North Adams High School is a

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located in

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, Adams County,

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. It is one of three high schools in the

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, the other two being Peebles High School and West Union High School. The district also has a vocational school (

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). North Adams High School has been declared by the State of Ohio as a "School of Promise."

Background

The current North Adams High School building was completed in August 1997, along with three other public high schools in Adams County,

Peebles Peebles ( gd, Na Pùballan) is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was historically a royal burgh and the county town of Peeblesshire. According to the 2011 census, the population was 8,376 and the estimated population in June 2018 wa ...

, and West Union High School. All three schools use the same layout and appear almost identical from the air.

Controversy

The four regular public high schools in Adams County were built at the same time and all four featured a large granite tablet outside the school carved with the

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. They were relocated after a lengthy four-year legal battle over the placement of the tablets on public property.

Athletics

''See also

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and

Ohio High School Athletic Conferences This is a list of high school athletic conferences in Ohio, separated by Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) region. Some conferences have schools in multiple regions, and will be listed in all applicable regions. However, the conference ...

References

External links

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District website
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