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Fairborn, Ohio Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 34,620 at the 2020 census. Fairborn is a suburb of Dayton, and part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the only city in the world named Fairborn, a port ...

. It currently is the only high school in the Fairborn City Schools district. The mascot is the Skyhawk. The school has approximately 1,500 students, varying by school year. Many students from Wright Patterson AFB attend the school, which has caused the attendance to fluctuate. As of 2019-20, Fairborn is a member of the Miami Valley League (MVL)

History

The current Fairborn High School was built as Park Hills High School in the late 1960s. Fairborn Baker High School (now Baker Middle School) and Park Hills High School merged into Fairborn High School in 1982. Park Hills High School, known as the Vikings includes graduating classes from 1972-1982; school colors during this time were brown and gold. When Baker High School, known as the Flyers (whose colors were blue and gold) and Park Hills high school merged, the school colors also merged to become sky blue and brown (dropping the gold). In 1997 school colors changed from sky blue and brown to navy blue and Columbia blue.

Notable alumni

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Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

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– 1974*, 1988 : *1974 title won by Fairborn Baker HS.

References

External links

School websiteDistrict Website
High schools in Greene County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio {{GreeneCountyOH-school-stub