Peebles High School (Ohio)
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Peebles High School is a public high school located in Peebles, Ohio
Peebles, Ohio
Peebles is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,739 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

. 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 schools are North Adams
North 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...

 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...

. 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...

).

Background

The current Peebles High School building was built in the late 1990s, along with three other public high schools in Adams County, North Adams
North 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...

, 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:...

, 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

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 2007/2008 season, the 7th grade boys basketball team, coached by Josh Arey, went undefeated. The following year, 2008-2009, the then 8th grade boys team, coached by John McAdow, went undefeated again for the first time in PHS Athletics history (Back to Back years). The team is considered to be one of the greatest sports teams to ever come through the small village of Peebles, OH.

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 Vohn Hoop.

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...

  • Ohio High School Athletic Conferences

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