North High School is a public
high school
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in
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 ...
. It is one of seven high schools in the
Akron Public Schools
Akron Public Schools is a school district serving students in Akron, Ohio, United States, and nearby communities. It is located in the northeastern part of Ohio, less than south of Cleveland and north of Canton. The district encompasses and ...
district.
History
North High School was established in 1915 as Akron's fourth high school, after Central, South, and West. The school was originally located at the northwest corner of Dayton Street and East Tallmadge Avenue in what later became Jennings Middle School, a building that stood until 2012. In 1931 the present North High School was built on Gorge Boulevard and housed students in grades 10–12.
Completion of the building was delayed 24 years because of the depression and two wars. In 1955 an auditorium, cafeteria, and gymnasium were added, followed by a vocational wing in 1970. The school expanded to serve grades 9–12 in September 1972.
The old building has art deco tilework on its exterior. The tilework features theme of brightly colored neighbors, stylized flowers, and images of pre-industrial humans depicted in industrious scenes.
Sports
State championships
*Boys basketball – 1935, 1939
*Boys cross country – 1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1958
*Boys
Track
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Routes or imprints
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* Animal track, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across
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– 1956, 1996 (runner-up)
Notable alumni
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Jack DiLauro
Jack Edward DiLauro (born May 3, 1943, in Akron, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the 1969 World Series Champion New York Mets.
DiLauro started his professional baseball career by signing with the Detroit Tigers as ...
, Former
MLB
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player (
New York Mets
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,
Houston Astros
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)
*
Mike Fox, NFL player
*
Leonard Humphries
Leonard Deshawn Humphries (born June 19, 1970) is a former American football defensive back who played one season with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the eighth round of the 199 ...
, NFL and CFL player
*
Gene Thomas, AFL player
External links
North High School WebsiteDistrict Website
Notes and references
High schools in Akron, Ohio
Public high schools in Ohio
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