Perrysburg High School is a public
high school
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in
Perrysburg, Ohio
Perrysburg is a city located in Wood County, Ohio, United States, along the south side of the Maumee River. The population was 25,041 at the 2020 census. Part of the Toledo metropolitan area, the city is southwest of Toledo. Perrysburg is the ...
,
United States
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. It is the only high school in Perrysburg Exempted Village School District (Perrysburg Schools). Athletic teams are known as the Yellow Jackets with school colors of black and gold and the school competes as a member of the
Northern Lakes League The Northern Lakes League (NLL), is an OHSAA high school athletic conference that was formed in 1956 and comprises eight high schools in Northwest Ohio.
Current members
Future members
On April 9, 2021, invitations were extended to four schools ...
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Perrysburg was graded A+ and ranked #24 in Ohio in Niche's 2021 Suburbs with the Best Public Schools in Ohio, based on state test scores, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality and student and parent reviews. Perrysburg Schools has been named among the “Best Communities for Music Education” every year since 2007. Perrysburg High School has earned the Ohio Department of Education's Purple Star designation, recognizing the schools’ commitment to serving military-connected students and families. The Class of 2021 was offered $21.8 Million in scholarship awards. The average teacher experience is 12 years and 72% of teachers have at least a master's degree in the school district.
State championships
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Softball
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– 1991
* Girls
Volleyball
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– 1979
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Soccer – 2012
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Cross Country – 2021
Notable alumni
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Jerry Glanville
Jerry Michael Glanville (born October 14, 1941) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Alabama Airborne of Major League Football. He played football at Northern Michigan University in the early 1960s, and is a former NASCAR ...
, football coach
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Sam Jaeger
Samuel Heath Jaeger (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor and screenwriter.
Life and career
Jaeger was born in Perrysburg, Ohio, the son of LeAnne (née Graening) and Charles Jaeger. He is the youngest of four children. He graduated from ...
, actor
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Jim Leyland
James Richard Leyland (born December 15, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He serves as a special assistant to the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Leyland led the Florida Marlins to the ...
, baseball manager
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Anna Tunnicliffe
Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias (born October 17, 1982) is an American sailor and CrossFit competitor. In 2008 she won an Olympic gold medal in the Laser Radial single handed sailing class. In 2009 and 2011, she won the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Laser ...
, 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist
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Burke Badenhop
Burke Heinrich Badenhop (born February 8, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. Baden ...
, baseball pitcher
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Douglas Brinkley, historian & writer
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T. J. Fatinikun, football player
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Lance K. Landrum, United States Air Force lieutenant general
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Joseph E. Baird, politician
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Kate Wetzel Jameson, educator
References
External links
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Perrysburg Exempted Village School District official website
High schools in Wood County, Ohio
Public high schools in Ohio
Perrysburg, Ohio
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