Batavia High School (Batavia, Ohio)

Batavia High School
Address
1 Bulldog Place
Batavia
Batavia, Ohio, (Clermont County), 45103
United States
Coordinates 39°4′21″N 84°7′42″W / 39.07250°N 84.12833°W / 39.07250; -84.12833Coordinates: 39°4′21″N 84°7′42″W / 39.07250°N 84.12833°W / 39.07250; -84.12833
Information
Type Public, Coeducational high school
Opened Current Building: 1997
School district Batavia Local Schools
Superintendent Keith Millard
Principal Felicia Grooms
Vice principal Timothy D Derickson
Grades 9-12
Average class size 25
Student to teacher ratio 19:1
Color(s) Green and White         
Song 'Alma Mater'
Fight song 'Batavia Fight Song'
Athletics conference Southern Buckeye Conference
Mascot Bulldog
Team name Bulldogs
Accreditation

North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges

Ohio Department of Education
Yearbook The Batavian
Communities served Village of Batavia
Website http://www.bataviaschools.org
Small fiberglass statue of the Batavia High School mascot standing outside Holman Stadium.

Batavia High School is a public high school located in Batavia, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Batavia Local School District. About 625 students attend Batavia High School, and it has recently started open enrollment. The school mascot is the Bulldog. Batavia High School is located 20 miles east of Cincinnati, and is within the village of Batavia, which is a village of about 1,700 people and is the county seat of Clermont County. The school district encompasses the village and surrounding areas serving a total population of approximately 14,300.[1] Batavia High School is a participant with the Southern Buckeye Conference, or SBAAC,[2] and the rival of the Batavia Bulldog sports teams are the Williamsburg Wildcats.

History of Batavia High School

The village of Batavia was founded in 1814, however, the first settler in the area was Ezekiel Dimmitt,[3] of whom often paid itinerant teachers to come school not only his children, but children of other locals throughout the area.[4]

There had been several designated areas throughout the village for the teaching of children, including a public school established at an Old Presbyterian Church, which was a small frame building located on the east side of market street, possessing two teachers there, as well as a wooden floor with a hold in it that was used for discipline.[4] The other unofficial Establishment was a log malt house that was part of a deserted distillery at the head of Spring Street.[4]

The next building to house the youth of Batavia include the first building built specifically as a school, which was an eight room brick building on the upper end of Main Street that can still be seen today, existing now as a private residence and Church.[4] It was here that the citizens of Clermont County took advantage of the Akron Law,[5] which provided for the establishment of school boards, and allowed for an organized school to be produced.[6] On June 1, 1850, Batavia became the first community in Clermont County to take advantage of the Akron Law, and created the School of District #1 of Batavia Township, possessing a Board of Education and creating Batavia Local Schools.[6] The first president of the schools was Edward Scofield.[6]

Student Body

At Batavia High School, of the total enrolled, about 9% are part of a minority group,[7] with American Indian/Alaskan Native enrollment being 0.4%,[7] Asian enrollment being 0.4%,[7] African American enrollment being 2%,[7] Hispanic enrollment being 2%,[7] and Two or more races being 4%.[7] White enrollment takes up 91%[7] of the student body. Gender is split 50%-50%,[7] and the total percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Batavia High School is 38%.[7]

There is one non-human Batavian at Batavia High School, that being Gary[8] the Ball Python, beloved resident class pet of one of the science teachers. In 2013, Gary the Python went missing[9] and trended on Twitter before being found again.

Academics

Approximately 625 students attend Batavia High School,[1] with 528 attending the High school campus full time,[7] and the rest either to the Great Oaks Career Center or full time at the college campuses[10] for CCP credit.

Batavia High School offers a few Advanced Placement (AP) classes, including:[11]

The AP participation rate is 23% at Batavia High School.[7]

Batavia High school also offers a variety of tests at its facilities, offering the ASVAB test on two separate dates in the 2015-2016 school year,[12] as well as the American Legion's Americanism Test[13] two separate years, in the 2013-2014 and 2015-2016 school years.[14] Batavia High School seats several sittings of the ACT, offering four sittings in the 2015-2016 school year.[15] Batavia also offers a sitting for the PSAT/NMSQT.

Further, Batavia High School has become more involved with the newly created CCP, or College Credit Plus[10] programs created to allow High school students to take college credits at local universities. Batavia High School students are eligible for both Southern State and the University of Cincinnati- Clermont Campus credits.[16] Several CCP classes are also taught on campus at the high school by several qualified teachers, with most of the AP classes doubling as CCP Credit through one of the two universities listed, primarily UC Clermont.

Students are also given the option to dually attend several of the Great Oaks Vocational Career Campuses, choosing to go to one of four available campuses.[17]

Extracurricular Activities

Batavia students have a variety of clubs they can participate in, with many opportunities being presented in both the National Honor Society[18] and Business Professionals of America (BPA)[19] at Batavia. The National Honor Society participates in Leadership Conferences, such as the Anthony Munoz Youth Leadership Seminar,[20] and around the school events. The NHS also funds a scholarship offered to Non-NHS members of the Batavia student body in honor of Alan Gordon.[21]

The Batavia BPA is legendary around the campus, through fundraisers, organizing events, and others. The BPA participates yearly in the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics,[22] in the past being one of the top teams to raise money for the event.

The Interact Club at Batavia is sponsored by the Batavia Rotary.[23] They participate within the community and actively do volunteer work.

The Batavia Student Council is also an active part of the student body, working with the Batavia Student Representatives to organize Prom, Homecoming, Spirit Weeks, and most recently, working with the BPA for the State Farm Celebrate My Drive,[24] a national awards sweepstakes that Batavia High School has won twice; winning a $25,000 grant in the 2013-2014 school year, and then $100,000[25] in the 2014-2015 school year.

The Batavian, formerly known as The Echo, is the yearbook of Batavia High School. It is put together in cooperation with a teacher sponsor, students of all grades, and produced using Josten's software.

The Science Department at Batavia also participates in the Clermont County Science Challenge, and had a team place fourth, and by technicality, be able to proceed to the 2013-2014 Science Olympiad,[26] and had a team place third and proceed to the Science Olympiad in the 2015-2016 school year.[27]

Several Spanish trips have been undertaken by one of the spanish teachers at Batavia High School, having students journey to Costa Rica in the 2010-2011 school year, to Peru in the 2014-2015 school year, and to Spain in the 2017-2018 school year.[28]

Athletics

The Batavia Bulldogs sports teams participate in the Southern Buckeye Conference, offering the following sports teams:

The High School campus is home to Holman Stadium,[29] and the Stadium is used by the Football, Men's Soccer, Girl's Soccer. and Cross Country teams during their regular seasons. The High School houses one gymnasium, doubling as a performance space for the Music Department, although it is ill-equipped for such a job. The Swim Team uses the local YMCA's[30] facilities.The Campus also has vast practice fields, recently installing a fence for Soccer Practice fields, and also possesses a Baseball/Softball diamonds.[31]

Aerial View of the High School Campus, featuring the new Batavia Elementary school being built in 2015.

The campus originally had more space for training fields, however, in the year of 2015 construction began on the new Batavia Elementary School, moving from the village address of 215 Broadway, Batavia, OH [32] and the old building to a newly built $22 million dollar[33] complex that is set to be completed by the fall of 2016.[33]

The Batavia Bulldogs teams participated in the SBAAC since 1919, which was formed as the Clermont County League in 1919 and changed their name to the Southern Buckeye in 1987. The Bulldogs were part of the league from 1919-1985, and 1989 to present day.[34] In the years of 1985-1989, Batavia Athletics were part of the Miami Valley Conference.[34] As of the 2014-2015 school year, however, Batavia High School switched Divisions within the SBAAC, going from National to American.[35]

Several individuals and Teams have made State Pride, with several state champions:[36]

Individual

1965 STATE CHAMP 440 Dash/Track[36]

1970 State Runner-Up 880M Run/Track[36]

1992 State Runner-Up 125 lb./Wrestling[36]

Team

Athletic Hall of Fame:[37]

Batavia High School features an Athletic Hall of Fame, showcasing numerous athletes in the Main Hall of the High School who have achieved records and or fame with either the High School or later in life.

Wellington Orthopaedic

The Batavia Athletics is supported and accompanied by an in-home office for Wellington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine,[70] a partner of Mercy Health and TriHealth.

Notable alumni

OHSAA State Championships

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 "School Profile". Batavia High School Guidance. Batavia High School. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  2. ↑ "Southern Buckeye Conference". Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  3. ↑ Crawford, Richard. "Our History, Batavia Township". Batavia Township. Batavia Township. Retrieved 2/6/16. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. 1 2 3 4 Wright, Harris (2000). A Look at Batavia Schools. Batavia, Ohio: Batavia High School Alumni Association. p. 4.
  5. ↑ Jordan, Homer F. (1881-01-01). An Index to the Statute Law of the State of Ohio: Embracing Acts Governing the Northwest Territory, Including Ohio, Until Its Admission as a State and Acts of the Legislature, Under the Constitutions of 1802 and 1851 Until the Revised Statutes of 1880. Showing the Amendments, Supplements, Additions, Corrections, Modifications, and Repeal of Each Law. Also, the Statute Law of the United States Affecting Ohio as Far as Practicable and Containing a Supplement of Acts in Force, Omitted in the Revision of 1880. The compiler.
  6. 1 2 3 Wright, Harris (2000). A Look at Batavia Schools. Batavia, Ohio: Batavia High School Alumnai Association. p. 5.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Batavia High School in BATAVIA, OH | Best High Schools | US News". www.usnews.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  8. ↑ "Gary the Python (@GarythePython) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  9. ↑ "Gary the Python on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  10. 1 2 "College Credit Plus". Ohio Education. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  11. ↑ "Course Selection Guide 2015-2016" (PDF). Batavia High School Guidance Department. Batavia High School. 2015–2016. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  12. ↑ "Batavia Local Schools News Article". www.bataviaschools.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  13. ↑ "Americanism". The American Legion Department of Ohio. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  14. ↑ "Batavia Local Schools News Article". www.bataviaschools.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  15. ↑ "Test Center Locations, Dates, and Codes | ACT Student". www.actstudent.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  16. ↑ "Guidance". www.bataviaschools.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  17. ↑ "Great Oaks". www.greatoaks.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  18. ↑ "Batavia National Honor Society".
  19. ↑ "Batavia HS BPA (@Batavia_HS_BPA) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  20. ↑ "AMF | Youth Leadership Seminar". www.munozfoundation.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  21. ↑ "Taylor Albright on Instagram: "Hey guys! If you're attending the football game tonight and you happen to see this lovely jar, please feel free to throw some change, or…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  22. ↑ "Batavia High School - Business Professionals of America's Team Page for 2016 Kentucky-Ohio Polar Plunge". 2016ky-ohpolarplunge.kintera.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  23. ↑ "Batavia Rotary". batavia-rotary.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  24. ↑ "The State Farm® Celebrate My Drive® Promotion". www.celebratemydrive.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  25. ↑ "Batavia Local Schools News Article". www.bataviaschools.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  26. ↑ "Home: Ohio Science Olympiad | ohso". ohso.osu.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  27. ↑ "Batavia Local Schools News Article". www.bataviaschools.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  28. ↑ "Security Check Required". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  29. ↑ "Holman Stadium Track - Batavia HS | Batavia OH | Venue". Ohio MileSplit. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  30. ↑ "Clermont Family YMCA | YMCA of Greater Cincinnati". www.myy.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  31. ↑ "Building Projects". www.bataviaschools.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  32. ↑ "Batavia Elementary School". www.bataviaschools.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  33. 1 2 "Dream of new Batavia elementary school becomes reality". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  34. 1 2 "OHSAA Southwest Region athletic conferences". Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  35. ↑ "SBAAC All Sports award Standings" (PDF).
  36. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "State champions | SBAAC". sbaac.net. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  37. ↑ "Hall of Fame". www.bataviaschools.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  38. ↑ "Mel Hoderlein". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  39. ↑ "Herb Hoberg". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  40. ↑ "Grady Reid, Jr.". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  41. ↑ "Leroy Smith". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  42. ↑ "Chris Kent". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  43. ↑ "Terry Shinkle". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  44. ↑ "Chad Kelley". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  45. ↑ "Dave Miller". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  46. ↑ "Lynn Beck". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  47. ↑ "Kristine Dabbelt". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  48. ↑ "Larry Smith". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  49. ↑ "Eugene Johnson". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  50. ↑ "Amber Bishop Kelley". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  51. ↑ "Rick Crawford". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  52. ↑ "Robert Clousson". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  53. ↑ "Rhonda Murphy". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  54. ↑ "Scott Dotson". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  55. ↑ "Joel Gallimore". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  56. ↑ "Richard Dial". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  57. ↑ "Keith Crider". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  58. ↑ "Brent Bein". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  59. ↑ "Walt Carver". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  60. ↑ "Chris Kennedy". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  61. ↑ "George Knapp". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  62. ↑ "Dennis "Ike" Clepper". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  63. ↑ "Dave Smith". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  64. ↑ "Robert Hewitt". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  65. ↑ "Boys Basketball Teams". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  66. ↑ "Don Ogletree". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  67. ↑ "Rob Miller". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  68. ↑ "William Kennedy". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  69. ↑ "Sandy Woods". Batavia Athletic Hall of Fame. Batavia Athletics.
  70. ↑ "Wellington Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine". wellingtonortho.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  71. ↑ http://www.bataviatwpoh.org/

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