Cuyahoga Falls High School (CFHS) is a public

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Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Cuyahoga Falls ( or ) is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 51,114. The second-largest city in Summit County, it is located directly north of Akron and is a suburb of the Akron metropol ...

, United States. It is the only high school in the

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. It has a current enrollment of around 1,663 students in grades 9–12. The school's athletic teams are known as the Black Tigers and compete in the Suburban League. The high school is also part of the Six District Educational Compact, a joint program of six area school districts (

Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Falls ( or ) is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 51,114. The second-largest city in Summit County, it is located directly north of Akron and is a suburb of the Akron metropol ...

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, Stow-Munroe Falls, Tallmadge and Woodridge) to share access to each of their vocational training facilities and career resources.

Clubs and activities

Cuyahoga Falls High School has a Latin Club which functions as a local chapter of both the

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(OJCL) and

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(NJCL). Other CFHS clubs include ''Academic Challenge'' (Ohio),

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, Art Club, Project Love, Book Club,

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, Chess Club, Ski Club, DECA, Spanish Club, German Club, French Club, spring musical, fall play, Stage Crew, the M&M's and New Horizons Vocal Jazz groups, the Cuyahoga Falls High School Jazz Ensemble, Gold Tones Jazz Ensemble, and the Cuyahoga Falls Marching Tiger Band.

State championships

* Girls

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– 1980

Notable alumni

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(NFL) *

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, former NFL player *

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, professional baseball player for the

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from 1943 to 1946 *

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, independent film director *

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, inventor and engineer * Bill Lund, former NFL player *

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from 2012 to 2013

Notes and references

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