Buchtel Community Learning Center

Buchtel Community Learning Center
Location
1040 Copley Rd

Akron, Ohio
44320

United States

41°05′06″N 81°33′36″W / 41.085°N 81.560°W / 41.085; -81.560
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1931
School district
Akron Public Schools
Principal
Nicole Hughes
Staff78.00 (on an FTE basis)
Grades7 -12
Enrollment903 (2023–2024)
Average class size
28
Student to teacher ratio
11.58
LanguageEnglish
Campus type
Urban
Colors        Black, white, red, silver
Athletics conference
Akron City Series
NicknameGriffins
Websitebuchtelclchigh.akronschools.com

John R. Buchtel Community Learning Center, formerly known as John R. Buchtel High School and often referred to as Buchtel High School or Buchtel CLC, is a public high school in Akron, Ohio, United States, serving grades 7–12. It is one of seven high schools in the Akron Public Schools district. As of 2012, the school has an enrollment of 764 students.

History

Buchtel High School opened in 1931 and is named after Akron industrialist and philanthropist John R. Buchtel, who helped to organize and finance a number of early Akron firms, including the Goodrich Corporation. Buchtel is best known for his role in the establishment of Buchtel College, which later became the University of Akron. He and his wife contributed more than $500,000 to the college over his lifetime.

In 2012, the old Buchtel High School building was torn down after the completion of the new Community Learning Center. The school was designed to expand learning from grades 9–12 by including students in grades 7-8 who had previously attended Perkins Middle School. This was part of a larger project called Imagine Akron Community Learning Centers to rebuild or remodel all Akron Public Schools.

Starting in the 2012–2013 school year, the ninth and tenth graders participate in New Tech. The New Tech is a model used in the new ways of teaching which implements modern technology, such as laptops and Smart Boards into the curriculum. Based on a version of "Project Based Learning", students complete projects to show topic and subject mastery and to integrate new types of technology specifically used for teaching.

Athletic state championships

Notable alumni

References

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