Beaver Local High School

Beaver Local High School is a public high school in St. Clair Township, Ohio, United States, near East Liverpool. It is the only secondary school in the Beaver Local School District. Athletic teams compete as the Beaver Local Beavers in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Buckeye 8 Athletic League as well as the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.

Beaver Local High School
Address
46090 Bell School Road

East Liverpool
,
Ohio
43920

United States
Coordinates40°42′42″N 80°37′48″W
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
Established1956
School districtBeaver Local School District
SuperintendentEric Lowe
CEEB code362988
PrincipalJim Riccardo
Teaching staff30.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment579 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.30[1]
Campus typeFringe Rural[2]
Color(s)Red and White [3]   
Fight songWave for the Red and White
Athletics conferenceBuckeye 8 Athletic League
Ohio Valley Athletic Conference[3]
Team nameBeavers[3]
RivalEast Liverpool Potters
YearbookL'année
Athletic DirectorMike McKenzie
Websitewww.beaver.k12.oh.us

History
Main article: Beaver Local School District

On November 19, 1934, the Columbiana County Board of Education passed a resolution establishing the Beaver Local Rural School District. The district was a consolidation of seven existing rural school districts at that time. The district was named after the Little Beaver Creek, which runs through most of the district. Later, the name was changed to the Beaver Local School District.[4]

The high school was established in 1956, and constructed on ground in the middle of the district, in Madison Township. It opened to about 400 students from both district grade schools as well as the nearby high schools of David Anderson, East Liverpool, and East Palestine. The school colors of red and white were chosen by the Board of Education. The first class graduated in 1959 with 70 students.[5]

In 2015, a new K–12 campus was constructed next to the former middle school site, moving the school just over the border into St. Clair Township.

Athletics

Beaver Local High School has been a member of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference since 1991, and the related Buckeye 8 Athletic League since 2013. They were also part of the Buckeye Border Conference (1961-1974), Tri-County League (1974-1976), River Valley Conference (1990-1999), and All-American Conference (2008-2013). The following is an alphabetical list of sports offered by the high school.

OVAC Conference Championships
  • Boys Basketball - 2004
  • Girls Basketball - 2019
  • Football - 2000
  • Girls Soccer - 2004, 2006
  • Softball - 2001
  • Volleyball - 2002, 2006, 2007, 2016
  • Wrestling - 1997, 2019, 2020

Buckeye 8 Conference Championships
  • Boys Swimming - 2016
  • Girls Soccer - 2015, 2016, 2017
  • Boys Soccer - 2018
  • Volleyball - 2015, 2016
  • Wrestling - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Athletic facilities

The Mangano Athletic Complex is the primary facility for weightlifting and training for all sports. Beaver Local Stadium, just south of the high school, is used for football games. A gymnasium inside the school is used for basketball, volleyball, and wrestling. In addition, there are baseball, softball, and soccer fields, tennis courts, and a track on campus. Off-campus facilities include the YMCA for swimming, Tri-State Lanes for bowling, Beaver Creek Meadows Golf Course for boys golf, and Turkana Golf Course for girls golf.

Notable alumni

Notes and references
  1. "Beaver Local High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  2. U.S. News & World Report. "Beaver Local High School". Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  3. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  4. Beaver Local Schools. "Beaver Local Schools District Information". Archived from the original on 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  5. Sue A. Nulf Strobel. "The History of Beaver Local High School". Retrieved 2020-08-27.
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