McKinley High School (Sebring, Ohio)

McKinley High School
Address
225 East Indiana Avenue Sebring , Ohio 44672 United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	1914
School district	Sebring Local School District
Superintendent	Toni Viscounte
Principal	Brian Clark
Faculty	16.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades	6 - 12
Enrollment	225 (2017-18) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.00 [1]
Color(s)	Purple and gold
Athletics	Division VII
Athletics conference	Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference
Team name	Trojans
Newspaper	Echo
Website	www.sebring.k12.oh.us/1/home

McKinley High School is a public high school located in Sebring, Ohio It is the only high school in the district and educates 175 students enrolled in grades 7 to 12. In 1914, the Sebring Local School District was established and charged with strengthening the educational opportunities for students in the village of Sebring and the surrounding area. The Sebring Local School District built the current McKinley High School in Sebring in the late 1990s.

Sports

Sebring McKinley is a member of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) and participates in golf, cross country running, volleyball, American football, boys'/girls' basketball, baseball, softball, boys'/girls' track and cheerleading.

Beginning with the 2023 season, the school's American football team will begin 8-man play in the Northern 8 Football Conference. ^[2]

OHSAA state champions

• Girls' cheerleading - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011

OHSAA state runner-up

• Boys' basketball - 1970

OHSAA state semi-finalist

• Boys' basketball- 1973, 2004

School activities/clubs

• Clubs offered include: Yearbook, school newspaper The Echo, Ecology Club, Language Club, SADD, Academic Challenge/Quiz Bowl, Student Senate and The Semper Fidelis Chapter of the National Honor Society.
• The Ecology Club participates in community service projects including trips outside Sebring to the Stark County Humane Society.
• The Student Senate is an advisory committee that also takes charge of several school programs.
• The Language Club is active in National Foreign Language Week held in mid-March.
• SADD focuses on student well-being and mentors students.
• The National Honor Society recognizes those students who exemplify the qualities of character, leadership, scholarship and service.
• The drama department puts on a show in November.
• The school has a marching band with nearly 20% of the school population enrolled. It plays at all of the school'’s football games, as well as two marching band shows a year.
• The Pep Band plays at four or five basketball home games a year that occur on Friday nights.
• The Concert Band performs three shows a year, in December, March and May. It also performs at band shows and offers opportunities for students to participate in the OMEA District 5 honors band and solo and ensemble contests.
• The choral program performs three to four shows a year starting in December. There are opportunities to compete in the OMEA solo and ensemble contests.

Notable alumni

• Judith L. French, Ohio Supreme Court judge^{[ citation needed ]}
• Rose Mary Woods, personal secretary to former U.S. President Richard Nixon ^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "McKinley High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
2. Keating, Mike (November 1, 2022). "Sebring admitted to Northern 8 Football Conference, will begin 8-man football in 2023". The Alliance Review. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

External links

• District website

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