Swanton High School


Swanton High School is a public high school in Swanton, Ohio, USA. It is the only high school in the Swanton Local School District.

School details

In the 2002-2003 school year, Swanton High moved into its new school building.
The school provides for 9th to 12th grades. During the 2005-2006 school year, there were of 145 freshmen, 127 sophomores, 142 juniors and 127 seniors, totalling 541 students. 495 of those students were Caucasian, 9 were Black, 15 Hispanic and 6 of other races. The student-to-teacher ratio was 24:7.

Athletics

Swanton High School's mascot is the Bulldog. Its colors are purple and white. The school is a member of the Northwest Ohio Athletic League. The current athletic director is Wade Haselman.

NWOAL championships (1957-1969, 1978)

  • American football: 1981, 1985*, 1989*, 1991, 1995, 2015*
  • Boys' cross country: 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
  • Girls' cross country: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003
  • Golf: 1992, 1993
  • Girls' soccer: 2015, 2016, 2020*
  • Volleyball: 2017, 2020*
  • Boys' basketball: 1963-64*, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980-81*, 1981–82, 1987-88*, 2014-15*, 2021–22
  • Girls' basketball: 1980-81*, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984-85*, 1988-89*, 1990–91, 2006–07
  • Wrestling: 1978-79, 1979-80*, 1980-81*, 1981–82, 1982-83*, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1990–91
  • Baseball: 1965, 1966, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990*
  • Boys' track and field: 1987, 1988*, 1989
  • Girls' track and field: 1979, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992

    Northern Border League championships (1969-1978)

  • American football: 1975*, 1976
  • Boys' cross country: 1970, 1973, 1974
  • Golf: 1969
  • Wrestling: 1972-73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78
  • Baseball: 1970*, 1972*
  • Boys' track and field: 1974
  • Girls' track and field: 1977, 1978
''Note: shared league titles are denoted with an asterisk ''

Band

The Swanton High School marching band and concert band are members of class "C" in the Ohio Music Education Association. The band hosts a yearly marching band competition called "The Bulldog Bowl".

Notable alumni