Fort Frye High School is a public

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near Beverly,

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, United States. It is the only high school in the Fort Frye Local School District. Athletic teams compete as the Fort Frye Cadets in the

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as a member of both the

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and Twin State League.

District profile

There are three active Elementary Schools in the Fort Frye Local Schools District: Beverly-Center Elementary, Lowell Elementary (

Lowell, Ohio Lowell is a village in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River. The population was 549 at the 2010 census. The village is located about 7.6 miles north of Marietta, Ohio. History The first European settlers to the lan ...

), and Salem-Liberty Elementary (

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). Beverly was renamed to Beverly-Center in 2007 after the closing (due mainly to budgetary reasons) of Center Elementary (Hackney, Ohio). Most remaining Center students are now bused to Beverly-Center Elementary. Current superintendent is Dr. Stephanie Starcher. Principals include: Andy Schob at the high school, Krista Ross (Lowell & Salem-Liberty), and Megan Miller (Beverly-Center). Students and teachers at Fort Frye High School often refer to the school as "The Fort", referencing the pioneer fortification,

Fort Frye Fort Frye was a triangular defensive fortification built by a group of pioneers from the Ohio Company of Associates who moved about twenty miles up the Muskingum River from the settlement of Marietta, Ohio to a location near the mouth of Wolf Cr ...

, built by settlers for protection during the

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References

External links

District Website

District Official Twitter
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