Fly Like a Falcon

Get ready to fly with the falcons at Firestone High School’s official open house!

The staff and students of Firestone High School will hold an open house for prospective students and their families from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 6, 2009. Students in grades six through eight and their families are welcome to visit the school during this open house. Faculty and staff will be present to answer questions about the school and its many programs. This event had previously been scheduled for an earlier date.

Firestone High School’s open house will include tours of the building and specific information regarding the many special programs and activities such as 13 Advanced Placement courses and an outstanding International Baccalaureate program, as well as Information Technology and Project Lead the Way (engineering). The open house will also include informal performances by the various performing arts programs available on this campus for the Visual and Performing Arts. The programs include Choral Music, Dance, Instrumental Music, Theatre, and Visual Art. Firestone High School also offers a wide variety of academic clubs and 20 varsity sports.

Prospective students and their families will be given insight to a school that provides an excellent public education at no cost or tuition free. The school has been rated “excellent” by the State of Ohio for five consecutive years. Firestone High School has been named by Newsweek Magazine as one of America’s Best High Schools” every year over the past five years. Last year’s graduates received in excess of $4-million in college scholarships.

Firestone High School is located at 333 Rampart Avenue, Akron, 44313. Call 330-873-3315 for additional information.