A "unique" situation for Macomber was that they were only able to have true home games for basketball and volleyball.[2] Lacking a football stadium, ball diamonds, and a track, the Macmen made use of neighboring schools for "home" events, notably at Bowsher, Central Catholic, DeVilbiss, and Waite. During the 1980s when the boys basketball team had its greatest success, their home games were moved to other fieldhouses in order to accommodate the large crowds that turned out for their games.
Due to a declining enrollment and low finances, Macomber and Whitney were closed along with DeVilbiss High School by TPS at the end of the 1990-1991 school year. The school was spared after an attempt to shutter its doors in 1989[3] and had its freshman class eliminated during its last year in operation.[4]
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(years marked with an asterisk (*) denote a shared title)