Glenwood High School (Ohio)

Glenwood High School (GHS) is a public high school in New Boston, a village located in Scioto County in the southern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is the only high school in the New Boston Local School District. Their mascot is the Tiger, and their colors are scarlet and gray.

Not to be confused with the former Glenwood High School in Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio which merged to form GlenOak High School.
Glenwood High School
Home of the Tigers
Location
1 Glenwood Tiger Trail
New Boston, Ohio

United States
Information
TypeOhio, public, rural, high school
School districtNew Boston Local School District
PrincipalDonnie Stapleton, Principal Jimmy Bailey, Athletic Director
Head of schoolMelinda Burnside, Superintendent
Grades7-12
Color(s)Scarlet and Gray[1]
Athletics conferenceSouthern Ohio Conference[1]
MascotTigers[1]
WebsiteHome page

History

The New Boston School District consisted of three schools until recently. The buildings constructed in the early 1900s included Stanton Elementary, Oak Street Intermediate, and Glenwood Junior-Senior High School. Glenwood housed grades 7-12, yet it was once the only school in the district and housed all grades.

In 2008, voters of New Boston approved a 7.61 mil levy to build a new $20 million Pre-K through 12 school building on #1 Glenwood Tiger Trail, which used to be Lakeview Avenue. The former Sun and Funland Pool once sat on the same location. The school purchased the land from the pool for $34,000. The local share of the $20 million school was only $3 million, and the rest is provided by the Ohio School Facilities Commission.[2]

The school broke ground in February 2010 and opened in time for the 2012 school year. This is the first new school building built for New Boston since 1906.

Academics

In 2009, the New Boston School District was identified by the Ohio Department of Education as being among the top 30 districts in the state for students with special needs.[3]

Athletics

Glenwood High School's athletic affiliation is with the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) and the Southern Ohio Conference, Southeastern District.[1]

As of 2020–2021 Glenwood High School offers the following extracurricular athletic teams for their student-athletes: basketball (boys' and girls', grades 7-12), cheerleading, soccer, volleyball (grades 7-12), softball, tennis , and track (grades 7-12).

Ohio High School Athletic Association championships and appearances
  • Boys' Basketball
OHSAA Final Four Appearances[4]
1938(Enon local d. New Boston 50-37)
1960 - (Salem Local d. New Boston 67-59)
2021 -(Columbus Grove High School d. New Boston 56-53)

Famous alumni

Vern Riffe Jr. - Longest running Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives

References
  1. "School Information: Glenwood". OHSAA. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  2. Portsmouth Daily Times; Ottney, Ryan Scott. "Architects Unveil New Boston School Plans". Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  3. Portsmouth Daily Times; Ottney, Ryan Scott. "New Boston One of 30 Best Schools for Special Needs". Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  4. OHSAA. "OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program". p. 48 & 58.

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