Findlay High School is a public high school in Findlay, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Findlay City School District, and the second largest high school in northwest Ohio. Their nickname is the Trojans. They are members of the Northern Lakes League. They have a respected performing arts program.
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Demographics
For the 2022–2023 academic year, Findlay High School enrolled 1,915 students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. The school employed 93.40 full-time equivalent educators, resulting in a student to teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
Student groups
Findlay First Edition Show Choir, show choir (also known as FFE or 'First Edition').
Voices In Perfection, the freshman show choir, also known as VIP. Every year VIP has competed at the Heritage fest, they have received a Gold rating.
Blue & Gold, the student newspaper. In the 2013-2014 school year, the paper received the National Student Press Association's Pacemaker award in the "Newspapers 8 pages or fewer" category.
Pantasia, the steel drum band. They have been on many cruises to perform.
Latin Club, functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).
Junior Statesmen of America, functions as a local chapter of the Ohio River Valley Junior Statesmen of America group. Students raise funds for the Tanga-Tanzania Rotary Club and have debates about public policy.
Sketch Comedy Club, a group dedicated to writing and presenting comedy sketches.
Books 'N' Brownies, a book club.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
Boys Baseball – 1971
Boys Basketball – 1948
Boys Cross Country – 1974
Boys Golf – 1984
Boys Ice hockey – 1978, 1983
Boys Swimming and Diving – 1944
Note: The Boys' ice hockey team (1971, 1976) and football team (1926) each won state championships in their respective sport before they were sanctioned OHSAA sports.
Notable alumni
Gavin Creel, singer/songwriter and Tony Award winning Broadway performer
David Cryer, actor, singer
Peter FitzSimons, Australian Rugby player and author
Josh Huston, NFL football player
John Kidd, NFL football kicker
Luke Montgomery, college football guard for the Ohio State Buckeyes
Lamont Paris, College Basketball Coach (Chattanooga, South Carolina)
John Poff, MLB player
Tot Pressnell, MLB player
James Purdy, writer, poet and playwright
Ben Roethlisberger, NFL Quarterback
Robert Sprague, politician