Blackford Junior-Senior High School is a public
high school in
Hartford City,
Indiana which includes grades 7 through 12. It is part of the
Blackford County School District Blackford might refer to:
People with the surname
*Charles Minor Blackford (1833–1903), an American lawyer
*Hosea Blackford, a fictional character in books by Harry Turtledove
*Ian Blackford, a Scottish politician
*Isaac Blackford (1786–1859), ...
, and is the sole public high school serving all of
Blackford County. Like the county, Blackford High School is named after
Isaac Blackford
Isaac Newton Blackford (November 6, 1786 – December 31, 1859) was the second Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, the court's longest serving Justice, and among the longest serving jurists in the history of the United States. He wrote a ...
.
History
Blackford High School opened in the fall of 1969, replacing the former Hartford City High School and Montpelier High School. Blackford High School's team colors are red, white, and black. These colors were selected from the high schools that used to exist in the county. Red came from the
Roll Red Rollers. White came from the Montpelier Spartans. Black came from the Hartford City Airedales.
Athletics
The football team won the state championship in 1974 and 1979.
Notable alumni
*
Kevin A. Ford, Class of 1978 --
NASA astronaut
NASA Astronaut Bio
Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
See also
* List of high schools in Indiana
This is a list of high schools in the U.S. state of Indiana.
A
Adams County
Allen County
B
Bartholomew County
Benton County
Blackford County
Boone County
Brown County
C
Carroll County
Cass County
Clark County
Clay County ...
* Central Indiana Athletic Conference
Central Indiana Conference is an eight-member IHSAA Conference spanning Blackford, Grant, and Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United State ...
* Hartford City, Indiana
References
External links
*
Blackford County School District
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Public high schools in Indiana
Education in Blackford County, Indiana
Educational institutions established in 1969
1969 establishments in Indiana
Buildings and structures in Blackford County, Indiana