North Adams High School (Seaman, Ohio)
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For schools with similar names, see Adams High School
Adams High School
Adams High School may refer to any of the following United States schools:*Adams Central High School in Monroe, Indiana*Adams Central Junior-Senior High School in Hastings, Nebraska*John Adams High School...

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North Adams High School is a public high school located in Seaman
Seaman, Ohio
Seaman is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,039 at the 2000 census.Seaman is served by North Adams High School, the Adams County/Ohio Valley School District, and the North Adams Public Library, a branch of the Adams County Public Library...

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, United States
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. It is one of three high schools in the Adams County/Ohio Valley School District
Adams County/Ohio Valley School District
Adams County/Ohio Valley School District is a public school district in Adams County, Ohio. The superintendent is Rodney Wallace.-Grades 7-12:*North Adams High School*Peebles High School*West Union High School-Grades K-6:*North Adams Elementary School...

, the other two being Peebles High School
Peebles High School (Ohio)
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 schools are North Adams and West Union...

 and West Union High School
West Union High School (Ohio)
West Union High School is a public high school located just outside West Union, Ohio. It is one of three high schools in the Adams County/Ohio Valley School District, the other two being North Adams High School and Peebles High School. All 3 schools are nearly identical in design...

. The district also has a vocational school (Ohio Valley Career and Technical Center
Ohio Valley Career and Technical Center
Ohio Valley Career and Technical Center is a public high school located outside of West Union, Ohio, United States. It is one of four high schools in the Adams County/Ohio Valley School District, the other being North Adams, Peebles, and West Union High Schools...

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North Adams High School has been declared by the State of Ohio as an "Effective School of Promise."

Background

The current North Adams High School building as built in the late 1990's, along with three other public high schools in Adams County, Manchester
Manchester High School (Manchester, Ohio)
Manchester High School is a public high school in Manchester, Ohio, USA. It is part of the Manchester Local School District in Adams County, Ohio.-Background:...

, Peebles
Peebles High School (Ohio)
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 schools are North Adams and West Union...

, and West Union
West Union High School (Ohio)
West Union High School is a public high school located just outside West Union, Ohio. It is one of three high schools in the Adams County/Ohio Valley School District, the other two being North Adams High School and Peebles High School. All 3 schools are nearly identical in design...

 High School. All four schools used the same layout and appear almost identical from the air.

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
Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue , are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship, which play a fundamental role in Judaism and most forms of Christianity. They include instructions to worship only God and to keep the Sabbath, and prohibitions against idolatry,...

. They were removed after a lengthy four-year legal battle over the placement of the tablets on public property.

Athletics

See also Ohio High School Athletic Association
Ohio High School Athletic Association
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...

 and Ohio High School Athletic Conferences


The school has a decent baseketball progam, and went to the final four in 1996.

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