Austintown Fitch High School Explained

Austintown Fitch High School
Location:	Ohio
Streetaddress:	4560 Falcon Drive
Zipcode:	44515
Country:	USA
Coordinates:	41.0919°N -80.7389°W
Superintendent:	Tim Kelty
Principal:	Salvatore Maiorana
Teaching Staff:	77.41 (on FTE basis)
Ceeb:	365695
Ratio:	15.86
Campus Type:	Large Suburb^[1]
Mascot:	Freddy and Frieda Falcon
Team Name:	Falcons
Yearbook:	The Reflector
Newspaper:	The Talon
Established:	1916
Enrollment:	1,228 (2022–23)^[2]
Free Label3:	Athletic Director
Free Text3:	Russell Houser

Austintown Fitch High School is a public high school in Austintown, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Austintown Local School District. Athletic teams compete as the Austintown Fitch Falcons in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the All-American Conference.

The original structure was located at 5680 Mahoning Ave. Classes moved to the new high school in 1968. The original structure has been demolished.

Sports

OHSAA State Championships

• Boys Basketball – 1931^{[3] [4]}
• Boys Cross Country – 1971, 1972, 1975,^[4]
• Softball - 2023, 2024

Bowling State Championships

• Boys Bowling – 2002, 2003
• Girls Bowling – 2003^[5]

Notable alumni

• Irv Holdash – '47, first-team All-American center and linebacker in 1950
• Donna Roberts – '62, convicted of the murder of her ex-husband^[6]
• Phil Keaggy – '70, Grammy Award-nominated guitarist
• Mike Calhoun – '75, former NFL and CFL defensive lineman
• Mike Trgovac – '77, Green Bay Packers defensive line coach
• Wally Bell – '83, MLB umpire
• Jeff Wilkins – '90, retired St. Louis Rams NFL placekicker
• Mike McGlynn – '03, Indianapolis Colts offensive guard
• Billy Price - '13, center for the New York Giants

External links

• District website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fitch High School. 2017-06-23. U.S. News & World Report.
2. Web site: Fitch High School. National Center for Education Statistics. August 6, 2024.
3. Web site: Yappi Sports Basketball A. 2007-02-12. Yappi. https://web.archive.org/web/20070113105156/http://www.yappi.com/boysbasketball/A.html. 13 January 2007. dead.
4. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. 2006-12-31. OHSAA. https://web.archive.org/web/20061231042515/http://www.ohsaa.org/. 31 December 2006 . live.
5. Web site: ohiohighschoolbowling.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20080513150851/http://ohiohighschoolbowling.com/state-records.htm. dead. 13 May 2008.
6. http://supremecourt.ohio.gov/pdf_viewer/pdf_viewer.aspx?pdf=635113.pdf Court document