Streetsboro High School history

Stephen Myers Jr and his family were the first official settlers to arrive in Streetsboro in 1822.

In 1823, early settler Samuel Walker and his wife, Sarah who moved from Hudson and settled in lot 82 near Stone Rd-Ravenna Rd.

The first school in Streetsboro Township was built at Johnson's Corners near the intersection of Aurora-Hudson Rd & Rt 14 and. in 1826.

The first building was built in 1837.

Streetsboro Methodist Church--originally a Baptist Church was built 1851 by James Clark and stood on the SW corner of the square.

In the early 1860's the use of the old township cemetery was discontinued.

In 1902 the first commencement was held with a graduating class numbering five.

The first paved road in the township in 1921 was State Route 43 from Aurora through Streetsboro to Franklin.

By 1922, the township employed 11 drivers for the wagons and autos that carried all the children to school.

Carlton Closs, purchased the home in 1941 and operated Closs Antiques until he sold the land and home to Red Barn fast food chain.

Arnold's General Store was the only place to purchase groceries and a variety of other things and remained virtually unaffected by the building boom of the 1950’s.

There was no real semblance of a police department until 1952 when Glenn Marsh was named to serve as chief constable.

Wait Elementary was built on Frost Rd in 1961 to house grades one through six and for several years some elementary students were housed at the temporary Briar-Root buildings on S.R. 303.

Streetsboro High School was built in 1962.

Voters decided to incorporate Streetsboro in 1968 from a township to a village.

When the school system decided to vacate Wise School in 1987, the city purchased the building, renovated it, and it became City Hall.

The house was re-located to a hilltop overlooking the old Defer farm just off S.R. 14, until 2006 when it was moved to accommodate new shopping development.

Because repairs to the gymnasium were not completed until early March 2011, the boys basketball team played home games that season at the old Ravenna High School in nearby Ravenna, which had recently been vacated.

The current building and campus is located along Ohio State Route 14, and was approved by voters in November 2013 as part of a bond issue that included additions and updates to other district buildings.