Findlay High School
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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 Three Rivers Athletic Conference
. The new conference is going to be a "super conference", containing the major athletic powers in the area. They also have a very highly respected performing arts program, with multiple groups winning state and national championships. The journalism program also stands out, winning annual awards for the student newspaper.
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.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Findlay
Findlay, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 38,967 people, 15,905 households, and 10,004 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,266.3 people per square mile . There were 17,152 housing units at an average density of 997.6 per square mile...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. 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 Three Rivers Athletic Conference
Three Rivers Athletic Conference
The Three Rivers Athletic Conference is an Ohio High School Athletic Association high school athletic conference that will begin athletic competition in 2011 and is currently slotted to have 10 high schools from Northwest Ohio, seven of which are from the Toledo metropolitan area, and one each...
. The new conference is going to be a "super conference", containing the major athletic powers in the area. They also have a very highly respected performing arts program, with multiple groups winning state and national championships. The journalism program also stands out, winning annual awards for the student newspaper.
Student Groups
- Findlay First Edition, national award-winning (advanced mixed) show choir. Findlay First Edition (Called FFE or "First Edition) recently won the FAME 2007 show choir award. (Grand Champion) In 2009, they competed at the FAME competition and received 3rd runner up. In 2010, they competed at Show Choir Nationals in Nashville, TN. and received 5th runner up. On April 9th, they competed at the inaugural Finale Nationals Competition and did not place.
- 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 nationally award winning student newspaper. The staff recently won a National Pacemaker Award by the National Scholastic Press AssociationNational Scholastic Press AssociationThe National Scholastic Press Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1921 for high school and secondary school publications in the United States. The association is membership-based and annually hosts high school journalism conventions across the country...
. In the 2010-2011 school year, the paper placed first in the "Newspapers 8 pages or fewer" category at both the Fall and Spring National High School Journalism Conventions hosted by NSPA and the Journalism Education AssociationJournalism Education AssociationThe Journalism Education Association, or JEA, is a national organization for teachers and advisers of journalism.-Opinion Regarding Prior Review:...
.
- Pantasia, the steel drum band. They perform over 40 performances a year and have performed for President Clinton and have been on many cruises to perform.
- Latin Club, functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical LeagueNational Junior Classical LeagueThe National Junior Classical League is a youth organization of secondary school students sponsored by the American Classical League...
(NJCL).
Famous alumni
- James PurdyJames PurdyJames Otis Purdy was a controversial American novelist, short story-writer, poet, and playwright who, since his debut in 1956, published over a dozen novels, and many collections of poetry, short stories, and plays. His work has been translated into more than 30 languages. He has been praised by...
, Novelist, Short story-writer, Poet and Playwright - Gavin CreelGavin CreelGavin James Creel is an American actor, singer and song writer.Born in Findlay, Ohio, Creel received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre at the University of Michigan in 1998. Creel, who is openly gay, is a regular on the LGBT RFamilyVacations cruise with Rosie O'Donnell...
, singer/songwriter and Broadway performer (Currently the lead in Hair on Broadway) - Josh HustonJosh HustonJosh Huston is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
, kicker NFL football player - John Kidd, NFL football Kicker Buffalo Bills/Miami Dolphins
- Ben RoethlisbergerBen RoethlisbergerBenjamin Todd "Ben" Roethlisberger , nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers in the first round in the 2004 NFL Draft...
, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
– 1971 - Boys BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
– 1948 - Boys Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
– 1974 - Boys GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
– 1984 - Boys Ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
– 1978, 1979, 1983 - Boys Swimming and Diving – 1944
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.