Benjamin Logan Local School District, Logan County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
The Benjamin Logan Local School District, also known as "Benjamin Logan Schools", is a school district comprising the eastern half of Logan County
, Ohio
, United States
. The district is noteworthy for its commitment to agribusiness education, as evidenced by a strong FFA chapter and ties with local college agricultural programs. The school district also partners with local colleges and the Honda
corporation to provide teacher exchange opportunities at the middle and high school level and in-school courses in the Japanese language
. The President of the Board of Education is Bill Ramsey, and the superintendent is Stanley P. Mounts.
The school district is named after Benjamin Logan
(1742-1802), an American pioneer, politician, and general of the Virginia militia.
Logan County, Ohio
Logan County is a county in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 45,858. The county seat is Bellefontaine. The county is named for Benjamin Logan, who fought Native Americans in the area....
, 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
United States
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. The district is noteworthy for its commitment to agribusiness education, as evidenced by a strong FFA chapter and ties with local college agricultural programs. The school district also partners with local colleges and the Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
corporation to provide teacher exchange opportunities at the middle and high school level and in-school courses in the Japanese language
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
. The President of the Board of Education is Bill Ramsey, and the superintendent is Stanley P. Mounts.
History
The district was founded in 1970, consolidated from Buckeye Local Schools, Belle Center Schools, and Logan Hills Schools.The school district is named after Benjamin Logan
Benjamin Logan
Benjamin Logan was an American pioneer, soldier, and politician from Shelby County, Kentucky. As colonel of the Kentucky County militia of Virginia during the American Revolutionary War, he was second-in-command of militia in Kentucky. Logan was a leader in Kentucky's efforts to become a state...
(1742-1802), an American pioneer, politician, and general of the Virginia militia.
Schools
- Benjamin Logan High SchoolBenjamin Logan High SchoolBenjamin Logan High School is a public high school in Bellefontaine, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Benjamin Logan Local Schools district.-Background:Benjamin Logan High School is a secondary school located at...
- Benjamin Logan Middle School
- Benjamin Logan Elementary School