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]
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.