Boardman High School

Boardman High School is a high school in Boardman, Ohio, United States. It is the only secondary school in the Boardman Local School District. Athletic teams compete as the Boardman Spartans in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the All-American Conference.

Boardman High School
Address
7777 Glenwood Avenue

Boardman
,
Ohio
44512

United States
Coordinates41°0′39″N 80°40′7″W
Information
TypePublic
Opened1969
School districtBoardman Local School District
SuperintendentTim Saxton[1]
PrincipalCynthia Fernback
Teaching staff83 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1,254 (2017–18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio15.11[2]
Color(s)Maroon and White [3]   
Athletics conferenceAll-American Conference[3]
Team nameSpartans[3]
RivalsCardinal Mooney Cardinals Austintown Fitch Falcons
NewspaperThe Bugle
YearbookThe Crier
Athletic DirectorMarco Marinucci[4]
Websitewww.boardman.k12.oh.us/1/Home/

History

The first high school, located on Market Street, is now Boardman Center Intermediate School. In 1969, the new high school was built on Glenwood Avenue. In 2000, a new performing arts center was added on by donation. Boardman High School is currently under the direction of Principal Cynthia Fernback, the only female principal in the school's history.

Extracurriculars

The Boardman Spartan Marching Band

Over the years, Boardman High School's marching band has become not only a symbol for the school, but a symbol within the state. It is a nationally recognized band, frequently taking trips to events such as the Rose Bowl, professional football games, and the Indy 500.[5][6][7] Every year the band is invited on several highly recognized trips, usually accepting between one and two invites. During the winter, the band splits into separate bands: wind ensemble (the highest performance level), symphonic band, concert band and freshman band (consisting of a majority of all incoming freshmen, with the exception of those in jazz or orchestra).

Music

In 2006, the music department was selected a "Grammy Signature School" and received a $1,000 award. The music department was one of 16 schools selected for this honor.[8] The department consists of award-winning choral, band, and orchestra departments.

Quiz Bowl

Boardman's quiz bowl program has consistently been competitive in the 24-school Mahoning Valley League, winning consecutive league championships from 2015-2018. The team qualified for and attended the NAQT High School National Championship Tournament in 2015, 2017, and 2018. During the 2017-18 season, Boardman was ranked in the top 5 in Ohio and the top 100 in the nation.[9] Boardman finished tied for 32nd place in the 2018 NAQT High School National Championship Tournament.[10]

BSTN Productions

Boardman started a film and broadcast program in 1992[11] by Allan Butcher. It started at Boardman Center Middle School. When the Performing Arts Center was added to the High School in 2000, they moved the main program to the High School. Since the year 2000, the BSTN program has become an award winning curriculum.[12] They have also branched to their new Spartan Stadium (2015) running the Jumbo Tron and livestreams. The program currently offers 4 different courses: Broadcast Journalism, Digital Video Productions, Advanced Digital Video Productions, and Film Studies.[13] The program is currently directed by Chris Clones.

Sports

Boardman competes in the All-American Conference.[3]

The Boardman Schools opened Boardman Spartan Stadium in 2015, replacing Center Field at Center Intermediate School. Boasting seating for over 7,000 and a 35x20ft video screen, one of the largest in the Midwest of the United States, the stadium should be finished in 2017.

OHSAA State Championships
Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Board of Education". Boardman Local Schools. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. "Boardman High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  3. "Boardman". Member School Directory and Athletic Schedules. Ohio High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. "Boardman hires Marco Marinucci as new athletic director". Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  5. Dick, Denise. "Boardman band off to Indy 500". vindy.com. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  6. "The W.D. Packard Concert Band". www.wdpackardband.com. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  7. "Home". Boardman Band. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  8. NEWS DETAILS: Waubonsie Valley Wins Grammy Award—4/23/2007
  9. HSQBRank. "HSQBRank". Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  10. NAQT. "NAQT". Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  11. February 14; at 12:00a.m, 2005. "Student TV network grows". vindy.com. Retrieved 2019-08-26.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. Students receive first place for video competition
  13. BSTN Courses
  14. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  15. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Softball". Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
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