| Buchtel Community Learning Center | |
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1040 Copley Rd 44320 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°05′06″N81°33′36″W / 41.085°N 81.560°W /41.085; -81.560 |
| Information | |
| Type | Publichigh school |
| Established | 1931 |
| School district | Akron Public Schools |
| Principal | Nicole Hughes |
| Staff | 78.00 (on anFTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 7 -12 |
| Enrollment | 903 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Average class size | 28 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.58[1] |
| Language | English |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colors | Black, white, red, silver |
| Athletics conference | Akron City Series |
| Nickname | Griffins |
| Website | buchtelclchigh |
John R. Buchtel Community Learning Center, formerly known asJohn R. Buchtel High School and often referred to asBuchtel High School orBuchtel CLC, is a public high school inAkron, Ohio, United States, serving grades 7–12. It is one of seven high schools in theAkron Public Schools district. As of 2012, the school has an enrollment of 764 students.[2]
Buchtel High School opened in 1931 and is named after Akron industrialist and philanthropistJohn R. Buchtel, who helped to organize and finance a number of early Akron firms, including theGoodrich Corporation. Buchtel is best known for his role in the establishment of Buchtel College, which later became theUniversity of Akron. He and his wife contributed more than $500,000 to the college over his lifetime.[3]
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.[4]
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.
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