Beallsville High School
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Beallsville High School is a public high school
in Beallsville, Ohio
. It is one of three high schools in the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District
. Their nickname is the Blue Devils. Colors are Blue and White The Blue Devils play in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
.
Beallsville High School opened at its present location in September 1928. The 3 story section is the original part. In September 1955, an addition opened. This is the 2 story section that is attached to the original structure. This part also includes the library, Home Economic room, the Science Labs, the Art Lab, the basketball arena, the stage, the lobby, the coaches office (which was the band room until 1965), and the locker rooms. The original 1928 basketball arena on the 2nd floor of the original structure was turned into the cafeteria. The original 1928 stage is now the kitchen.
In September 1965, the grade school was opened at the same site. Previously, it was in downtown Beallsville at the Convenient Food Mart site (not the same building). The grade school is attached to the high school. This means that from the time a student enters kindergarten, he or she will stay in the same building for their entire schooling. By 1970, the schoolhouse was filled to capacity.
In September 1970, a portable building was brought in to house the kindergarten and 4th grade classes. This building is still there as of March 2011. A few years ago, a new roof was put on the portable building. A new paint job for that building was completed in June 2008.
Beallsville Blue Devils' football head coach is Dave Caldwell. He is a 1973 graduate of Beallsville. He came back to his alma mater in 1981 to teach and to be an assistant coach for the gridiron team. In 1982, Caldwell was promoted to head coach.
Blue Devil stadium was built in 1955 after the construction of the high school addition took its former locale. Blue Devil Stadium consists of a baseball field and football field. Blue Devil Stadium got lights in time for the 1956 season. In 2006, the stadium got 4 new light poles with 10 lights each.
Dustin Nippert
, a major league baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers, attended the high school.
In September 2008, the boys and girls bathrooms in the 1955 addition were completely remodeled. Also, the windows that face State Route 145 in the 1955 addition were replaced.
As of May 5, 2009, the voters of this fine district passed a levy that will replace the Beallsville School Complex. Site work began around September 2009. The groundbreaking for the new school house was on 10-18-10. When Christmas break of the 2011-2012 school year rolls around, the students of Beallsville should be in the new building. The k-12 will still be together in the new building.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Beallsville, Ohio
Beallsville, Ohio
Beallsville is a village in Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 423.The village gained national attention during the Vietnam War by having lost six of its 475 citizens to the war, the worst per-capita loss of life experienced by any place in the...
. It is one of three high schools in the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District
Switzerland of Ohio Local School District
The Switzerland Of Ohio Local School District is a rural school district located in southeastern Ohio that covers all of Monroe County and part of Belmont County and Noble County...
. Their nickname is the Blue Devils. Colors are Blue and White The Blue Devils play in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
The Ohio Valley Athletic Conference is a high school sports league in parts of southeastern Ohio and northern West Virginia. The "OVAC" is the largest conference of its kind in the United States. Schools in the upper Ohio Valley supply over 12,000 athletes in various competitive athletic areas. ...
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Overview
On August 29, 2011, Beallsville High School began its 83rd and final year in the same building.Beallsville High School opened at its present location in September 1928. The 3 story section is the original part. In September 1955, an addition opened. This is the 2 story section that is attached to the original structure. This part also includes the library, Home Economic room, the Science Labs, the Art Lab, the basketball arena, the stage, the lobby, the coaches office (which was the band room until 1965), and the locker rooms. The original 1928 basketball arena on the 2nd floor of the original structure was turned into the cafeteria. The original 1928 stage is now the kitchen.
In September 1965, the grade school was opened at the same site. Previously, it was in downtown Beallsville at the Convenient Food Mart site (not the same building). The grade school is attached to the high school. This means that from the time a student enters kindergarten, he or she will stay in the same building for their entire schooling. By 1970, the schoolhouse was filled to capacity.
In September 1970, a portable building was brought in to house the kindergarten and 4th grade classes. This building is still there as of March 2011. A few years ago, a new roof was put on the portable building. A new paint job for that building was completed in June 2008.
Beallsville Blue Devils' football head coach is Dave Caldwell. He is a 1973 graduate of Beallsville. He came back to his alma mater in 1981 to teach and to be an assistant coach for the gridiron team. In 1982, Caldwell was promoted to head coach.
Blue Devil stadium was built in 1955 after the construction of the high school addition took its former locale. Blue Devil Stadium consists of a baseball field and football field. Blue Devil Stadium got lights in time for the 1956 season. In 2006, the stadium got 4 new light poles with 10 lights each.
Dustin Nippert
Dustin Nippert
Dustin David Nippert is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Doosan Bears of the Korean Baseball Organization. He previously played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball...
, a major league baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers, attended the high school.
In September 2008, the boys and girls bathrooms in the 1955 addition were completely remodeled. Also, the windows that face State Route 145 in the 1955 addition were replaced.
As of May 5, 2009, the voters of this fine district passed a levy that will replace the Beallsville School Complex. Site work began around September 2009. The groundbreaking for the new school house was on 10-18-10. When Christmas break of the 2011-2012 school year rolls around, the students of Beallsville should be in the new building. The k-12 will still be together in the new building.