Findlay High School

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Findlay High School
Address
1200 Broad Avenue
Findlay, Ohio, (Hancock County), 45840
United States
Coordinates 41°3′22″N 83°39′57″W / 41.05611°N 83.66583°W / 41.05611; -83.66583Coordinates: 41°3′22″N 83°39′57″W / 41.05611°N 83.66583°W / 41.05611; -83.66583
Information
Type Public, Coeducational high school
School district Findlay City Schools
Superintendent Dean Wittwer[1]
Principal Victoria Swartz[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2171
Grade 9 467
Grade 10 501
Grade 11 633
Grade 12 570
Color(s) Blue and Gold [1]         
Athletics conference Three Rivers Athletic Conference[1]
Mascot Tommy the Trojan
Nickname FHS
Team name Trojans[1]
Rival Basketball - Lima Senior High School, Football - Fremont Ross High School, Men's Swimming - Shawnee High School (Lima, Ohio), Soccer - Perrysburg High School, Ice hockey - Bowling Green High School
Accreditation(s) North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Newspaper Blue & Gold
Athletic Director Nate Weihrauch[1]
Website findlaycityschools.org

Findlay High School is a public high school in Findlay, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Findlay City School District, and the second largest high school in northwest Ohio. Their nickname is the Trojans. They are members of the Three Rivers Athletic Conference. They have a respected performing arts program, with multiple groups winning state and national championships. The journalism program also stands out, winning annual awards for the student newspaper.

Student Groups

  • Findlay First Edition Show Choir, show choir (also known as FFE or 'First Edition').
  • Voices In Perfection, the freshman show choir, also known as VIP. Every year VIP has competed at the Heritage fest, they have received a Gold rating.
  • Blue & Gold, the student newspaper. In the 2010-2011 school year, the paper placed first in the "Newspapers 8 pages or fewer" category at both the Fall and Spring National High School Journalism Conventions hosted by NSPA and the Journalism Education Association.
  • Pantasia, the steel drum band. They have been on many cruises to perform.

Notable alumni

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Note: The Boys' ice hockey team (1971) and football team (1926) each won state championships in their respective sport before they were sanctioned OHSAA sports.

External links

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-03-16. 
  2. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2010-03-16. 
  3. "Executive Board Pre-File Application". OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
  4. "OJCL Constitution". OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2002. Retrieved August 16, 2010. "... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL." 
  5. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Retrieved 2007-02-12. 
  6. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball AAA". Retrieved 2007-02-12. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31. 
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