Jessica is one of the most outstanding students and three sport athletes to graduate from Stivers School for the Arts. She was an honor student with a grade point average of 4.24 and was the Salutatorian of the 2007 Class. She is also a promising modern and classical pianist. […]
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Ray’s first involvement in organized sports was playing basketball and softball at the Lutheran Innermission just down the street from Stivers. After a growth spurt during his freshman year at Stivers, like many scholastic athletes of his time, played three sports, earning six varsity letters. A team leader, he played […]
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John was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and his family moved to east Dayton when he was 4 years old. He attended Cleveland Elementary School and then entered Stivers High where he immersed himself in athletics. As a freshman he played basketball, but joined the football team his sophomore year, […]
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While at Stivers, John participated on the school’s golf teams. In 1938 he was the No. 1 player and the golf team captain. He also participated in Stivers basketball and found time to join the drama club. John brought further glory to Stivers and its golf program due to his […]
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At Stivers, Gary Butts played three years varsity football and was starting tackle on the 1955 City Champions. Gary also participated on the track and golf teams. He graduated in 1956. Gary was the first alternate in the State of Ohio to go to Annapolis Naval Academy. This was quite […]
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Eric Sutton was an outstanding point guard for Stivers during the 1971-1975 years. He and Frankie Sanders, also a Stivers Hall of Fame member, led the Tigers to the Ohio State Finals during their senior year. That team was a fun group to watch but unfortunately lost the championship in […]
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Nathan Davis distinguished himself as an outstanding two sport athlete at Stivers School for the Arts. He earned 8 letters, 4 in basketball and 4 in track. Nate was the basketball team captain in both his junior and senior years while attaining 1st team All-City and District 15 team recognition […]
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Bobby Joe Cox came to Dayton from Crossville, TN. He attended Whittier grade school and then Patterson Elementary. He enrolled in Stivers in 1954 and joined the football team, filling in at the left guard position in every game his freshman and sophomore years until he became first string when […]
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Darwin Helmbold is another of those versatile athletes who are standouts in several sports. Darwin lettered in both football and basketball. (Baseball was not considered a varsity sport in that era.) Coincidentally, he started in the guard position in both football and basketball, lettering twice in football and three times […]
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Peter J. Streuber lived in east Dayton until he was 3 years old, when in 1937 he moved to St. Joseph’s Orphans Home where he was schooled until he transferred to St. Anthony Catholic School. After first trying high school at Chaminade, Pete entered Stivers and graduated in 1953. […]
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