Syptak attended Bellville High School in Bellville, Texas and was a good student, a standout in football and baseball, and was a member of the National Honor Society, Latin Club, Boy's State, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and won Bellville's Citizenship Award. In football, he was a two-time team captain, and as a junior, he was named his teams' Most Valuable Defensive Lineman. As a senior, he was named as a first team All-Tri County selection, named the Austin County Defensive Player of the Year, and was selected as the District 25-3A Defensive Player of the Year. In baseball, he was a four-year letterman, a four-time Academic All-District selection, and as a junior, he was an All-District selection. Syptak graduated in 2002 as the valedictorian of his graduating class.
References
^"John Syptak". ArenaFootball.com. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
