Fairview High School (Sherwood, Ohio)

Fairview High School is a public high school near Sherwood, Defiance County, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Central Local Schools district. Central Local is a consolidation of the towns of Sherwood, Ney, Farmer, Mark Center, and Williams Center. Their nickname is the Apaches. They are a member of the Green Meadows Conference.

History

This spring will mark the 50th anniversary of Fairview High School. In 1958, all high school students in the area came to Farmer High School. Since the title of “Farmer” was inaccurate, considering that students from Mark Center, Sherwood, Ney as well as Farmer attended, administrators decided that the school needed a new name. It was then determined that there should be a competition to figure out the new name of the school. The three finalists were the names Fairview, Green Meadows, and William Manahan. Obviously, Fairview won. Then another contest was held for the nickname. After several rounds of voting, the students decided on three more finalists: Apaches, Spartans, and Titans. The winning entry (Apaches) was submitted by Ward Fritz, Social Studies teacher and Boys Basketball head coach. As a result of the new name, the newspaper was called the “War Whoop” and the yearbook, the “Warrior”. Not only is this the 50th year for the school, but for the yearbook and newspaper as well. Back in 1958, the school offered very different academic courses than they do today. For example, Latin was taught. Varying business classes were taught, such as Shorthand. The athletics were also far different at the inception of the school than they are now. Originally, Fairview’s only sports were baseball, which was played in the spring as well as the fall, and basketball. Girls’ sports did not exist. The first athletic event ever held at Fairview (which was then at Farmer) was a baseball game against Stryker, a game which Fairview won. The winning pitcher was Lamar Peters. The first basketball game was against Hilltop. Fairview won that game as well. In the spring of 1961, track became a sport at Fairview. That fall, it added Cross Country as well. For the first four years of Fairview, it was an independent school, unaffiliated with any conference. However, in the fall of 1962, Fairview joined the Green Meadows Conference along with Hicksville, Ayersville, Jewell, and Paulding. In the winter of 1965-66, wrestling began its rich tradition. The school added football in 1967 and it became a varsity sport in 1969. Finally, in the spring of 1975, track was recognized as a girls sport. The following school year, cross country, volleyball, basketball, and softball were added as well.

Activities

Fall

*Varsity and Junior Varsity Football
*Varsity and Junior Varsity Volleyball (Girls)
*Varsity and Junior Varsity Cross Country (Boys and Girls)
*Varsity and Junior Varsity Golf (Boys and Girls)
*Marching Band
*Athletic Training
*Football Cheerleading

Winter

*Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshman Basketball (Boys and Girls)
*Varsity and Junior Varsity Wrestling
*Quiz Bowl
*Archery
*Pep Band
*Stage Band
*Concert Band
*Basketball Cheerleading

pring

*Varsity and Junior Varsity Baseball
*Varsity and Junior Varsity Softball
*Varsity and Junior Varsity Track (Boys and Girls)

Clubs

FFA (Future Famers of America)
FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America)
FLS (Foreign Language Society)
SAE (Students in Action for Education)
NHS (National Honor Society)
FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
Student Council
Class Officers
Varsity Club
Newspaper
Yearbook
Math Club
Chorus

Administrators

Superintendent: David E. Bagley
Treasurer: Ted Penner
High School Principal: Troy Merillat
Middle School Principal: Robert Lloyd
Elementary School Principal: Collene Hill
Assistant Elementary School Principal: Matt Dominique

Board of Education

President: James T. Singer
Vice President: Mark Baden
Jeffery A. Ankney
Jilene Richards
Mickey Schwarzbek

Notable Alumni

*Bruce Berenyi (Major League Baseball Player) [cite web|url=http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/3913761|title=Difficult decision lies ahead|last=Hefflinger|first=Bruce|date=2008-06-08|publisher=crescent-news|accessdate=2008-06-16]
*Keenan Culler (Hollywood Actor/Extra)
*Brad Hurtig
*Steven Wonderly

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Girls Basketball – 1989 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]
* Boys Basketball - 1946* cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/boysbasketball/A.html|title=Yappi Sports Basketball A|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi] : * Title won by Farmer High School prior to consolidation into Fairview.

References

External links

* [http://www.centrallocal.k12.oh.us/ District Website]