Boardman High School

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Boardman High School
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Location
Boardman High School
7777 Glenwood Avenue

Boardman
,
Ohio
44512

United States
Coordinates 41°0′39″N80°40′7″W / 41.01083°N 80.66861°W / 41.01083; -80.66861
Information
Type Public
Opened1969
School districtBoardman Local School District
SuperintendentChris Neifer
PrincipalMark Zura [1]
Teaching staff70.26 (FTE) [2]
Grades 9–12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment1,089 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio15.50 [2]
Color(s) Maroon and White [3]   
Athletics conference All-American Conference [3]
Team nameSpartans [3]
Rivals Cardinal Mooney Cardinals, Austintown Fitch Falcons
NewspaperThe Bugle
YearbookThe Crier
Website www.boardman.k12.oh.us/1/Home/

Boardman High School is a high school in Boardman Township, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Boardman Local School District. Athletic teams compete as the Boardman Spartans in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the All-American Conference.

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History

The first high school, located on Market Street, is now Boardman Center Intermediate School. In 1969, the new high school was built on Glenwood Avenue. [4] In 2000, a new performing arts center was added on by donation. As of the 2021-2022 school year, the school principal is Mark Zura.

Extracurriculars

Boardman High School hosts a wide range of extracurriculars including, but not limited to: Marching Band, Quiz Bowl, Drama Guild Italian Club, Spanish Club, National Honors Society, Speech & Debate, Student Council, Photo Arts Club, and Medical Career Club.

Music

In 2006, the music department was selected a "Grammy Signature School" and received a $1,000 award. The music department was one of 16 schools selected for this honor. [5] The department consists of award-winning choral, band, and orchestra departments.

The Boardman Spartan Marching Band

First beginning in 1926, originally under the direction of James Minteer [6] , Boardman High School's marching band has since become not only a symbol for the school, but a symbol within the state. Since its humble beginnings 100 years ago, it has now become a nationally recognized band, frequently taking trips to events such as the Rose Bowl, professional football games, and the Indy 500. [7] [8] [9] Every year the band is invited on several highly recognized trips, usually accepting between one and two invites. During the winter, the band splits into two separate bands: wind ensemble (the highest performance level) and symphonic band. In 2025, Timothy Tuite would become the Band director, replacing Tom Ruggeri, who retired that same year. [10]

Quiz Bowl

Boardman's quiz bowl program has consistently been competitive in the 24-school Mahoning Valley League, winning consecutive league championships from 2015-2018. The team qualified for and attended the National Academic Quiz Tournaments High School National Championship Tournament in 2015, 2017, and 2018. During the 2017-18 season, Boardman was ranked in the top 5 in Ohio and the top 100 in the nation. [11] Boardman finished tied for 32nd place in the 2018 high school national tournament. [12]

Productions

Boardman started a film and broadcast program in 1992 [13] by Allan Butcher, called BSTN Productions. It started at Boardman Center Middle School. When the Performing Arts Center was added to the high school in 2000, they moved the main program to the high school. Since the year 2000, the BSTN program has become an award winning curriculum. [14] They have also branched to their new Spartan Stadium (2015) running the Jumbo Tron and livestreams. The program currently offers 4 different courses: Broadcast Journalism, Digital Video Productions, Advanced Digital Video Productions, and Film Studies. [15] The program is currently directed by Joe Hollabaugh. [16]

Sports

Boardman competes in the All-American Conference. [3]

The Boardman Schools opened Boardman Spartan Stadium in 2015, replacing Center Field at Center Intermediate School. Boasting seating for over 7,000 and a 35x20ft video screen, one of the largest in the Midwest of the United States, the stadium should be finished in 2017.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Profile - Boardman High School". boardman.k12.oh.us. Boardman Local Schools. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Boardman High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Boardman". Member School Directory and Athletic Schedules. Ohio High School Athletic Association. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ Darnell, John A. "Class of 2018 Is 100th In The History Of Boardman High School". boardmannews.net. Boardman News. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Waubonsie Valley Wins Grammy Award". ipsd.org. Indian Prairie School District. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  6. ↑ "About Us". Boardman Band. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ Dick, Denise. "Boardman band off to Indy 500". vindy.com. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  8. ↑ "The W.D. Packard Concert Band". www.wdpackardband.com. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Home". Boardman Band. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Congratulations Mr. Tuite! Boardman's Next Director of Bands". www.boardman.k12.oh.us. March 26, 2025. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  11. ↑ HSQBRank. "HSQBRank" . Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  12. ↑ "NAQT". National Academic Quiz Tournaments. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Student TV network grows". vindyarchives.com. February 14, 2005. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  14. ↑ Students receive first place for video competition
  15. ↑ BSTN Courses
  16. ↑ "BSTN Productions | Boardman High School Film Program". bstn. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site" . Retrieved December 31, 2006.
  18. ↑ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Softball". Archived from the original on January 13, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
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