Firestone Community Learning Center

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Firestone High School
Address
Firestone Community Learning Center
470 Castle Blvd

Akron
,
Ohio
44313

United States
Coordinates 41°07′05″N81°33′56″W / 41.11803°N 81.565592°W / 41.11803; -81.565592
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Success is Our Tradition"
Opened1963
School district Akron Public Schools
PrincipalTina Loughry
Teaching staff72.60 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1,282 (2017–18) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.66 [1]
Language English
Color(s)Green and gold
  
Athletics conference Akron City Series
Nickname Falcons
Accreditation Ohio Department of Education
NewspaperFirestone Focus
Website akronschools.com/school/Firestone+CLC+9-12

Firestone Community Learning Center (Firestone CLC), previously known as Harvey S. Firestone High School, is a public high school located on the northwest side of Akron, Ohio. It is one of seven high schools in the Akron Public Schools. The high school currently offers programs such as the Akron School for the Arts, International Baccalaureate Program, Project Lead The Way, Advanced Placement classes, and Firestone Theatre. Opened in 1963, Firestone is named after the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Harvey S. Firestone. Firestone has been named as one of the top 1,000 public high schools in the United States for its AP and IB programs by Newsweek in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007. [2] Firestone opened a new building for the 2016–17 school year.

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National championships

Notable alumni

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 "Firestone High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Firestone High School". www.akron.k12.oh.us. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ↑ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site" . Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  4. ↑ OHSSCA. "Ohio High School Swim Coaches' Association-Boys Swimming State Champions". Archived from the original on June 22, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
  5. 1 2 "The Black Keys - CBS Sunday Morning". CBS Sunday Morning. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22.

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