Strongsville High School - Strongsville, Ohio/OH

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Strongsville High School

20025 Lunn Rd, Strongsville, OH, 44149-4925 -

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Definition of Terms

Strongsville High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Cuyahoga County, OH

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2540 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

130 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 667 students

Grade 10 - 642 students

Grade 11 - 596 students

Grade 12 - 635 students

This School

(OH) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:20

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(OH) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	1%
% Hispanic	1%	2%
% Black	2%	15%
% White	91%	74%
% Unknown	2 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(OH) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(OH) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Strongsville City Sd School District

This School's Agency

(OH) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	12	4
Number of Students Managed	7,330 students	1,760 students
District Total Revenue	$72,351,000	$15,639,000
District Expenditure	$73,516,000	$15,279,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,871	$8,886
District Expenditure / Student	$10,029	$8,681
District Graduation Rates	95%	93%

Strongsville youth volleyball team has perfect season (Sun Star Courier)
posted on November 21, 2009 at 05:13:19 pm
The Strongsville Center Middle School eighth-grade volleyball team wrapped up its 2009 season with a perfect 17-0 record after capturing the championship in the NOCMSL Conference tournament. En route to the tournament championship, the Center Lady Mustangs defeated Lakewood Harding,...
Strongsville High School boys soccer: Mustangs lose in state semis (Sun Star Courier)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:58:20 pm
KYLE LANZER/SUN NEWSStrongsville’s Nathan Langhals (11) saves a shot with a header during the Mustang soccer team’s loss to St. Ignatius. Teammates Mike Cherico (10) and Chris Hoffman (20) are also involved in the action. Strongsville’s only nemesis this boys...
Strongsville resident Jen Evans will perform in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (Sun Star Courier)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 05:19:42 pm
This Thanksgiving, hundreds of Americans will doze off after their turkey dinners. But not Strongsville resident Jen Evans. Evans, 18, will likely be running on adrenaline following her third appearance in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Evans is a member of the Heartbeats Jump Rope Team, which features national and world champions from northeast Ohio. Evans performed with Heartbeats in the 2008 ...
SCENE AT THE CROSSROADS: Strike up some cheers for a marvelous maestro (Sun Star Courier)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 08:04:53 pm
Obviously, maestro Ken Mehalko is not one to toot his own horn about the accolades he receives, because I had to hear about his most recent one during Mayor Thomas Perciak’s update on television. And, I only heard the very end of that announcement.
Strongsville native Laura Comer will attend U.N. Climate Change Conference (Sun Star Courier)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 09:49:45 pm
Strongsville native Laura Comer is less than a month away from the biggest two weeks of her life.

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Strongsville High School is a public high school located on Lunn Road, Strongsville, Ohio, USA. The current principal is William Steffen.
The school colors are forest green and white. The mascot is the Mustang. The school was a member of the Pioneer Conference but moved to the Northeast Ohio Conference at the conclusion of the 2006-07 school year. The fight song is to the tune of "On Wisconsin".
Academic standards
Strongsville High is designated an Ohio School of Excellence".
Activities
The Marching Mustangs
Strongsville's marching band, the "Marching Mustangs,"which is lead by David Harbart, has participated in the Tournament of Roses Parade, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and in the Inauguration Parade for President George H.W. Bush. They will also be going to Honolulu in the spring of 2009. The band's annual hoagie sandwich fundraiser, where members of the band prepare and sell thousands of hoagies, helps to cover its traveling expenses. The band is also greatly assisted by the Strongsville Instrumental Music Boosters.
Latin Club
Strongsville's Latin club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).
Athletics
Stadium
In late 2002 the school converted a rough field behind the school to a state-of-the-art 5,200 seat football stadium in just 84 days. The $1.85 million stadium was entirely privately financed. The name of the stadium is Pat Catan Stadium. The previous location of the high school football field was at Center Middle School.
Championships
Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I State Championships:
Baseball - 2006
Boys Soccer - 1997
Girls Soccer - 1998, 2002, 2005
Notable alumni
Jackie Gayda
Jason Bradford
Court case
In January 2006 a former male Strongsville High student sued the school district and the police department claiming that they did nothing to stop an affair he had with a female teacher while he was a student at the school. The teacher concerned was put on probation.
Notable faculty
Margaret Raub won the Presidential award for excellence in teaching in 1986.
External links
Official site
Strongsville Instrumental Music Boosters

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