Findlay High School Explained

Findlay High School
Streetaddress:	1200 Broad Ave.
City:	Findlay
State:	Ohio
County:	Hancock
Zipcode:	45840
Country:	USA
District:	Findlay City Schools
Superintendent:	Andy Hatton
Us Nces School Id:	391000000944
Principal:	Meg Simon
Teaching Staff:	91.40
Enrollment:	1,915
Enrollment As Of:	2022–2023
Us Nces District Id:	3910000
Ratio:	20.95
Accreditation:	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]
Mascot:	Tommy the Trojan
Team Name:	Trojans^[2]
Newspaper:	Blue & Gold
Grade9:	430
Grade10:	395
Grade11:	595
Grade12:	495

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 Northern Lakes League. They have a respected performing arts program.

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 2013-2014 school year, the paper received the National Student Press Association's Pacemaker award in the "Newspapers 8 pages or fewer" category.^[3]
• Pantasia, the steel drum band. They have been on many cruises to perform.
• Latin Club, functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)^[4] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).^[5]
• Junior Statesmen of America, functions as a local chapter of the Ohio River Valley Junior Statesmen of America group. Students raise funds for the Tanga-Tanzania Rotary Club and have debates about public policy.
• Sketch Comedy Club, a group dedicated to writing and presenting comedy sketches.
• Books 'N' Brownies, a book club.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

• Boys Baseball – 1971^[6]
• Boys Basketball – 1948^[7]
• Boys Cross Country – 1974^[8]
• Boys Golf – 1984^[8]
• Boys Ice hockey – 1978, 1979, 1983^[8]
• Boys Swimming and Diving – 1944^[8]
• Boys Soccer (State Runner-Up) - 1995^[8]

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.

Notable alumni

• Gavin Creel, singer/songwriter and Tony Award winning Broadway performer
• David Cryer, actor, singer
• Peter FitzSimons, Australian Rugby player and author
• Josh Huston, NFL football player
• John Kidd, NFL football kicker
• Lamont Paris, College Basketball Coach (Chattanooga, South Carolina)^[9]
• John Poff, MLB player
• Tot Pressnell, MLB player
• James Purdy, writer, poet and playwright
• Ben Roethlisberger, NFL Quarterback
• Robert Sprague, politician

External links

• District website

Notes and References

1. Web site: NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement . 2010-03-16 . NCA-CASI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100315213852/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ . March 15, 2010 .
2. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory. 2010-03-16. OHSAA. https://web.archive.org/web/20101103024336/http://cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=586. 2010-11-03. dead.
3. Web site: 2013 Newspaper Pacemaker Winners . NPSA . 22 June 2024.
4. Web site: Executive Board Pre-File Application. 2010. OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. August 16, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070617024347/http://ohiojcl.org/prefile.shtml . June 17, 2007.
5. Web site: OJCL Constitution. 2010. OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. August 16, 2010. ... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL. . https://web.archive.org/web/20020721140258/http://www.ohiojcl.org/resources/constitution.html#c31 . July 21, 2002.
6. Web site: Yappi Sports Baseball. 2007-02-12. Yappi. https://web.archive.org/web/20070308100827/http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html. 2007-03-08. dead.
7. Web site: Yappi Sports Basketball AAA. 2007-02-12. Yappi. https://web.archive.org/web/20070113105400/http://www.yappi.com/boysbasketball/AAA.html. 2007-01-13. dead.
8. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. 2006-12-31. OHSAA.
9. Web site: AP source: Findlay High graduate Paris heading to South Carolina . 2024-03-25 . thecourier.com . en.