Youngstown High School
| Youngstown High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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474 Bennington Avenue 44505 United States 41°06′10″N 80°37′16″W / 41.10278°N 80.62111°W | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
School district | Youngstown City School District |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Colors | Red, gold and blue |
Athletics conference | United Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Defenders |
| Website | www |
Youngstown High School is an upcoming public high school in Youngstown, Ohio, United States, set to open in fall 2026. It resulted from the consolidation of East High School and Chaney High School and is located on the former East High School campus. Athletic teams will be known as the Defenders and compete in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the United Athletic Conference.[1]
History
[edit]Youngstown High School is set to open in 2026 and will merge East High School and Chaney High School as part of a district-wide reconfiguration plan.[2][3] In the original press release, the high school was set to be named as "Youngstown Unified High School"[4] but was later renamed to just Youngstown High School.[5] The school will be located in the East High School building.[6] The Youngstown Board of Education approved spending of roughly $3 million in March 2026 for renovations to the East High School campus.[7]
Athletics
[edit]Youngstown High School will compete in the United Athletic Conference beginning in winter 2027, due to football schedules for all member schools being set before the league was created.[8] Youngstown High School is planning to offer the following sports:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Cross country
- Girls flag football
- Football
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
References
[edit]- ↑ "New Athletic Conference…United Athletic Conference". Stateline Sports Network. 2025-12-19. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
- ↑ "Youngstown City Schools District Reconfiguration 2026-2027". www.ycsd.org. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ↑ Morris, Conor (2025-05-15). "'A new day for Youngstown.' School district plans consolidation of middle, high schools". WOSU Public Media. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
- ↑ "YCSD consolidated middle and high schools to be named 'Youngstown Unified'". wfmj. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ↑ "New nickname, mascot announced for Youngstown schools". WKBN.com. 2025-07-07. Archived from the original on 2025-08-19. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ↑ Friday; May 9th 2025; Balash, 6:07 PM EDTBy Dana. "Youngstown to have one high school for sports starting in 2026-2027". www.wfmj.com. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "$3M approved for Youngstown school renovation". WKBN.
- ↑ "Major Conference Changes Taking Place In Northeast Ohio". Stateline Sports Network. 2026-02-03. Retrieved 2026-05-06.