Garfield High School (Akron, Ohio)

Garfield High School was a public high school located off of N. Firestone Blvd. in Akron, Ohio. It was one of seven high schools in the Akron Public Schools district.

Garfield High School
Location
435 North Firestone Boulevard
Akron OH 44301
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve"
Established1926
Closed2017
School districtAkron Public Schools
PrincipalFrank Kalain
Enrollment751 (2014-15)[1]
Color(s)Maroon and Gold          
Athletics conferenceAkron City Series
NicknameGolden Rams
Websitehttp://www.garfieldaps.org/

History

Garfield High School was named for James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States. The school was formally dedicated on November 19, 1926. James R. Garfield, the son of the slain president, gave the principal address at the ceremony.

In 1928, the Ku Klux Klan lost its majority on the Akron School Board; the rule regarding the naming of newly constructed schools was eventually repealed, and Firestone High School was opened at a different location in 1963. In 1966 Garfield High School became the first comprehensive high school in Akron when it opened an addition for vocational education facilities.

Garfield merged with Kenmore High School for the 2017–18 school year due to declining enrollment and rising costs.[2] While the new building is constructed at the Garfield site,[3] the combined school at the Kenmore location will be known as Kenmore-Garfield.[4] Kenmore-Garfield High School opened in the fall of 2017.

Demographics

In the 2011–2012 school year, the average enrollment was 880 students. The student body was 62.1% black (non-Hispanic), 26.1% white (non-Hispanic), 5.5% multi-racial, 3.9% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 2.0% Hispanic. 87.7% of the students were classified as economically disadvantaged, and 22.1% had learning disabilities.[5]

Notable alumni

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Notes and references
  1. "Garfield High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  2. Garrett, Renee (October 11, 2016). "BOARD VOTES ON HIGH SCHOOL: Plan will merge Kenmore, Garfield". Akron Public Schools. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  3. Thomas, Monica L. (December 12, 2016). "Akron school board approves Garfield site for high school combined with Kenmore". Ohio.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  4. Armon, Rick & Cottom, Theresa (November 7, 2016). "Akron councilman urges school board to adopt "Kenmore-Garfield" name for new high school". Akron Beacon-Journal/Ohio.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcardfiles/2011-2012/BUILD/013128.pdf%5B%5D
  6. "(photo caption)". The Akron Beacon Journal. Ohio, Akron. December 26, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved September 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

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