Lehman High School (Canton, Ohio)

Lehman High School was a public high school in the Canton City School District. It was named for John House Lehman, "in honor of his extensive, untiring, and unselfish efforts for the public school system."[2]

John H. Lehman High School
Address
1103 14th St. NW[1]

Canton
,
Stark Co.
,
Ohio
44703

United States
Coordinates40°48′51″N 81°22′59″W
Information
TypePublic School
Established1932 (as a H.S.)
Closed1976 (as a H.S.)
Grades9–12
Color(s)Scarlet & Gray
  
NicknamePolar Bears

History

Lehman was built on the site of the original North High School in 1920 and served as a junior high until 1932, when it started to add grades above 9th grade. From 1920 to 1937 Lehman was a feeder school to Canton McKinley High School. The first class graduated in 1938.[2]

Due to projections for declining enrollment in Canton City Schools, Lehman and Lincoln High School were closed as traditional high schools at the end of the 1975-76 school year and both buildings became junior highs.

A new Lehman Middle School was opened in 2004 on 13th St. and Broad Ave. NW, moving the students out of the old Lehman and to the new one. It was used on a temporary basis housing students while several elementary schools in Canton were being razed and rebuilt.[3]

Around 2009, after the district discovered trespassing in the building, they had electricity suspended as a deterrent.[4]

On August 24, 2017, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Athletics

The Lehman Polar Bears were members of the Hall of Fame Conference for football.[5]

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

References
  1. Turner, Aaron. "Stark County Schools". Old Ohio Schools. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  2. Elder, Tim W. (2014). Lehman High School History. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  3. "John H. Lehman High School". Malvern Exploration & Paranormal Society. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  4. Griffy, Melissa (2009-08-20). "Can old Lehman school be saved?". Cantonrep.com. GateHouse Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  5. Keating, Mike (January 25, 2013). "ST. THOMAS LEAVES INDEPENDENT RANKS TO JOIN NCL". Alliance Review. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  6. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball AA". Archived from the original on January 13, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
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