Findlay High School is a public

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Findlay, Ohio Findlay ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The second-largest city in Northwest Ohio, Findlay lies about 40 miles (64 km) south of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo. The population was 40,313 at the 2020 United St ...

. It is the only high school in the Findlay City School District, and the second largest high school in northwest Ohio. Their nickname is the Trojans. They are members of the

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. They have a respected performing arts program.

Demographics

Student groups

*Findlay First Edition Show Choir, show choir (also known as FFE or 'First Edition'). *Voices In Perfection, the freshman show choir, also known as VIP. Every year VIP has competed at the Heritage fest, they have received a Gold rating. *Blue & Gold, the student newspaper. In the 2013-2014 school year, the paper received the National Student Press Association's Pacemaker award in the "Newspapers 8 pages or fewer" category at both the Fall National High School Journalism Conventions hosted by NSPA and the

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. *Pantasia, the steel drum band. They have been on many cruises to perform. *Latin Club, functions as a local chapter of both the

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(OJCL) and

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(NJCL). *Junior Statesmen of America, functions as a local chapter of the Ohio River Valley Junior Statesmen of America group. Students raise funds for the Tanga-Tanzania Rotary Club and have debates about public policy. *Sketch Comedy Club, a group dedicated to writing and presenting comedy sketches. *Books 'N' Brownies, a book club.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Boys

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– 1971 * Boys

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– 1948 * Boys Cross Country – 1974 * Boys

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– 1984 * Boys

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– 1978, 1979, 1983 * Boys Swimming and Diving – 1944 * Boys Soccer (State Runner-Up) - 1995 Note: The Boys' ice hockey team (1971) and football team (1926) each won state championships in their respective sport before they were sanctioned OHSAA sports.

Notable alumni

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, singer/songwriter and Tony Award winning Broadway performer *

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, actor, singer *

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, Australian Rugby player and author *

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football player * John Kidd, NFL football kicker *

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, MLB player *

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, writer, poet and playwright *

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, NFL Quarterback

Notes and references

External links

District website
{{Authority control Educational institutions established in 1827 Findlay, Ohio High schools in Hancock County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio 1827 establishments in Ohio