Norton High School (Ohio)

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Norton High School
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Norton High School (Ohio)
1 Panther Way

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44203

Coordinates 41°02′05″N81°38′32″W / 41.0346097°N 81.64220979999999°W / 41.0346097; -81.64220979999999
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School type Public, secondary school
Motto"Every Child, Every Day"
School district Norton City School District
PrincipalRyan Shanor
Staff43.96 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment870 (2017–18) [1]
Student to teacher ratio19.79 [1]
Language English
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Red, white, black
   
Athletics conference Metro Athletic Conference
Team namePanthers
Rival Coventry Comets
Accreditation Ohio Department of Education
Communities served Norton
DistinctionsOhio Dept. of Education Excellent rating
Website nortonschools.org/nortonhighschool_home.aspx

Norton High School is a public high school in Norton, Ohio, United States, and the only high school in the Norton City School District. Athletic teams are known as the Panthers with school colors of red and white (also can be black). They are one of the 8 schools who compete in the Metro Athletic Conference. The 141,000 square feet (13,100 m2) building opened in January 2017, replacing the previous home of Norton High School, built in 1953. The former high school building was re-purposed as Norton Middle School. The campus includes athletic fields and a multi-purpose stadium, which opened in September 2015. The stadium has an artificial surface for football and soccer and an eight-lane all-weather track. [2] [3]

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State championships

Music programs

Norton High School offers multiple music ensembles including a marching band, concert band, jazz band, and a choir. The marching band, with approximately 70 members, [5] participates regularly in events around the region in Bands of America and Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) events, including the Bands of America Grand National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, and has regularly attended OMEA’s state finals events, and Grand Nationals semifinals in 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2019. The concert band and the choir regularly participate in OMEA events in the area as well.

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