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 senior 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 W. Petry, Jr. The mascot is the falcon, and the school colors are green and gold.
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Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
Alumni
The notable alumni of Firestone are (as noted on the school's Alumni Hall of Fame):
- Dan Auerbach, guitarist and vocalist for the Black Keys
- Patrick Carney, drummer for the Black Keys
- Angie Everhart, model, actress
- 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 woman in space
- Mark Gangloff, 2004 Olympic gold medalist in swimming
- 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."
- Joseph Arthur, singer-songwriter-artist
Notes and references
- ^ OHSAA. Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
- ^ OHSSCA. Ohio High School Swim Coaches' Association-Boys Swimming State Champions. Retrieved on 2007-03-08.
