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Welcome to Firestone High School!


Read on to learn more about Firestone High School, a world-renowned campus which offers students a stunning array of programs to participate in. The IB program features a rigorous, college-level cirriculum for the brightest students in Akron. A comprehensive make-up of Advanced Placement courses are also offered, resulting in endless possibilities for college-level education in a high school setting. Firestone is also known and praised for its Visual and Performing Arts program, which makes available to students countless creative classes, including band, choir, sculpting, and computer-aided-drawing. In addition to all of this, Firestone also offers several career education programs, designed to prepare students for occupations in the future. Prominent Career Ed. programs at Firestone include Project Lead the Way, a program which prepares students for engineering; Information Technology, which teaches students the inside-and-out of technology and its role in an ever-changing world; and DECA, a program that educates students about the business world, specifically, the retail field, with students participating in and running an on-campus food/supply store. In addition to these unprecedented programs, Firestone offers various athletic opportunities for those enrolled, including Football, Soccer, Baseball, Tennis, and even Ping-pong. With all this and more, Firestone is the perfect place for your child to experience High School! Enroll today!

About Firestone High School:

Firestone High School

All Akron public schools offer a comprehensive curriculum which meets all state requirements. Firestone offers courses in English, Mathematics including Calculus, Social Studies, Science, the Arts, and Health and Physical Education. The Foreign Languages offered at Firestone are Spanish and French.

Firestone has exceptionally strong programs in music, art, dance, and theater. Firestone offers strong Career Education Programs such as Cooperative Business Education, Information Technology, Marketing Education, and Project Lead the Way (Engineering). In addition, 10 Advanced Placement courses are offered. For the students who want the most rigorous curriculum, we are proud to be an International Baccalaureate school. Our ninth class of IB students graduated in 2006. 81% earned the full IB diploma, above the world average of 79.86%.

Firestone has been named in the top 4% of all high schools in the nation by Newsweek (2003, 2005, 2006).

Mission Statement:

It is the mission of the Firestone High School learning community to prepare our students to attain their highest degree of academic success.

School Profile:

Campus for International Baccalaureate and Visual and Performing Arts

Grades 9 - 12
Colors Forest Green and Yellow Gold
Mascot Falcon
Average Class Size 28
Enrollment 1405
Principal Larry Petry

Click Here for Firestone's State-Issued Report Card (2008-2009 School Year)