Zanesville High School


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

History

The first Zanesville High School was built in downtown North 6th Street 1849 and opened its doors in 1855. In 1908, a new Zanesville High School was built across the street and named Lash High School in honor of Superintendent William D. Lash.
The fourth version, was opened on September 9, 1954 on Blue Ave. This land was willed by John McIntire for public park/education. At the time of its opening, the said of the $4 million school, "you have to see it to believe it.". Old Lash High became Hancock Jr High until it was demolished in the early 1980s.
From 1908 until 1988, ZHS housed grades 10-12, now ZHS houses grades 9-12. The fifth Zanesville High School opened its doors on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 built on the same land as the old ZHS on Blue Ave.

Student/teacher population

Zanesville High School contains 600 students in grades 9-12.
It has a student/teacher ratio of 18 and 97% of its teachers are fully certified.
The student body is 78% White/Non-Hispanic, 18% Black/Non-Hispanic and 3% multiracial with 1% unspecified.

Clubs and activities

Clubs and activities include: Drama Club, Foreign Language, Ski Club and S.A.D.D. Club.
The Latin Club is now defunct. It once functioned as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League and National Junior Classical League.

Athletics

As members of the Ohio High School Athletic Association, 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 East Central Ohio League.
ZHS sports teams in the following sports:
Baseball,
Basketball,
Cheerleading,
Cross Country,
Football,
Golf,
Marching Band,
Soccer,
Softball,
Swimming,
Tennis,
Track,
Volleyball
Wrestling

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

The Zanesville football team is the alma mater of Buster Howe, the state's first Mr. Football Award winner.

Notable alumni