Warren G. Harding High School

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Warren G. Harding High School
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The former Warren G. Harding High School facade, located in front of the current complex.
Location
Warren G. Harding High School
860 Elm Road NE

Warren
,
Ohio
44483

United States
Information
Type Public high school
Established1926
School district Warren City School District
SuperintendentSteve Chiaro
PrincipalJanis Ulicny
Teaching staff73.46 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9–12
Student to teacher ratio16.62 [1]
ColorsBlack and gold   
Athletics conference All-American Conference
Team nameRaiders
YearbookVisions
Website www.warrenschools.k12.oh.us/wgh/

Warren G. Harding High School is a public high school in Warren, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Warren City School District. Athletic teams are known as the Raiders, and they compete as a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association in the All-American Conference.

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History

With population growth in Warren, Ohio in the early 1920s, the Warren Board of Education planned to replace the old high school building on Monroe Street. The BOE stated the old location became too overcrowded and outdated. The bond issue to replace the high school was placed on the ballot in November 1923, asking voters to approve of the bond to secure funding to build the new high school on the corner on Elm Road and Atlantic Street, which was approved that election. The BOE named the high school after 29th U.S. President Warren G. Harding, who died in office just a few months prior in August 1923. Warren G. Harding High School was built in 1926. [2]

Due to the declining population in Warren, along with declining enrollment and budget constraints, neighboring Western Reserve High School which remained in operation since the mid-1960s, consolidated with Warren G. Harding in 1990, once again becoming the sole high school of Warren, Ohio. [3]

A new campus was built adjacent to its old one in 2008. A facade was kept from demolition and stands in front of the current high school campus. [4]

Other extracurricular programs

Warren Student Communication Network

Warren G. Harding High School offers a broadcasting/multimedia class. Each day the class put together a show of the day's announcements. Students must pass a Beginning Broadcasting class and obtain permission from school faculty. Students in this class also produce music videos, PTVs, Public Service Announcements (PSAs), and other projects which are broadcast on the school's television station Warren Student Communication Network (WSCN), and other local television channels. [5]

Computer graphics and animation

Warren G. Harding High School offers a computer graphics and animation program. [6]

Mobile STEM lab

Warren G. Harding offers STEM program that includes a mobile lab equipped with a 3-dimenstional printing farm, a 55-inch interactive smart panel, 9 computer workstations, including a wheelchair accessible workstation. The lab allows students to participate in computer science, robotics, 3D printing and other activities. [7]

Band and Choir

Warren G. Harding High School offers Band and Choir. Their Marching Band has been invited to play in several national events, including the 2004 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 65th Pearl Harbor Anniversary in Hawaii, 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the National Memorial Day Parade in 2010, Pittsburgh Celebrate the Season Parade in 2007 and 2009, the Apple Blossom Parade in 2018 and 2024 along with many others. Warren G. Hardings choir, offers several variations including the madrigals and new tomorrows where the students dance and sing on stage. Traditional groups include the a cappella choir, the concert choir, and the freshman chorale.

FIRST Robotics

Warren G. Harding Team E.L.I.T.E. 48 (Encouraging Learning in Technology and Engineering) is a FIRST Robotics Competition team. Each year FIRST creates a new game/challenge, and every team has six weeks to design and manufacture a robot to complete the given tasks. [8]

Quiz bowl/academic team

The Warren G. Harding quiz bowl team is regularly ranked within the top 100 of the nation. In 2012 the team won the school's first state championship in the activity, led by senior Michael Coates. [9]

Athletics

Warren G. Harding High School currently offers: [10]

OHSAA state championships

*Title won by Warren Western Reserve High School prior to consolidation in 1990.

Athletic facilities

Mollenkopf Stadium

Mollenkopf Stadium, built in 1934 and located adjacent to the high school, it is the athletic stadium of the Warren G. Harding Raiders and historically, the home of the former Warren Western Reserve Raiders [13] and Warren John F. Kennedy Eagles football and soccer teams. [14] The stadium features a turf field which was installed in 2005 [15] and reworked in 2016, [16] with the Raider logo centered in the middle of the field, a band shell and a video scoreboard. The stadium is able to seat up to 15,000 people. [17] The stadium was named after Milton E. Mollenkopf, a long-time principal of 41 years and coach at the school. [18] The stadium has undergone numerous renovations between 2025 and 2026, including structural repairs to the home bleachers and renovations to the restrooms in July 2025, [19] as well as a complete reconstruction of the 100-year-old east side away stands which began in October 2025, and is set to be completed prior to the start of the new school year in 2026. [20]

Student Recreation and Wellness Center

In 2024, Warren G. Harding High School built and opened a new Student Recreation and Wellness center, located adjacent to Mollenkopf Stadium, it features fitness amenities such as an indoor track, locker rooms, an artificial turf field, weight room, etc., as well as study and lounge rooms along with space for robotics and E-Sports programs. It also has a health clinic which is operated by Akron Children's Pediatrics. [21] [22]

Notable alumni

Warren High Schools' Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame was launched in 1993. notable distinguished alumni include:

References

  1. 1 2 "Warren G Harding High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Warren school board asked voters to build Harding High". tribtoday.com. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Disproportionate burden: consolidation and educational equity in the City Schools of Warren, Ohio, 1978-2011. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Parts of Harding's historic facade crumbling". tribtoday.com. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Warren Student Communication Network". www.wscntv.com. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  6. ↑ "New courses proposed at Harding". tribtoday.com. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  7. ↑ "WCS' STEM program goes mobile with new traveling classroom – Warren City Schools". October 22, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  8. ↑ "FRC Event Web : Team 48". frc-events.firstinspires.org. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Warren G. Harding Quiz Bowl team honored today in Columbus". May 22, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Warren G Harding High School". Raiders Official Athletic Website. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  11. ↑ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on March 8, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
  12. ↑ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Football". Archived from the original on January 13, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
  13. ↑ "Built at Mollenkopf: A look at the Harding vs. Western Reserve rivalry". tribtoday.com. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Mollenkoff Stadium - Warren, Ohio". ohiostadiums.com. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Once a luxury, turf has become king in Mahoning Valley". vindy.com. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Mollenkopf Stadium gets turf facelift". tribtoday.com. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Mollenkoff Stadium - Warren, Ohio". ohiostadiums.com. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  18. ↑ "All-American Conference 1936-1978" (PDF).
  19. ↑ "Mollenkopf gets ready for football season". tribtoday.com. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  20. ↑ "WCS Set to Start Final Phase of the Mollenkopf Stadium Construction Project – Warren City Schools". October 24, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  21. ↑ "WCS' Student Recreation and Wellness Center edges toward completion: Soon to open to district students – Warren City Schools". August 27, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  22. ↑ "DeWine helps cut ribbon on new wellness center in Warren". WKBN.com. November 25, 2024. Archived from the original on November 27, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  23. ↑ Harding’s Coleman named Trumbull County POTY
  24. ↑ Simon, Joe (September 23, 2018). "Merger a key point in city sports history". Tribune Chronicle .
  25. ↑ "Shaheed Davis - Men's Basketball 2015-16". UCF Athletics - Official Athletics Website.
  26. ↑ "Harding graduate Stroud dies at 72," Tribune Chronicle (Warren, OH), Friday, July 6, 2012.
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