Strongsville High School

Infobox HighSchool
name = Strongsville High School


motto =
established = 1968
type = Public
head = William Steffen
city = flagicon|USA Strongsville
state = OH
district = Strongsville City Schools
country = USA
coordinates = coord|41.303941|N|81.845484|W|type:edu
campus =
students = approximately 2500
free_label =
free =
colors = Forest Green color box|#228B22 and White color box|#FFFFFF
homepage = [http://www.strongnet.org/hs/site/default.asp http://www.strongnet.org/hs/site/default.asp]

Strongsville High School is a public high school located on Lunn Road, Strongsville, Ohio, USA. The current principal is William Steffen.

The school colors are forest green and white. The mascot is the Mustang. The school is a former member of the Pioneer Conference but moved to the Northeast Ohio Conference at the conclusion of the 2006-07 school year. The fight song is to the tune of "On Wisconsin".

Academic standards

Strongsville High is designated an "Ohio School of Excellence". [ [http://schools.strongnet.org/hs_homepage.html "Strongsville High School"] , Strongsville City Schools, "accessed December 21, 2007]

The Marching Mustangs

Strongsville's marching band, the "Marching Mustangs,"which is lead by David Harbart, has participated in the Tournament of Roses Parade, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and in the Inauguration Parade for President George H.W. Bush. [cite news|title=Mustangs march off to Rose Bowl|url=http://www.sunnews.com/news/2001/part2/1220/SROSEBOW.htm|publisher=Sun Newspapers|date=2001-12-20|accessdate=2007-12-20] [cite press release|publisher=Macy's Inc.|title=Give Me A Beat|url=http://www.macysinc.com/pressroom/macys/macyseast/media_kits.asp?strAction=ShowItem&itemid=1773|date=November 2006|accessdate=2007-12-20] The band's annual hoagie sandwich fundraiser, where members of the band prepare and sell thousands of hoagies, helps to cover its traveling expenses. The band is also greatly assisted by the Strongsville Instrumental Music Boosters.

Athletics

tadium

In late 2002 the school converted a rough field behind the school to a state-of-the-art 5,200 seater football stadium in just 84 days. The $1.85 million stadium was entirely privately financed. [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-2729291_ITM "Strongsville (OH) High's new field: 83 days from ground-breaking to game"] , SportsTURF, December 01, 2002]

Championships

Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I State Championships:
* Baseball - 2006 [ [http://www.strongsvillemustangs.com "Strongsville High School Baseball"] , Strongsville Mustangs] [cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/bb/boys/2006/bd1rslt06.htm|title=2006 Boys Division I State Baseball Championship|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association|accessdate=2007-12-20|author=OHSAA]
* Boys Soccer - 1997
* Girls Soccer - 1998, 2002, [cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/so/girls/2002/gd1brkt02.pdf|title=2002 SOCCER TOURNAMENT - GIRLS DIVISION I|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association|format=PDF|accessdate=2007-12-20] 2005 [cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/so/girls/2005/gd1reg_state05.pdf|title=2005 SOCCER TOURNAMENT - GIRLS DIVISION I|publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association|format=PDF|accessdate=2007-12-20]

Court case

In January 2006 a former male Strongsville High student sued the school district and the police department claiming that they did nothing to stop an affair he had with a female teacher while he was a student at the school. [ [http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=1548544 "Former Student Fights Teacher for Custody of Their Son"] , ABC News, January 27, 2006] The teacher concerned was put on probation. [ [http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3272468 "Teacher Gets Probation for Affair"] , ABC News, June 12, 2007]

Notable faculty

* Margaret Raub won the "Presidential award for excellence in teaching" in 1986. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AK&s_site=ohio&p_multi=AK&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6273ED5FA29AF&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Strongsville Teacher Honored"] , Akron Beacon Journal, October 24, 1986]

References

External links

* [http://schools.strongnet.org/hs_homepage.html Official site]
* [http://simb.org Strongsville Instrumental Music Boosters]