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Perry High School (Stark County, Ohio)

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Perry High School
Front of Perry High School (2025)
Address
Map
3737 13th Street SW

Canton, Ohio
44646

United States
Coordinates40°47′21″N 81°27′48″W / 40.7891°N 81.4632°W / 40.7891; -81.4632
Information
School typePublic
Opened1956
School districtPerry Local School District
SuperintendentNathan Stutz
PrincipalBill Hildebrand [1]
Staff81.58 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment~1,478 (2022–23)[2]
Average class size400
Student to teacher ratio18.12[2]
Colour(s)Black, White, and Gold
     
Fight songAcross the field
AthleticsOHSAA Division 2
Athletics conferenceFederal League
MascotPanther[3]
NicknamePanfas
Team namePanthers
RivalCentral Catholic High School
AccreditationPride, Excellence, Tradition
Communities servedPerry Township, Village of Richville
Feeder schoolsSouthway Elementary, Watson Elementary, Lohr Elementary, Pfieffer Intermediate, Edison Middle School
Websitehttps://phs.perrylocal.org/
Last updated: 2025

Perry High School is a public high school in Perry Township, Ohio, United States near Massillon. It is the only public high school in the Perry Local School District in Stark County.

Academics

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Perry High School ranks within the top 50% of all 3,241 schools in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).[1] Perry High School offers AP courses, Dual-Enrollment, Technical Certification Courses, and Honors Education Courses. Perry High Schools boasts a 96% graduation rate, higher than the 87% state average.[4] Perry High School is committed to providing a robust academic environment surpassing Ohio Education Standards.

Perry High School offers many different extracurricular activities and clubs, ranging from athletics to fine arts. Notable clubs include Academic Challenge, Robotics Club, Chess Club, Link Crew, SADD Club, Interact Club, Spanish Club, Japanese Club, Lettuce Club, and many different types of clubs.

Athletics

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Perry High School competes in the Federal League[5], offering a variety of Athletics including:

  • Baseball
  • Basketball (Girls & Boys)
  • Bowling (Girls & Boys)
  • Cheerleading
  • Dance
  • Football
  • Golf (Girls & Boys)
  • Gymnastics
  • Soccer (Girls & Boys)
  • Softball
  • Swimming (Girls & Boys)
  • Track and Field
  • Tennis (Girls & Boys)
  • Wrestling (Girls & Boys)

Athletic achievements

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Federal League

  • 8 Federal League Baseball Champions
  • 18 Federal League Football Champions

District

  • 2012 - District Baseball Champions
  • 2025 - District Basketball Champions

OHSAA

  • 1991 - Division I Boys Basketball State Semi-Finalists
  • 2010 - Division I Softball State Champions
  • 2014 - Division I Wrestling State Champions
  • 2015 - Division II Football State Finalists
  • 2016 - Division II Football State Finalists
  • 2018 - Division I Softball State Champions
  • 2021 - OHSAA Division I Softball State Champions

Nationally

  • #13 Nationally Ranked Wrestling Program[6]

Fine Arts

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Band

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The Perry High School Marching Band has qualified for OMEA State Finals in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021. The marching class of 2017 was the first to receive superior ratings all 4 years at states. The Perry High School Marching Band has earned consistent superior ratings since 2013.

Perry High School also offers Concert Band, Symphonic Winds, Jazz Ensemble, and Percussion Ensemble.[7] The Symphonic Winds have earned superior ratings in Class AA and A over 37 times.[citation needed] In 1991, The Perry Symphonic Winds performed at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra clinic and performed at the OMEA State Convention in 2015.

Choir

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Perry High School currently has multiple different choirs including Bel Canto, Lyrics, Kinsmen, Treblemakers, and Symphonic. These choirs perform numerous concerts ranging from classical to popular music throughout the school year, including school sanctioned events. Multiple choirs have performed at OMEA sanctioned events and competitions.

Theatre

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The Perry Theatre was christened the "Little Broadway" of Stark County by the Canton Repository.[8] The term was highlighted as part of a feature article reporting the yearly successes, sell-out crowds and continued demand for tickets that the Perry Theatre had established over the years. Theatre Students, along with their directors as well as school administrators accepted the title. With that acceptance the Perry Theatre established a yearly mission and commitment to uphold the honor. The Perry Players perform at the Louie Mattachione Theatre at Perry High School and were under the direction of Louie Mattachione for over 50 years until his retirement.[9]

The Perry Theatre performs a 3 shows per year: a Fall show, a Winter Children's show, and a Spring Musical.

Speech and Debate

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The Perry Speech and Debate Team won the Ohio Speech and Debate Association State Title in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2018, 2019, and 2020. They are one of the most prolific teams in the state and recently broke the 500 club for at least 500 NSDA letters and degrees. They have had multiple individual state champions as well.[10][better source needed][11] The team was coached by Mrs. Kathy Patron until her retirement in 2024, where the team was taken over by current head coach Mrs. Melody Woodson.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Administration - Perry High School". www.perrylocal.org. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Perry High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Building Profile". perrylocal.org. Perry High School.
  4. ^ "Explore Perry High School in Massillon, OH". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "Federal League Ohio". federalleagueohio.com. June 20, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  6. ^ "Top 35 National High School Wrestling Team Rankings (1/30/2025)". High School On SI. January 31, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  7. ^ "Perry Bands". March 2021.
  8. ^ "10 reasons we love the Perry theater program". www.cantonrep.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Grazier, Steven M. "'End of an era' at Perry as curtain closes on Louie Mattachione's stellar theater career". The Repository. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "History of the Program | Perry High School Speech and Debate". perrylocal.org. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  11. ^ Hall, Malcolm. "Perry High defends state speech and debate title". The Repository. Retrieved February 13, 2020.


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