Fairview High School (Sherwood, Ohio)

Fairview High School is a public high school in Sherwood, Defiance County, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Central Local School District.

Fairview High School
Address
6289 US Highway 127

Sherwood
,
Ohio
43556

United States
Coordinates41°20′59″N 84°33′11″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1958 (1958)
School districtCentral Local School District
SuperintendentSteve Arnold[1]
NCES School ID390467102628[2]
PrincipalTim Breyman[1]
Teaching staff19.00 (on a FTE basis)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment297 (2016-2017)[2]
Student to teacher ratio15.63[2]
Hours in school day7 hours
Color(s)Black and gold   [1]
Athletics conferenceGreen Meadows Conference[1]
NicknameApaches[1]
NewspaperApache News
Websitewww.centrallocal.org

History

In 1958, all high school students in the area that would come to be known as the Central Local School District came to Farmer High School. Since the title of “Farmer” was inaccurate, considering that students from Mark Center, Sherwood, Ney as well as Farmer attended, administrators decided that the school needed a new name. It was then determined that there should be a competition to figure out the new name of the school. The three finalists were the names Fairview, Green Meadows, and William Manahan, which Fairview won. Then another contest was held for the nickname. After several rounds of voting, the students decided on three more finalists: Apaches, Spartans, and Titans. The winning entry (Apaches) was submitted by Ward Fritz, Social Studies teacher and Boys Basketball head coach.

As a result of the new name, the newspaper was called the “War Whoop” and the yearbook, the “Warrior”.

Back in 1958, the school offered very different academic courses than it does today. For example, Latin was taught. Varying business classes were taught, such as Shorthand.

The athletics were also far different at the inception of the school than they are now. Originally, Fairview's only sports were baseball, which was played in the spring as well as the fall, and basketball. Girls’ sports did not exist. The first athletic event ever held at Fairview (which was then at Farmer) was a baseball game against Stryker, a game which Fairview won. The winning pitcher was Lamar Peters. The first basketball game was against Hilltop. Fairview won that game as well. In the spring of 1961, track became a sport at Fairview. That fall, it added Cross Country as well. For the first four years of Fairview, it was an independent school, unaffiliated with any conference. However, in the fall of 1962, Fairview joined the Green Meadows Conference along with Hicksville, Ayersville, Jewell, and Paulding. In the winter of 1965–66, wrestling began its rich tradition. The school added football in 1967 and it became a varsity sport in 1969. Finally, in the spring of 1975, track was recognized as a girls sport. The following school year, cross country, volleyball, basketball, and softball were added as well.

Activities

Fall

Winter

Spring

'Academics'

Currently, Central Local Schools is the only Defiance County, Ohio, school to be honored with the coveted "Excellent with Distinction" award given by the Ohio Department of Education.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association
* Title won by Farmer High School prior to consolidation into Fairview.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". OHSAA. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. "Search for Public Schools - Fairview High School (390467102628)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  3. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  4. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball A". Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  5. Hefflinger, Bruce (2008-06-08). "Difficult decision lies ahead". crescent-news. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
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