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near

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. It is the only high school in the

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. The boys' sports teams are known as the Blue Devils, while the girls' teams are called the Blue Angels.

History

GAHS was founded as a

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in 1811. The first official location was constructed in 1936. The original high school building was converted to a junior high school after construction of new facilities in the 1950s. In 2005, the local community voted and approved a proposal to build a new campus on Centenary Road outside of downtown Gallipolis. The current Gallia Academy High School was completed in 2009 and has been in use since August 24, 2009.

Athletics

The Gallipolis Gallia Academy Blue Devils will be a part of the

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, starting in 2016-17.

Notable alumni

* James B. Aleshire, U.S. Army major general * Dave Roberts,

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pitcher *

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, civil rights activist and former Vice-Mayor,

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, * Tom Spencer, former

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) *

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, US Representative from Ohio

References

External links

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Gallipolis City Schools
{{authority control High schools in Gallia County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio