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The school's former building, built in 1889, has been listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] since 1991. The original building was a two-story building in the [[Richardsonian Romanesque]] style, with a two-story [[Colonial Revival]] addition in 1929 and a one-story flat brick annex added in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/washing.htm|title=Nebraska National Register Properties in Washington County|accessdate=2007-10-09}}</ref>
The school's former building, built in 1889, has been listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] since 1991. The original building was a two-story building in the [[Richardsonian Romanesque]] style, with a two-story [[Colonial Revival]] addition in 1929 and a one-story flat brick annex added in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/washing.htm|title=Nebraska National Register Properties in Washington County|accessdate=2007-10-09}}</ref>


Blair High School had new carpets installed during the summer of 2009 as well as a new band room being completed.
Blair High School had new toilets installed during the summer of 2009 as well as the new band room being destroyed.


The School's newspaper, known as ''the Bear Tracks'', is a student-made paper consisting of 7 sections and is issued at the end of every month. Students create all the pieces and prepare the pages themselves in time for printing each month. The school's newspaper advisor is Bob Bair.
The School's newspaper, known as ''the skunk tracks'', is a student-made paper consisting of 7 sections and is issued at the end of every month. Students create all the pieces and prepare the pages themselves in time for printing each month. The school's newspaper advisor is Bob Bair.


The school's colors are purple and white, and the mascot is the Bear.
The school's colors are purple and white, and the mascot is the Bear.

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Blair High School
Blair High School (Blair, Nebraska) is located in Nebraska
Blair High School (Blair, Nebraska)
LocationBlair, Nebraska
Built1899
ArchitectJohn Latenser, Sr.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.91000300 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1991

Blair High School is a public high school in Blair, Nebraska (USA). The 140,000-square-foot (13,000 m2) building was built in 1970 at a cost of $2.2 million. Siting on 75 acres (300,000 m2) of land, it services approximately 750 students. Blair High School received the U.S. Department of Education's Secondary School Recognition Award in 1989.

The school's former building, built in 1889, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1991. The original building was a two-story building in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, with a two-story Colonial Revival addition in 1929 and a one-story flat brick annex added in 1969.[2]

Blair High School had new toilets installed during the summer of 2009 as well as the new band room being destroyed.

The School's newspaper, known as the skunk tracks, is a student-made paper consisting of 7 sections and is issued at the end of every month. Students create all the pieces and prepare the pages themselves in time for printing each month. The school's newspaper advisor is Bob Bair.

The school's colors are purple and white, and the mascot is the Bear.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. ^ "Nebraska National Register Properties in Washington County". Retrieved 2007-10-09.