Zanesville High School

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Zanesville High School is a public high school in Zanesville, Ohio. Zanesville High School is the sole high school in the Zanesville City School district. The mascot is the Blue Devil and the school colors are blue and white.

1 History
2 Student/Teacher Population
3 Sports
- 3.1 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
4 External links
5 Notes and references

[edit] History

The first Zanesville High School was built in 1849 and opened its doors in 1855. In 1908, the new Zanesville High School was built and named Lash High School in honor of Superintendent William D. Lash.

Today's Zanesville High School, the fourth version, was opened on September 9, 1954. At the time of it's opening, the Times Recorder said of the $4 million school, "you have to see it to believe it."^[1]

[edit] Student/Teacher Population

Zanesville High School contains 1,063 students in grades 9-12.

[edit] Student Ethnicity

White/Non-Hispanic 78%
Black/Non-Hispanic 18%
Multiracial 3%
Unspecified 1%

[edit] Attendance and Completion

Attendance Rate 92%
Graduation Rate 91%

[edit] Teacher Credentials and Ratios

Fully Certified 97%
Student/Teacher Ratio 18^[2]

[edit] Sports

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 Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.

Starting in the 2006-2007 school year, Zanesville joined the North Division of the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League.

ZHS sports teams in the following sports...^[3]

Baseball (Boys)
Basketball (Boys and Girls)
Cheerleading
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer (Boys and Girls)
Softball (Girls)
Swimming
Tennis (Boys and Girls)
Track
Volleyball (Girls)