Badger High School is a public

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. It is the only high school in the Joseph Badger Local School District. their mascot is the Braves, and they compete in the

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as a member of the

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. The district is made up of four townships in northeast Trumbull County ( Gustavus,

, Vernon, and

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). This makes the Joseph Badger School District, at , the largest in the county by area.

Athletics

Badger High School currently offers: *

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Extracurriculars Activities

Badger offers Art Club, Coronation Committee, French and Spanish Clubs, Prep Bowl, National Honors Society, Beta Club, and Yearbook Committee

OHSAA State Championships

* Girls

– 1981, 1982 * Girls Cross Country - 2018 *

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- 2012

Notable alumni

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- award-winning novelist and short story author *

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- professional

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stock car racing driver * Dale Blaney - former college basketball player for the

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. He was drafted in the 4th round of the 1986 NBA Draft by the

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& a professional sprint car driver

References

External links

District Website
High schools in Trumbull County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio {{TrumbullCountyOH-school-stub