Fairport Harding High School
| Fairport Harding High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
345 Vine Street , , 44077 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°45′17″N 81°16′21″W / 41.75472°N 81.27250°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| Opened | 1876 |
| School district | Fairport Harbor Exempted Village Schools |
| Superintendent | William Billington[1] |
| Principal | Katie Rumbarger |
| Teaching staff | 18.00 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.67[2] |
| Colors | Maroon & White[1] |
| Athletics conference | Northeastern Athletic Conference[1] |
| Team name | Skippers[1] |
| Website | https://www.fhevs.org/school-selection/ms-hs-harding |
Fairport Harding High School is a public high school in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Fairport Harbor Exempted Village School District. Their nickname is the Skippers and compete as a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association and is a member of the Northeastern Athletic Conference.
History
Opened in 1876, Fairport Harding High School serves students grades 9-12.
Fairport Harding High School was originally opened in 1876, where it was located on Third Street, it was a one room high school with just one teacher. In 1899, the board of education allowed Fairport Habor residents vote on the construction of a new school, which was opened in 1903 on Plum Street. The high school was later opened at its current location in 1921.
In 1924, the BOE renamed the high school after presidents who had died in office, the Plum Street location being named after the 25th U.S. President William McKinley, the old Third Street building being named after the 20th U.S. President James A. Garfield, and the Vine Street building being named after the 29th U.S. President Warren G. Harding.[3]
Fairport Harding High School, has shuttered the Garfield, McKinley and Harding buildings, and will return to a new single building K-12 campus at the end of the 2025-26 Winter Break, located at 345 Vine Street.[4]
Athletics
Fairport Harding High School currently offers:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Softball
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys Track and Field – 1964, 1965 [5]
- Girls Bowling - 2018
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ^ a b "Fairport Harding High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ "School Selection - Fairport Harbor Exempted Village School District". www.fhevs.org. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
- ^ "Fairport Harbor Schools new opening date" (PDF).
- ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved December 31, 2006.