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Zanesville High School
Location
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1701 Blue Avenue
Zanesville, Ohio
Coordinates39°57′38″N 82°01′02″W / 39.960556°N 82.017222°W / 39.960556; -82.017222
Information
TypePublic
MottoBleed Blue
Established1855
School districtZanesville City School District
PrincipalLibby Hitchens
Faculty34.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students691 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.03[1]
Color(s)Blue & White
   
Athletics conferenceLicking County League
MascotBlue Devil
Websitewww.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.

History

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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.

Clubs and activities

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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)[3] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).[4]

Athletics

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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:[5] 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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Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association
Zanesville Blue Devils Logo
  • Boys' Basketball – 1926, 1955, 1995 [6][7][8]
    • The 1995 Zanesville boys' basketball team finished its state championship run with a 26–0 record. As of the 2015–16 season, the Blue Devils are the only Division I team in state history to finish with an unbeaten record. Prior to ZHS, the last team in Ohio's largest class/division to finish undefeated was Akron Central-Hower, which finished 28–0 to claim the Class AAA state title in 1980.[9]
  • Track and Field
  • Boys' Tennis
    • Mark Mees, 1978 & 1979 [17]
    • Ty Tucker, 1985 [17]

Football

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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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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Zanesville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "The History of Zanesville High School". Retrieved 2007-02-05.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Executive Board Pre-File Application". OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  4. ^ "OJCL Constitution". OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2002. Retrieved August 16, 2010. ... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL.
  5. ^ "Zanesville High School Athletics Directory". Archived from the original on 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
  6. ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball AAA". Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  7. ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball D1". Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  8. ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Archived from the original on 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  9. ^ OHSAA. "OHSAA Boys' Basketball All-Time State Tournament Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  10. ^ OHSAA. "1968 OHSAA Track and Field State Meet Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  11. ^ OHSAA. "1980 OHSAA Track and Field State Meet Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  12. ^ a b OHSAA. "1981 OHSAA Track and Field State Meet Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  13. ^ OHSAA. "1988 OHSAA Track and Field State Meet Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  14. ^ OHSAA. "1989 OHSAA Track and Field State Meet Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  15. ^ OHSAA. "1993 OHSAA Track and Field State Meet Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  16. ^ OHSAA. "1994 OHSAA Track and Field State Meet Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  17. ^ a b OHSAA. "OHSAA State Boys' Singles Tournament Champions" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  18. ^ "Mark Dantonio". MSUSpartans.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-19. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  19. ^ "Bob Gaiters Statistics". Pro-football-reference.com. SportsDirect. 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  20. ^ "Kevin Martin". Basketball=Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  21. ^ "Jay Payton". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
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