Big Walnut High School

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Big Walnut High School
Address
Big Walnut High School
713 N. Miller Drive

Sunbury
,
Delaware County, Ohio
,
Ohio
43074

United States
Coordinates 40°15′41″N82°52′16″W / 40.2613°N 82.8712°W / 40.2613; -82.8712
Information
Type Public, high school
Established1950[ citation needed ]
School district Big Walnut Local School District
PrincipalNicole Carter
Teaching staff72 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9-12
EnrollmentApproximately 1300
Student to teacher ratio18.32 [1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Scarlet and Goldenrod [2]   
Athletics conference Ohio Capital Conference [2]
Nickname Golden Eagles [2]
PublicationEagle Eye News
Website www.bwls.net/bigwalnuthighschool_home.aspx

Big Walnut High School is a public high school located in Sunbury, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Big Walnut School District. The first Big Walnut High School to open was in August of 1951 at 105 Baughman Street. The current building was opened in January of 2022 to meet the demands of the growing district and has a student population of approximately 1300 students. The school's mascot is the Golden Eagle.

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History

Big Walnut Local School District was formed by a legislative action of the Delaware County Board of Education in January 1950. The previous rivals of Galena and Sunbury School districts were abolished and the new district was formed.  It was named for the Big Walnut Creek which flows through both towns.

Prior to consolidation, the Sunbury District had purchased 56 acres of land south of Sunbury and north of Galena in preparation for building a new high school.  Galena had likewise passed a levy to build but had not purchased the land.  The merged district needed the new school so it was decided to build on the land formerly owned by Sunbury School.  Since then, the land has been annexed into the village for water and sewer.

October 27th,1950, A.D. St. Clair of the State Department of Education broke ground for the high school at 105 Baughman Street on 56 acres of land purchased prior to consolidation, Big Walnut High School opened in 1951. It housed 8th through high school students for a year.

The first one story building in the Big Walnut Local School District was very modern with the best gym in the county. The school had science labs, shop labs, as well as vocational agriculture and home economic rooms.

On September 17, 1991, the new Big Walnut High School opened at 555 South Old 3-C Highway on part of the original 50 acres Sunbury School had owned.  Located south of the former Big Walnut High School which now became a Junior High School, this building sat where a former ecology center had been. One addition was added in 2006, but ultimately the tenants outgrew the facility, moving into the current building in January of 2022.

Athletics

The Big Walnut Golden Eagles compete in the Ohio Capital Conference. The official school colors are scarlet and Goldenrod, however, Red and Gold are typically used and accepted. As of the 2022-2023 school year, the following Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) sanctioned sports were offered;

Baseball

Basketball (Boys/Girls)

Bowling (Boys/Girls)

Cross Country (Boys/Girls)

Football (Boys)

Golf (Boys/Girls)

Gymnastics (Girls)

Lacrosse (Boys/Girls)

Soccer (Boys/Girls)

Softball

Swimming & Diving (Boys/Girls)

Tennis (Boys/Girls)

Volleyball (Boys/Girls)

Wrestling (Boys/Girls) [3]

State Champions

Cheerleading - 2013, 2021, 2023

Varsity Football - 2007

Boys' Golf - 2002

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 "Big Walnut High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory" . Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Schedules - Search School". officials.myohsaa.org. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  4. ↑ The Sunbury News. "The Sunbury News". Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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