Zanesville High School

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Zanesville High School
Location
Zanesville High School
1701 Blue Avenue
Zanesville, Ohio
Coordinates 39°57′38″N82°01′02″W / 39.960556°N 82.017222°W / 39.960556; -82.017222
Information
Type Public
MottoBleed Blue
Established1855
School district Zanesville City School District
PrincipalTim Gagliardo
Faculty41.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Number of students745 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.17 [1]
Color(s)Blue & White
  
Athletics conference Licking County League
MascotBlue Devil
Website www.zanesville.k12.oh.us/zanesvillehighschool_home.aspx

Zanesville High School (ZHS) is a public high school in Zanesville, Ohio, United States. Zanesville High School is the only public high school in the Zanesville City School District.

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History

The first Zanesville High School was built in downtown North 6th Street 1849 and opened in 1855. In 1908, a new Zanesville High School was built across the street and named Lash High School in honor of Superintendent William D. Lash.

The fourth version, was opened on September 9, 1954, on Blue Ave. This land was willed by John McIntire for public park/education. At the time of its opening, the Times Recorder said of the $4 million school, "you have to see it to believe it.". [2] Old Lash High became Hancock Jr High until it was demolished in the early 1980s.

From 1908 until 1988, ZHS housed grades 10–12, now ZHS houses grades 9–12. The fifth Zanesville High School opened on September 7, 2010, built on the same land as the old ZHS on Blue Ave.

Student/teacher population

Zanesville High School contains over 800 students in grades 9–12.

It has a student/teacher ratio of 18 [3] and 97% of its teachers are fully certified.

The student body is 78% White/Non-Hispanic, 18% Black/Non-Hispanic and 3% multiracial with 1% unspecified.

Clubs and activities

Clubs and activities include: Robotics Club, National Honor Society, Key Club, Comus, Drama Club, Foreign Language Club, Quiz Team, Japanese Anime & Culture Club (JACC), Fellowship of Christian Students, eSports, the Table-Top Gaming Club, Ski Club and S.A.D.D. Club. The Latin Club is now defunct. It once functioned as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) [4] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL). [5]

Athletics

As members of the Ohio High School Athletic Association, the Zanesville Blue Devils sport 14 varsity teams. Most Blue Devil squads compete in Division II, although a few compete in Division I. Zanesville competes in the Licking County League. ZHS sports teams in the following sports: [6] Baseball (Boys), Basketball (Boys and Girls), Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Marching Band, Soccer (Boys and Girls), Softball (Girls), Swimming, Tennis (Boys and Girls), Track, Volleyball (Girls) Wrestling

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

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Zanesville Blue Devils Logo

Football

The Zanesville football team is the alma mater of Buster Howe, the state's first Mr. Football Award winner.

Notable alumni

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