Austintown-Fitch High School
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| Austintown Fitch High School | |
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| 4560 Falcon Dr Austintown, Ohio, 44515 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°5′31″N 80°44′20″W / 41.09194°N 80.73889°WCoordinates: 41°5′31″N 80°44′20″W / 41.09194°N 80.73889°W |
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| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| Established | 1916 |
| School district | Austintown Local Schools |
| Superintendent | Vincent Colaluca[1] |
| Principal | Douglas Mcglynn[1] |
| Faculty | 104 (on FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16:1 |
| Color(s) | Navy and Scarlet [1] |
| Athletics conference | Federal League[1] |
| Sports | Football,Basketball,Baseball,soccer,Track and field etc |
| Mascot | Freddy and Frieda Falcon |
| Team name | Falcons[1] |
| Rivals | Boardman High School, Chaney High School |
| Newspaper | The Talon |
| Yearbook | The Reflector |
| Athletic Director | Robert Conklin[1] |
| Website | Fitch High School[dead link] |
Austintown Fitch High School (aka Fitch, AFHS or sometimes FHS) is a public high school in Austintown, Ohio, near Youngstown. It is the only high school in the Austintown Local School District. The school nickname is the Falcons, with mascots being Freddie and Frieda Falcon. They were a member of the Federal League, but as of the 2011-2012 school year, are a member of the White Division of the All-American Conference in all sports except football, where they will become an Independent. The first year in the current school was 1968, with the first graduating class in June 1969. The old high school, now defunct Austintown Middle School, is on Mahoning Avenue in West Austintown.
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[edit] Clubs and activities
The Austintown Fitch HS Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)[2] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).[3]
Speech and Debate Team State Champs 1993-1996
[edit] Sports
[edit] Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys Basketball – 1931 [4][5]
- Boys Cross Country – 1971, 1972, 1975, [5]
[edit] Ohio High School Bowling Conference State Championships
[edit] Ohio High School Athletic Association Football State Playoff Appearances
1986, 1990, 1992, 2004, 2010
[edit] Notable alumni
- Phil Keaggy '70, Member of Glass Harp
- Mike Trgovac '77, Green Bay Packers Defensive Line Coach
- Larry Jones, '79, President of TV Land and Nick at Nite[7]
- Ron Strollo '88 Youngstown State University Athletic Director
- Jeff Wilkins '90, Retired St. Louis Rams NFL placekicker
- Nick Siciliano '95, Ohio State Buckeyes football Quarterbacks Coach
- Maurice Clarett '02, Ohio State Buckeyes Running Back and 2002 National Champion (transferred to Warren G. Harding High School after his freshman year)
- Mike McGlynn '03, Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Guard
- Dan Gerberry '04, Detroit Lions Center
- Anthony Napolitan '04, professional BMX rider, landed first ever double front-flip at X Games XV
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e f OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=148. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ "Executive Board Pre-File Application". OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070617024347/http://ohiojcl.org/prefile.shtml. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "OJCL Constitution". OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2002. http://web.archive.org/web/20020721140258/http://www.ohiojcl.org/resources/constitution.html#c31. Retrieved August 16, 2010. "... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL."
- ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball A". http://www.yappi.com/boysbasketball/A.html. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ^ a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". http://www.ohsaa.org/. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
- ^ ohiohighschoolbowling.com
- ^ "Larry W. Jones". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1511130/. Retrieved 2009-06-27.