Chalker High School is a public
high school
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in
Southington Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Southington Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,817 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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. It is the only high school in the Southington Local School District. Their mascot is the Wildcats, and compete as a member of the
Ohio High School Athletic Association
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and is a member of the
Northeastern Athletic Conference. The original Chalker High School Building was closed in 2011 and relocated at 2482 OH-534, Southington, OH 44470.
History
Chalker High School is named for Newton Chalker, an attorney who was born in Southington in 1842.
Chalker created an endowment for the high school when schools in the township agreed to consolidate smaller schools in a central location. The town agreed to consolidation, and the original campus was completed in 1907, consisting of the Chalker High School building and a smaller elementary school.
Newton Chalker agreed to pay for Chalker High school, as long as the townspeople would pay for the elementary school building, which was not nearly as grand, totaling $6000 as compared to the Chalker Building's $20,000. The high school was constructed in the
Neoclassical Revival architectural style, including fluted columns and a pedimented gable.
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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on February 4, 2011.
Athletics
Chalker High School currently offers:
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Baseball
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Bowling
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Basketball
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Cross country
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Cheerleading
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Drone Racing
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Football
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(club sport)
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Golf
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Softball
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Track and field
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Volleyball
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Wrestling
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Basketball players with 1000+ point in their careers
Bold denotes that player is still attending Chalker
Boys:
# Trey Tietz - 1428
# Jordan Kellar - 1388
# David Motz - 1300
# Rob Gilanyi - 1207
# Eric Wilson - 1165
# Tommy Hall - 1112
# Jacob Zolina - 1090
# Travis Wilcox - 1076
# Brain Muckle - 1034
# Bill Hurd - 1025
# James Stull - 1019
Girls:
# Courtney Warnick - 1463
# Holly Householder - 1459
# Angie Gideon - 1141
# Rebecca Derr - 1022
Best Seasons by Sport
Baseball: 1999-00 (24-6)
Softball: 1997-98 (28-1) 2022-2023 (16-6)
Boys Basketball: 1977-78 (22-2), 1978-79 (20-2), 1989-90 (16-7), 1994-95 (19-5), 1995-96 (22-3), 1999-00 (18-6), 2002-03 (19-4), 2007-08 (18-5), 2013-14 (16-8)
Girls Basketball: 2022-23 (15-7)
Bowling: 2019-20 (11-4)
Football: 1980-1981 (9-1), 2000-2001 (7-3), 2001-2002 (6-4), 2003-2004 (8-2), 2018-2019, (6-4)
Conference/League/District Champions by Sport
Baseball - 1998, 1999, 2000 (League Champions) 1998, 1999, 2000 (District Champions) 1999, 2000 (Regional Champions) 1998, 2000 (State Final Four)
Boys Basketball - 1966 (NEO Champion) 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2004 (League Champions) 1978, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2000 (District Champions)
Girls Basketball - 1981, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2010, 2023 (League Champions) 1991, 1992 (District Champions)
Cross Country - 1960 (League Champions)
Football - 1980 (GRC Champions) 2009 (NAC Champions) 2001, 2013 (Playoff Berths)
Golf - 1965, 1972, 1982, 1983, 1996, (League Champions)
Softball - 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2023 (League Champions) 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2023 (District Champions) 1998 (Regional Champions) 1998 (State Champions)
Track and Field - 1942, 1975 (League Champions) 2023 (State Qualifier)
Wrestling - 2021, 2022, 2023 (Sectional Champion) 2022 (District Champions) 2020, 2021 (State Qualifier) 2022, 2023 (State Runner-up)
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
* Girls
Softball
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– 1998
Organizations
Beta Club
Beta club is the school's academic honors program that heavily emphasizes
community service
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. Students must maintain a 3.0
grade point average
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and fulfill 10 hours of community service to maintain membership. It is affiliated with the
National Beta Club
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organization.
National Honor Society
The school's chapter of the
National Honor Society
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recognizes students who excel in the program's main criteria of scholarship, service, leadership, and character.
Notable alumni
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Rick Badanjek
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– former NFL player
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Chad Petty
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- former MLB player
References
External links
District website
High schools in Trumbull County, Ohio
Public high schools in Ohio
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