Twinsburg High School
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Twinsburg High School is a public high school
in Twinsburg, Ohio
. It is the only high school in the Twinsburg City Schools district, and serves most of the city and township along with some of Reminderville
; the rest of Reminderville is served by Aurora, and some of Twinsburg is covered by the Nordonia Hills School District. Twinsburg HS athletic teams, like soccer and xc, compete in the newly formed Northeast Ohio Conference
.
Built to relieve overcrowding, Twinsburg High School was completed in January 1999 at a cost of $36 million.
Construction of the school and attached city fitness center took three years. During those three years, the school board and community decided that since the population was growing so quickly, that there should be an additional pod on the building. This pod would be a shell and not finished inside until needed.
The unfinished L-pod was built out during the spring and summer of 2006. It was open to the staff and student body for the 2006–2007 school year.
Twinsburg High School also offers vocational education training at Cuyahoga Valley Career Center.
The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical League
(NJCL).
Twinsburg High School has the following notable graduates:
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Twinsburg, Ohio
Twinsburg, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,006 people, 6,641 households, and 4,695 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,366.7 people per square mile . There were 6,871 housing units at an average density of 552.2 per square mile...
. It is the only high school in the Twinsburg City Schools district, and serves most of the city and township along with some of Reminderville
Reminderville, Ohio
Reminderville is a village in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,347 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Reminderville is located at ....
; the rest of Reminderville is served by Aurora, and some of Twinsburg is covered by the Nordonia Hills School District. Twinsburg HS athletic teams, like soccer and xc, compete in the newly formed Northeast Ohio Conference
Northeast Ohio Conference
The Northeast Ohio Conference is a high school athletics conference, recognized by the Ohio High School Athletic Association , in Northeast Ohio. Eighteen member schools — each located within the Northeast District of the OHSAA — compete in three six-member divisions: Valley, River and...
.
Built to relieve overcrowding, Twinsburg High School was completed in January 1999 at a cost of $36 million.
Construction of the school and attached city fitness center took three years. During those three years, the school board and community decided that since the population was growing so quickly, that there should be an additional pod on the building. This pod would be a shell and not finished inside until needed.
The unfinished L-pod was built out during the spring and summer of 2006. It was open to the staff and student body for the 2006–2007 school year.
Twinsburg High School also offers vocational education training at Cuyahoga Valley Career Center.
The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical League
National Junior Classical League
The National Junior Classical League is a youth organization of secondary school students sponsored by the American Classical League...
(NJCL).
Twinsburg High School has the following notable graduates:
- James PoseyJames PoseyJames Mikely Mantell Posey, Jr. is an American professional basketball player, currently a small forward for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA.-Early life:...
(NBA player for the Indiana PacersIndiana PacersThe Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...
) - Zoltan Mesko (American football)Zoltan Mesko (American football)Zoltán Meskó is a Romanian-born American football punter for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Patriots in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan. A native of Romania , he emigrated with his family to the United...
(Punter for New England PatriotsNew England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
)