Perry High School (Stark County, Ohio)

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Perry High School
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Perry High School (Stark County, Ohio)
3737 13th Street SW

Canton, Ohio
44646

United States
Coordinates 40°47′21″N81°27′48″W / 40.7891°N 81.4632°W / 40.7891; -81.4632
Information
School typePublic
Opened1956
School district Perry Local School District
SuperintendentScott Beatty
PrincipalRich Leone [1]
Staff81.58 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,478 (2022–23) [2]
Average class size400
Student to teacher ratio18.12 [2]
Colour(s)Black and White
  
Fight song Across the field
Athletics OHSAA Division 1
Athletics conference Federal League
Mascot Panther [3]
AccreditationPride, Excellence, Tradition
Communities servedPerry Township, Village of Richville
Website www.perrylocal.org/phs/home

Perry High School is a public high school in Perry Township, Ohio, United States near Massillon. It is the only public high school in the Perry Local School District in Stark County.

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Athletics

Speech and debate

The Perry Speech and Debate Team won the Ohio Speech and Debate Association State Title in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2018, 2019, and 2020. They are one of the most prolific teams in the state, and recently broke the 500 club for at least 500 NSDA letters and degrees. They have had multiple individual state champions as well. [4] [ better source needed ] [5]

Arts

The Perry High School Marching Band has qualified for OMEA State Finals in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021. The marching class of 2017 was the first to receive superior ratings all 4 years at states. The Perry High School Marching Band has earned consistent superior ratings since 2013. The Symphonic Winds have earned superior ratings in Class AA and A over 37 times.[ citation needed ] In 1991, The Perry Symphonic Winds performed at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra clinic, and performed at the OMEA State Convention in 2015.

There are also a large array of choirs at Perry, including Bel Canto, Lyrics, Kinsmen, Treblemakers, as well as Symphonic. These choirs perform numerous concerts ranging from classical to popular music. Over the years, these choirs have competed at state competitions multiple times.

The Perry Theatre was christened the "Little Broadway" of Stark County by the Canton Repository. [6] The term was highlighted as part of a feature article reporting the yearly successes, sell-out crowds and continued demand for tickets that the Perry Theatre had established over the years. Theatre Students, along with their directors as well as school administrators accepted the title. With that acceptance the Perry Theatre established a yearly mission and commitment to uphold the honor. The Perry Players perform at the Louie Mattachione Theatre at Perry High School, and were under the direction of Louie Mattachione for over 50 years until his retirement. [7]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Administration - Perry High School". www.perrylocal.org. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Perry High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Building Profile". perrylocal.org. Perry High School.
  4. ↑ "History of the Program | Perry High School Speech and Debate". perrylocal.org. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  5. ↑ Hall, Malcolm. "Perry High defends state speech and debate title". The Repository. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "10 reasons we love the Perry theater program". www.cantonrep.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Grazier, Steven M. "'End of an era' at Perry as curtain closes on Louie Mattachione's stellar theater career". The Repository. Retrieved 10 March 2021.


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