Buchtel High School opened in 1931 and is named after Akron industrialist and philanthropist
John R. Buchtel, who helped to organize and finance a number of early Akron firms, including the
Goodrich Corporation. Buchtel is best known for his role in the establishment of Buchtel College, which later became the
University of Akron. He and his wife contributed more than $500,000 to the college over his lifetime. In 2012, the old Buchtel High School building was torn down after the completion of the new Community Learning Center. The school was designed to expand learning from grades 9–12 by including students in grades 7-8 who had previously attended Perkins Middle School. This was part of a larger project called Imagine Akron Community Learning Centers to rebuild or remodel all Akron Public Schools. Starting in the 2012–2013 school year, the ninth and tenth graders participate in New Tech. The New Tech is a model used in the new ways of teaching which implements modern technology, such as laptops and Smart Boards into the curriculum. Based on a version of "Project Based Learning", students complete projects to show topic and subject mastery and to integrate new types of technology specifically used for teaching. ==Athletic state championships==