Copley High School is a public

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in Copley Township, just west of

Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County, Ohio, Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 C ...

, United States. It is the only high school in the Copley–Fairlawn City School District and competes athletically in the American Division of the

Suburban League The Suburban League is an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) athletics league made up of 15 high schools from Cuyahoga, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties in Northeast Ohio. It was formed in 1949 and expanded into two divisions in 20 ...

. The school's colors are blue and gold. The fight song is Ohio State's "Across the Field". The school's main rival is Revere High School, with whom they play against annually for the a trophy called "The Bell" during the 5th game of their football season.

State championships

* Boys

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– 2003 * Boys

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– 1994 * Boys Cross Country – 2015 * Girls

– 2022

Notable alumni

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, professional football player in the

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(NFL) *

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, Broadway, film, and television actress *

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, guitarist, played jazz, rock, blues, and smooth jazz. *

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, professional soccer player in United League Soccer *

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, politician *

Jeff Tabaka Jeffrey Jon Tabaka (born January 17, 1964) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1994 to 2001. Tabaka graduated from Copley High School in Copley, Ohio and played collegiately at Kent State Uni ...

, professional baseball player in

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* Josh Williams, a professional soccer player in Major League Soccer

References

External links

* High schools in Summit County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio {{SummitCountyOH-school-stub