Buchtel Community Learning Center

John R. Buchtel Community Learning Center, formerly known as John R. Buchtel High School and often referred to as Buchtel High School or Buchtel CLC, is a public high school in Akron, Ohio, United States, serving grades 7–12. It is one of seven high schools in the Akron Public Schools. As of 2012, the school has an enrollment of 764 students.[2]

Buchtel Community Learning Center
Address
1040 Copley Rd

Akron
,
Ohio
44320

United States
Coordinates41.085°N 81.560°W / 41.085; -81.560
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1931
School districtAkron Public Schools
PrincipalNicole Hughes
Staff60.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades7 -12
Enrollment850 (2017-18)[1]
Average class size28
Student to teacher ratio14.05[1]
LanguageEnglish
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)black, white, red
Athletics conferenceAkron City Series
NicknameGriffins
RivalFirestone High School, Kenmore - Garfield High School,
Websitebuchtelclchigh.akronschools.com

History

Buchtel High School opened in 1931 and is named after Akron industrialist and philanthropist John R. Buchtel, who helped to organize and finance a number of early Akron firms, including the Goodrich Corporation. Buchtel is best known for his role in the establishment of Buchtel College, which later became the University of Akron. Buchtel and his wife contributed more than $500,000 to the college over the course of his life.[3]

In 2012, the old Buchtel High School building was torn down after the completion of the new "Community Learning Center". The school was designed expand learning from grades 9-12 by including students in grades 7-8 who had previously attended Perkins Middle School. This was part of a larger project called "Imagine Akron Community Learning Centers" to rebuild or remodel all Akron Public Schools.[4]

Starting in the 2012 - 2013 school year, the 9th and 10th graders will participate in New Tech. The New Tech is a model used in the new ways of teaching which implements modern technology, such as laptops and Smart Boards into the curriculum. Based on a version of "Project Based Learning", students complete projects to show topic and subject mastery and to integrate new types of technology specifically used for teaching.

Athletic state championships

Notable alumni

Notes and references
  1. "Buchtel High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  2. "Buchtel High School". Akron Public Schools. 2012. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  3. What's in a name? (PDF). Akron Public Schools. November 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-23. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  4. "Buchtel/Perkins CLC Updates". Akron Public Schools. 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  5. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  6. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Football". Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  7. OHSSCA. "Ohio High School Swim Coaches' Association-Boys Swimming State Champions". Archived from the original on June 22, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
  8. https://www.ohio.com/akron/writers/sheldon-ocker-bio
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