Girard High School is a public high school in Girard, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Girard City School District. Athletic teams compete as the Girard Indians as a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association in the Northeast 8 Athletic Conference
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History
Girard High School opened in 1861, originally housed in the Girard Union School. The original campus was used until 1925, when Girard opened a new high school on North Ward Avenue. The Union School campus was demolished in 1938.
After 85 years of use, in May 2007, voters approved a $3.8 million levy, with the state of Ohio paying $26 million to replace the aging North Ward Avenue campus. Girard began construction on their new junior/senior high school campus in 2010, located at 1244 Shannon Road, a previously undeveloped 25-acre (10 ha) property, which was annexed by Girard from Liberty Township. The new 130,000-square-foot (12,000 m2) facility was opened beginning the 2010–11 school year. The campus features 47 classrooms, 4 computer laboratories, and athletic facilities including 2 gyms. The former North Ward Avenue building was demolished in 2011. In 2022 the school board named Scott Libert, a former teacher as principal of the school after the former principle was promoted to supervisor of the district's Continuity of Service plan.
Athletics
Girard High School currently offers:
Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Cheerleading
Cross country
Golf
Football
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track and field
Volleyball
Wrestling
State championships
Boys basketball – 1993
Boys cross country – 1998, 2000
Girls track and field – 1980