Peebles High School (Ohio)

Peebles High School
Peebles High School
Address
	25719 State Route 41; Peebles, (Adams County), Ohio 45660; United States
Coordinates	38°56′26″N 83°24′58″W
Information
Motto	Altitude is Everything [1]
Status	Bronze Award Winner[2]
School district	Adams County Ohio Valley
Superintendent	Rich Seas
Principal	Mr. Steve Appleman[1]
Teaching staff	30 [1]
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	397(2018–19)[3]
• Grade 7	72
• Grade 8	101
• Grade 9	75
• Grade 10	72
• Grade 11	40
• Grade 12	37
Color(s)	Red, White & Blue[1]
Fight song	“Onward Peebles”
Athletics conference	Southern Hills Athletic League[1]
Mascot	Indian
Team name	Indians [4]
Rival	North Adams High School
USNWR ranking	D3
Yearbook	Cheiftan
Athletic Director	Chris Reed
Head Coach	Josh Arey
Website	https://peebles.ohiovalley.k12.oh.us/

Peebles High School is a public high school located in Peebles, Ohio. It is one of three high schools in the Adams County/Ohio Valley School District. The other county schools are North Adams and West Union. The district also has a vocational school (Ohio Valley Career and Technical Center).

Background

The current Peebles High School building was completed in August 1997, along with three other public high schools in Adams County, North Adams, Manchester, and West Union High School. All four schools used the same layout and appear almost identical from the air.[5]

Controversy

The four regular public high schools in Adams County were built at the same time and all four featured a large granite tablet outside the school carved with the Ten Commandments. They were removed after a lengthy four-year legal battle over the placement of the tablets on public property.[6] In Peebles, the tablet now is located directly across the street facing the high school on the property of the Peebles Baptist Church.

Ten Commandments tablet.
Ten Commandments tablet.

Athletics

All Peebles teams are nicknamed "The Indians," because of the town's close proximity to Serpent Mound.

The school has Jr. high and high school sports in soccer, cross country, golf, volleyball, baseball and basketball.

References

PHS. "Peebles High School Profile". Retrieved 2014-01-21.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/ohio/districts/adams-countyohio-valley-local/peebles-high-school-15803
"Peebles High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
Linda Vaccariello (March 2001). In God's Country. Cincinnati Magazine. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
Marie McCain and Dan Horn. "Commandments removed amid protests". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 2009-12-16.

External links

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[Peebles_High_School_Profile-1] PHS. "Peebles High School Profile". Retrieved 2014-01-21.

[2] ttps://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/ohio/districts/adams-countyohio-valley-local/peebles-high-school-15803

[3] "Peebles High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

[Ohio_High_School_Athletic_Association_member_directory-4] OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2009-12-15.

[In_God's_Country-5] Linda Vaccariello (March 2001). In God's Country. Cincinnati Magazine. Retrieved 2009-12-16.

[Commandments_removed_amid_protests-6] Marie McCain and Dan Horn. "Commandments removed amid protests". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 2009-12-16.