Upper Scioto Valley High School
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Upper Scioto Valley High School is the only high school in the Upper Scioto Valley Local School District. Their nickname is the Rams. The school colors are red, black and white.
The district serves students from the villages of Alger
, McGuffey
and Roundhead
, as well as Roundhead Township
, Marion Township
, McDonald Township
and parts of other townships in southwest Hardin County, Ohio
.
The school came about in 1964 as a result of a consolidation of Roundhead, Alger and McGuffey-McDonald schools. The school originally planned to call itself Scioto Valley, but that name was already in use by a school in Pike County
. As the school is located near the headwaters of the Scioto River, the name Upper Scioto Valley was adopted.
Interestingly, the nickname, Rams, comes from the initials of the three schools which consolidated (Roundhead, Alger, McGuffey-McDonald) to form Upper Scioto Valley. The school's colors - red, black and white - were also taken, one each, from the schools from which USV was formed. The Alger Eagles wore red and gray, McGuffey Rockets wore garnet and black, and Roundhead Indians wore blue and white.
Upper Scioto Valley HS holds the distinction as the first high school in Ohio to win boys' and girls' state basketball championships in the same season. The teams accomplished this feat in 1994. Delphos St. John's
(in 2002) and Maria Stein Marion Local
(in 2003) are the only two other schools in Ohio to accomplish this.
Upper Scioto Valley's Fight Song is sung to the tune "Anchors Aweigh."
The district serves students from the villages of Alger
Alger, Ohio
Alger is a village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 888 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Alger is located on State Route 235 about south of Ada....
, McGuffey
McGuffey, Ohio
McGuffey is a village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 522 at the 2000 census.-History:The village of McGuffey, home of the first chartered agricultural workers' union and one of the largest agricultural workers' strikes in national history, was honored with a historical...
and Roundhead
Roundhead, Ohio
Roundhead is an unincorporated community in southeastern Roundhead Township, Hardin County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43346...
, as well as Roundhead Township
Roundhead Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Roundhead Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 752 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
, Marion Township
Marion Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Marion Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,449 people in the township, 1,039 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, McDonald Township
McDonald Township, Hardin County, Ohio
McDonald Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 914 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Cessna Township - north...
and parts of other townships in southwest Hardin County, Ohio
Hardin County, Ohio
Hardin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,058. Its county seat is Kenton and is named for John Hardin, an officer in the American Revolution.-Geography:According to the U.S...
.
The school came about in 1964 as a result of a consolidation of Roundhead, Alger and McGuffey-McDonald schools. The school originally planned to call itself Scioto Valley, but that name was already in use by a school in Pike County
Pike County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,695 people, 10,444 households, and 7,665 families residing in the county. The population density was 63 people per square mile . There were 11,602 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...
. As the school is located near the headwaters of the Scioto River, the name Upper Scioto Valley was adopted.
Interestingly, the nickname, Rams, comes from the initials of the three schools which consolidated (Roundhead, Alger, McGuffey-McDonald) to form Upper Scioto Valley. The school's colors - red, black and white - were also taken, one each, from the schools from which USV was formed. The Alger Eagles wore red and gray, McGuffey Rockets wore garnet and black, and Roundhead Indians wore blue and white.
Upper Scioto Valley HS holds the distinction as the first high school in Ohio to win boys' and girls' state basketball championships in the same season. The teams accomplished this feat in 1994. Delphos St. John's
St. John's High School (Delphos, Ohio)
St. John's High School is a Catholic private high school located in Delphos, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo.-Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships:* Football - 1997,1998,1999,2005,2008,2010...
(in 2002) and Maria Stein Marion Local
Marion Local High School (Maria Stein, Ohio)
Marion Local High School is a public high school located in Maria Stein, Ohio. It currently has roughly 720 students enrolled. The student body comes from several surrounding communities including: Cassella, St. Rose, Osgood, Chickasaw, St. Sebastian, and Maria Stein. These communities were served...
(in 2003) are the only two other schools in Ohio to accomplish this.
Upper Scioto Valley's Fight Song is sung to the tune "Anchors Aweigh."
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
– 1994 - Girls BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
– 1993, 1994