Lehman High School (Canton, Ohio)

John H. Lehman High School
Address
1103 14th St. NW[1]
Canton, Ohio, Stark Co., 44703
United States
Coordinates 40°48′51″N 81°22′59″W / 40.814096°N 81.383057°W / 40.814096; -81.383057Coordinates: 40°48′51″N 81°22′59″W / 40.814096°N 81.383057°W / 40.814096; -81.383057
Information
Type Public School
Established 1932 (as a H.S.)
Closed 1976 (as a H.S.)
Grades 9–12
Color(s) Scarlet & Gray
        
Nickname Polar Bears

Lehman High School was a public high school in the Canton City School District. It was named for John House Lehman, "in honor of his extensive, untiring, and unselfish efforts for the public school system."[2]

History

Lehman was built on the site of the original North High School in 1920 and served as a junior high until 1932, when it started to add grades above 9th grade. The first class graduated in 1938.[2]

The Lehman Polar Bears were members of the Hall of Fame Conference for football.[3]

Due to low enrollment, Lehman and Lincoln High School were closed as traditional high schools at the end of the 1975-76 school year and became junior highs. A new Lehman Middle School was opened in 2004 on 13th St. and Broad Ave. NW, leaving the original building empty for the most part.[2] It was used on a temporary basis houseing students while several elementary schools in Canton were razed and rebuilt.

References

  1. ↑ Turner, Aaron. "Stark County Schools". Old Ohio Schools. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  2. 1 2 3 Elder, Tim W. (2014). Lehman High School History. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  3. ↑ Keating, Mike (January 25, 2013). "ST. THOMAS LEAVES INDEPENDENT RANKS TO JOIN NCL". Alliance Review. Retrieved January 22, 2015.

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