Firestone High School

Harvey S. Firestone High School is a public high school located on the northwest side of Akron, Ohio. It is one of seven high schools in the Akron Public Schools district. The high school currently offers programs such as the Visual and Performing Arts, International Baccalaureate Program, and Advanced Placement classes. Opened in 1963, Firestone is named after the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Harvey Firestone. Firestone has been named as one of the top 1,000 public high schools in the United States for its AP and IB programs by Newsweek in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007. The current principal is Larry Petry; the mascot is the falcon, and the school colors are green and gold. Fact|date=August 2008

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

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National Champions

*Boys Swimming - 2000, 2002

Alumni

Some notable alumni of Firestone are:
* Joseph Arthur, singer-songwriter-artist
* Dan Auerbach, guitarist and vocalist for the Black Keys
* Phil "Flip" Boggs, gold-medal winner in springboard diving in the 1976 Olympic Games
* Patrick Carney, drummer for the Black Keys
* Angie Everhart, model, actress
* Mark Gangloff, 2004 Olympic gold medalist in swimming
* Chrissie Hynde, leader of the band The Pretenders
* Melina Kanakaredes, actress
* Judith Resnik, astronaut who flew her first flight on Discovery and the final flight of the Challenger shuttle in 1986, she was the second American woman in space
* Mark Schubert, head of the United States Swim Team
* Pop singer/actress Rachel Sweet attended Firestone High in the 1970s and mentioned the school in the lyrics of the song "Who Does Lisa Like?" on her 1977 album "Fool Around."

Notes and references

According to Newsweek, Firestone is one of the top 14 schools in the United States.

External links

* [http://www.akron.k12.oh.us/schools/445/ Official Firestone High School site]
* [http://www.FHSIMA.org/ Firestone High School Instrumental Music Association]
* [http://firestoneptsa.com/default.aspx Firestone High School PTSA]