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]
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
Athletic Director	Josh Arey [1]
Website	http://www.peebles.scoca-k12.org

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. 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.

In the 2007-08 season, the 7th grade boys basketball team, coached by Josh Arey, went undefeated. The following year, 2008–09, the then 8th grade boys team, coached by John McAdow, went undefeated again for the first time in PHS history. The teams are considered to be one of the greatest sports teams to ever come through the small village of Peebles, Ohio.

The history of Peebles basketball from 1954 through 2000 was detailed in the 2008 feature-length documentary, "We are the Indians."

The current coach of the Varsity Boys Indians is Josh Arey. The head girls coach is Billie Jo Justice.

The Lady Indians softball team made history during the 2018-2019 school year. They made it to the final four, which had never been done in school history. In the 1980’s the girls team made it to the Elite 8, however that was the end of their ride. The whole town was excited for this lucky group of girls as they went on to play the Antwerp Archers at Firestone Stadium in Akron. The head coach for the team is Doug McFarland and the assistant coaches are Chris Reed and Chad McFarland. There are four seniors on this history making team. These seniors include: Madison Pierce (#5), Kylie Sims (#11), Mackenzie Farahay (#12), and Jerilin Toller (#24). Kylie and Madison will be playing softball together in college for Shawnee State University.

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.