The current Peebles High School building was completed in August 1997, along with three other public high schools in Adams County, North Adams, Manchester, and West Union 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. They were removed after a lengthy four-year legal battle over the placement of the tablets on public property. In Peebles, the tablet now is located directly across the street facing the high school on the property of the Peebles Baptist Church.
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 2007-08 season, the 7th grade boys basketball team, coached by Josh Arey, went undefeated. The following year, 2008–09, the then 8th grade boys team, coached by John McAdow, went undefeated again for the first time in PHS history. The teams are considered to be one of the greatest sports teams to ever come through the small village of Peebles, Ohio. 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 Billie Jo Justice. The Lady Indians softball team made history during the 2018-2019 school year. They made it to the final four, which had never been done in school history. In the 1980’s the girls team made it to the Elite 8, however that was the end of their ride. The whole town was excited for this lucky group of girls as they went on to play the Antwerp Archers at Firestone Stadium in Akron. The head coach for the team is Doug McFarland and the assistant coaches are Chris Reed and Chad McFarland. There are four seniors on this history making team. These seniors include: Madison Pierce, Kylie Sims, Mackenzie Farahay, and Jerilin Toller. Kylie and Madison will be playing softball together in college for Shawnee State University.
