Norton High School (Ohio) Explained

Norton High School
Motto:"Every Child, Every Day"
Streetaddress:1 Panther Way
Zipcode:44203
Coordinates:41.0346°N -81.6422°W
Pushpin Map:Ohio#USA
Principal:Ryan Shanor
Grades:9–12
Campus:Suburban
Team Name:Panthers
Colors:Red, white, black
Yearbook:The Nortonian
Staff:47.50 (FTE)
Ratio:16.51
Enrollment:784 (2022–23)[1]
Free Label 2:Distinctions
Free 2:Ohio Dept. of Education Excellent rating

Norton High School is a public high school in Norton, Ohio, United States, and the only high school in the Norton City School District. Athletic teams are known as the Panthers with school colors of red and white (also can be black). They are one of the 8 schools who compete in the Metro Athletic Conference. The building opened in January 2017, replacing the previous home of Norton High School, built in 1953. The former high school building was re-purposed as Norton Middle School. The campus includes athletic fields and a multi-purpose stadium, which opened in September 2015. The stadium has an artificial surface for football and soccer and an eight-lane all-weather track.[2] [3]

State championships

Music programs

Norton High School offers multiple music ensembles including a marching band, concert band, jazz band, and a choir. The marching band, with approximately 70 members,[5] participates regularly in events around the region in Bands of America and Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) events, including the Bands of America Grand National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, and has regularly attended OMEA’s state finals events, and Grand Nationals semifinals in 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2019. The concert band and the choir regularly participate in OMEA events in the area as well.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norton High School. National Center for Education Statistics. June 16, 2024.
  2. News: Norton high-schoolers start off the year in a brand new building . January 8, 2017 . Cottom, Theresa . . February 22, 2017.
  3. News: New Stadium Opens . September 12, 2015 . NortonPantherAthletics.org . Norton City School District . February 22, 2017.
  4. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. 2006-12-31. OHSAA. OHSAA.
  5. Web site: About the Norton Bands. 2008-08-12 . Norton Bands website. Norton Instrumental Music Department. 2008.