Zanesville High School is a public high school

High school

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 in Zanesville, Ohio

Zanesville, Ohio

Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 25,586 at the 2000 census.Zanesville was named after Ebenezer Zane, who had constructed Zane's Trace, a pioneer road through present-day Ohio...

. Zanesville High School is the only public high school in the Zanesville City School District

Zanesville City School District

Zanesville City School District is a public school district serving students in the city of Zanesville, Ohio, United States. The school district enrolls 3,565 students as of the 2007-2008 academic year.-Elementary Schools:...

. The mascot is the Blue Devil and the school colors are blue and white.

History

The first Zanesville High School was built in 1849 and opened its doors in 1855. In 1908, the new Zanesville High School was built and named Lash High School in honor of Superintendent William D. Lash.
The fourth version, was opened on September 9, 1954. At the time of its opening, the Times Recorder said of the $4 million school, "you have to see it to believe it.".
The fifth Zanesville High School opened its doors on Tuesday, September 7, 2010.

Student ethnicity

White/Non-Hispanic 78%

Black/Non-Hispanic 18%

Multiracial 3%

Unspecified 1%

Clubs and activities

• Drama Club
• Foreign Language
• Latin Club (defunct) - once functioned as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical League
  National Junior Classical League
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   (NJCL).
• Ski Club
• S.A.D.D. Club

Athletics

As members of the Ohio High School Athletic Association

Ohio High School Athletic Association

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, the Zanesville Blue Devils sport 14 varsity teams. Most Blue Devil squads compete in Division II, although a few compete in Division I. Zanesville competes in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference

Ohio Valley Athletic Conference

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ZHS sports teams in the following sports:

Baseball (Boys)

Basketball (Boys and Girls)

Cheerleading

Cross Country

Football

Golf

Marching Band

Soccer (Boys and Girls)

Softball (Girls)

Swimming

Tennis (Boys and Girls)

Track

Volleyball (Girls)

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

• Boys Basketball
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   – 1926, 1955, 1995

Notable alumni

• Todd Cerney
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  - rock and country musician, composer and producer
• Mark Dantonio
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   - Michigan State University
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   Head Football coach
• Kevin Martin
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   - Sacramento Kings
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  , Houston Rockets
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• Jay Payton
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   - Georgia Institute of Technology
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  , New York Mets
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  , Colorado Rockies
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  , San Diego Padres
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  , Boston Red Sox
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  , Oakland Athletics
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  , Baltimore Orioles
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• Michele Redman - LPGA Professional
• Kodey Haddox - 2011 Dancing with the Divas Runner-up, All-Ohio basketball player, Renowned Scholar