Jonathan Alder High School is an NCA accredited public

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located in

Plain City, Ohio Plain City is a village in Madison and Union counties in the U.S. state of Ohio, along Big Darby Creek. The population was 4,225 at the 2010 census. According to the official website, their mission statement is "to govern with integrity and fis ...

. It is the only high school in the Jonathan Alder Local School District. The school, as well as the district, are named after

Jonathan Alder Jonathan Alder (September 17, 1773 – January 30, 1849) was an American pioneer, and the first White American, white settler in Madison County, Ohio. As a young child living in Virginia, Alder was kidnapped by Shawnee Indians, and later adop ...

, the first white

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in Madison County. The current building was first occupied in the 2005–2006 school year. The original Jonathan Alder High School was built at 6440 Kilbury-Huber Rd., and was turned into a Junior High School when the new building was built.

Athletics

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

- 1998 State Champions, 2010 State Champions (Undefeated 34-0 Season), 2013 State Runner-up, 2014 State Runner-up * Girls

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– 2006 State Champions *

Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

- 2006 State Runner-up *

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- 2018 DII Boys State Runner up, 2019 DII Boys State Runner up *

Softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

- 2019 DII Girls State Champions, 2022 DII State Runner-Up *

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

- 2015 State Runner-up

Notable alumni

Arnett Howard Arnett Howard (born September 6, 1950) is an American jazz musician, journalist, teacher, historian, and ambassador for Columbus, Ohio. Career Arnett was born September 6, 1950, in Welch, West Virginia, but was raised in Plain City, Ohio. In 1 ...

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Player *

Donnie Nickey Donnie Orvin Nickey (born April 25, 1980) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Early years Nickey attended Jonathan Al ...

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player

References

External links

Jonathan Alder School District
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alder, Jonathan, High School High schools in Madison County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio 1957 establishments in Ohio