Boardman High School

Boardman High School
Location
7777 Glenwood Avenue

Boardman
,
Ohio
44512

United States
Coordinates41°0′39″N 80°40′7″W / 41.01083°N 80.66861°W / 41.01083; -80.66861
Information
TypePublic
Opened1969
School districtBoardman Local School District
SuperintendentChris Neifer
PrincipalMark Zura[1]
Teaching staff70.26 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1,089 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio15.50[2]
ColorsMaroon and White[3]   
Athletics conferenceAll-American Conference[3]
Team nameSpartans[3]
NewspaperThe Bugle
YearbookThe Crier
Websitewww.boardman.k12.oh.us/1/Home/

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

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.[4]

In 2000, a new performing arts center was added on by donation.

Extracurriculars

Boardman High School hosts a wide range of extracurriculars including, but not limited to: Marching Band, Quiz Bowl, Drama Guild, Italian Club, Spanish Club, National Honor Society, Speech & Debate, Student Council, Photo Arts Club, and Medical Career Club, History Club, Social Studies Club, Key Club, Emerging Leaders, Science Club, English Festival, and Chess Club.

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.[5] The department consists of award-winning choral, band, and orchestra departments.

The Boardman Spartan Marching and Concert Band

Boardman offers Marching Band, beginning in 1926, originally under the direction of James Minteer,[6] Over the years, Boardman has been invited to several events including the Rose Bowl, numerous professional football games, and the Indy 500.[7]

Boardman also offers concert band during the second half of the school year. In concert, the splits into two; wind ensemble and symphonic band, with wind ensemble preforming at a higher level.

Quiz Bowl

Boardman offers quiz bowl, in which the program has won several league championships, and National Championships. During the 2017-18 season, Boardman was ranked in the top 5 in Ohio and the top 100 in the nation.[8] Boardman finished tied for 32nd place in the 2018 high school national tournament.[9]

Productions

Boardman offers a multimedia program, which began in 1992[10] called BSTN Productions. The studio was moved to the Performing Arts Center in 2000 after being a part of the middle school beforehand. Boardman multimedia program has become an award-winning program, placing first in a video competition in 2018.[11] They have also branched to their new Spartan Stadium in 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.[12]

Athletics

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Profile - Boardman High School". boardman.k12.oh.us. Boardman Local Schools. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Boardman High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Boardman". Member School Directory and Athletic Schedules. Ohio High School Athletic Association. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Darnell, John A. "Class of 2018 Is 100th In The History Of Boardman High School". boardmannews.net. Boardman News. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "Waubonsie Valley Wins Grammy Award". ipsd.org. Indian Prairie School District. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "About Us". Boardman Band. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  7. ^ Dick, Denise. "Boardman band off to Indy 500". vindy.com. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  8. ^ HSQBRank. "HSQBRank". Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  9. ^ "NAQT". National Academic Quiz Tournaments. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  10. ^ "Student TV network grows". vindyarchives.com. February 14, 2005. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  11. ^ Students receive first place for video competition
  12. ^ BSTN Courses
  13. ^ a b "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved December 31, 2006.
  14. ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Softball". Archived from the original on January 13, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
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