Manchester High School (Manchester, Ohio)
Encyclopedia
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
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, Peebles
and West Union
High School. All four schools used the same layout and appear almost identical from the air.
. The tablets were removed after a lengthy four-year legal battle over the placement of the tablets on public property.
and Ohio High School Athletic Conferences
Manchester, Ohio
Manchester is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,043....
, USA. It is part of the Manchester Local School District in Adams County, Ohio
Adams County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,330 people, 10,501 households, and 7,613 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile . There were 11,822 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...
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Background
The current Manchester High School building as built in the late 1990s, along with three other public high schools in Adams County, North AdamsNorth Adams High School (Seaman, Ohio)
For schools with similar names, see Adams High School.North Adams High School is a public high school located in Seaman, Ohio, United States. It is one of three high schools in the Adams County/Ohio Valley School District, the other two being Peebles High School and West Union High School...
, 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 CommandmentsTen 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,...
. The tablets 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 AssociationOhio 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