Fairview High School (Sherwood, Ohio)

Fairview High School
Address
06289 U. S. Highway 127
Sherwood, Ohio, (Defiance County), 43556
United States
Coordinates 41°20′59″N 84°33′11″W / 41.34972°N 84.55306°W / 41.34972; -84.55306Coordinates: 41°20′59″N 84°33′11″W / 41.34972°N 84.55306°W / 41.34972; -84.55306
Information
Type Public, Coeducational high school
Established 1958
Opened 1964
School district Central Local Schools
Superintendent Vicki Brunn[1]
Grades 9-12
Number of students 370
 • Grade 9 91
 • Grade 10 98
 • Grade 11 90
 • Grade 12 91
Color(s) Black and Gold [1]         
Athletics conference Green Meadows Conference[1]
Team name Apaches[1]
Rival Tinora Rams
Newspaper War Whoop
Yearbook Warrior
Principal Phil Witker
Athletic Director [1]
Treasurer/CFO Kerry Samples
Website http://www.centrallocal.org/

Fairview High School is a public high school near Sherwood, Defiance County, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Central Local Schools district. Central Local is a consolidation of the towns of Sherwood (Delaware Township), Ney (Washington Township), Farmer (Farmer Township), Mark Center (Mark Township), and Williams Center (Center/Pulaski Townships) and part of Milford Township. Their nickname is the Apaches. They are a member of the Green Meadows Conference.

History

In 1958, all high school students in the area that would come to be known as the Central Local School District came to Farmer High School. Since the title of “Farmer” was inaccurate, considering that students from Mark Center, Sherwood, Ney as well as Farmer attended, administrators decided that the school needed a new name. It was then determined that there should be a competition to figure out the new name of the school. The three finalists were the names Fairview, Green Meadows, and William Manahan. Obviously, Fairview won. Then another contest was held for the nickname. After several rounds of voting, the students decided on three more finalists: Apaches, Spartans, and Titans. The winning entry (Apaches) was submitted by Ward Fritz, Social Studies teacher and Boys Basketball head coach.

As a result of the new name, the newspaper was called the “War Whoop” and the yearbook, the “Warrior”.

Back in 1958, the school offered very different academic courses than it does today. For example, Latin was taught. Varying business classes were taught, such as Shorthand.

The athletics were also far different at the inception of the school than they are now. Originally, Fairview’s only sports were baseball, which was played in the spring as well as the fall, and basketball. Girls’ sports did not exist. The first athletic event ever held at Fairview (which was then at Farmer) was a baseball game against Stryker, a game which Fairview won. The winning pitcher was Lamar Peters. The first basketball game was against Hilltop. Fairview won that game as well. In the spring of 1961, track became a sport at Fairview. That fall, it added Cross Country as well. For the first four years of Fairview, it was an independent school, unaffiliated with any conference. However, in the fall of 1962, Fairview joined the Green Meadows Conference along with Hicksville, Ayersville, Jewell, and Paulding. In the winter of 1965-66, wrestling began its rich tradition. The school added football in 1967 and it became a varsity sport in 1969. Finally, in the spring of 1975, track was recognized as a girls sport. The following school year, cross country, volleyball, basketball, and softball were added as well.

Activities

Fall

Winter

Spring

'Academics'

Currently, Central Local Schools is the only Defiance County, Ohio, school to be honored with the coveted "Excellent with Distinction" award given by the Ohio Department of Education.

Clubs


FFA (Future Famers of America)
FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America)
FLS (Foreign Language Society)
SAE (Students in Action for Education)
NHS (National Honor Society)
FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)
Student Council
Class Officers
Varsity Club
Newspaper
Yearbook
Math Club
Choir
Science Olympiad

Notable alumni

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Title won by Farmer High School prior to consolidation into Fairview.

Individual State Champions

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  2. ↑ Hefflinger, Bruce (2008-06-08). "Difficult decision lies ahead". crescent-news. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  3. ↑ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  4. ↑ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball A". Retrieved 2007-02-12.

External links

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