Norwalk High School (Ohio) Explained

Norwalk High School
Streetaddress:350 Shady Lane Drive
City:Norwalk
County:(Huron County)
State:Ohio
Zipcode:44857
Country:USA
Coordinates:41.2261°N -82.6108°W
Type:Public, Coeducational high school
Established:1857
District:Norwalk City Schools
Superintendent:Brad Cooley
Principal:Patrick Kania [1]
Teaching Staff:35.65 (FTE)
Grades:9-12
Ratio:20.98
Fightsong:Our Director March
Conference:Sandusky Bay Conference
Team Name:Truckers[2]
Accreditation:North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Newspaper:Trucker Imprint[4]
Yearbook:Signal
Enrollment:748 (2017-18)[5]
Free Label3:Athletic Director
Free Text3:Josh Schlotterer
Homepage:District websites

Norwalk High School is a public high school in Norwalk, Ohio. It is the only public high school in the Norwalk City Schools district. The school was established in 1857 and the nickname of the school is the Truckers.

Location

Norwalk High School is located at 350 Shady Lane and serves students in grades 9-12. Having an enrollment of approximately 800 students with about 100 of them attending EHOVE Career Center, the school has a staff of 40 teachers, 2 guidance counselors, a principal, an assistant principal and full-time or part-time support staff and teaching specialists.

Norwalk High has been accredited with North Central Association since 1912. Norwalk High offers 110 course offerings in college preparatory, business, vocational, home economics, industrial arts, general courses, learning disabilities classes, Advanced Placement and tutoring. The high school also offers advanced placement courses in English, American History, U.S. Government, Calculus, Biology, French, Spanish, and Computer Science. Honors classes are also offered in English, Geometry and Algebra II. The music program includes marching band, orchestra, concert band, wind ensemble, and choir.

Activities

Norwalk High offers a wide variety of extra-curricular activities for students from sports to clubs. These include:

Sports

Football, Volleyball, Golf, Boys' & Girls' Tennis, Cross Country, Track, Softball, Baseball, Wrestling, Boys' & Girls' Bowling, Boys' & Girls' Basketball, Soccer and Swimming.

A long time member of the Northern Ohio League (1944-2017), Norwalk joined the Sandusky Bay Conference in 2017.

Clubs

Art, Student Council, World Language, Blue Squad (Recycling), Key Club, FCCLA, Book Club, Focus 4:12, Firelands (Academic) Challenge, N.E.R.D Nation, Chess Club, Hacky Sack Club, and Debate Club.

Blue Pride Marching Band

The Blue Pride Marching Band performs at all football games.The band is currently under the direction of Mr. Will Kish and Assistant Director Ms. Melissa d'Aliberti. The band is open to all students grades 9-12.

In addition to the above activities, NHS. also provides: Fall, Winter and Spring Sports Awards, Academic Awards, Academic Hall of Excellence, Student of the Month, Underclassman Awards Recognition, Senior Awards Banquet,Winter & Spring Band, and Orchestra & Choir concerts.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Championships

The Trucker Imprint

The Norwalk High School student newspaper is the Trucker Imprint. The paper (when first published was called the Signal) was published around the start of the 20th century until it was discontinued in the early 1980s. During the 1993–1994 school year, The N.H.S. Underground was founded and produced four editions but folded amidst the district's continued budget deficits of the mid-1990s. The paper was introduced again to the high school when it moved to its new location at 350 Shady Lane in 2001.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norwalk High School.
  2. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory. 2010-03-16. OHSAA.
  3. Web site: NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement . 2010-03-16 . NCA-CASI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100416014834/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ . April 16, 2010 .
  4. News: Trucker Imprint earns 2nd place statewide rating . 14 June 2021 . sanduskyregister.com . en.
  5. Web site: Norwalk High School. National Center for Education Statistics. April 16, 2020.
  6. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. 2006-12-31. OHSAA.
  7. Web site: Yappi Sports Football. 2007-02-12. Yappi. https://web.archive.org/web/20070113105137/http://www.yappi.com/football/StateChamps.html. 2007-01-13. dead.
  8. Web site: Perrysburg second in volleyball event. 2014-03-24. Toledo Blade.
  9. Web site: Norwalk Ohio News | Norwalk Reflector.
  10. Web site: High school track: Norwalk places second in 4×800. 6 June 2014.