Blackford High School (Indiana)
Blackford Junior-Senior High School is a public high school in Hartford City, Indiana which includes grades 7 through 12. It is part of the Blackford County School District, and is the sole public high school serving all of Blackford County. Like the county, Blackford High School is named after Isaac Blackford.
| Blackford Junior-Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
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2392 North State Road 3 , 47348 | |
| Coordinates | 40°29′06″N 85°22′17″W / 40.48500°N 85.37139°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Nulli Secundus (Second to None) |
| Established | 1969 |
| Principal | Scott Shimer |
| Teaching staff | 51.00 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 717 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.06[1] |
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| Nickname | Bruins |
| Website | bhs |
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History
editBlackford High School opened in the fall of 1969,[3] replacing the former Hartford City High School and Montpelier High School. Blackford High School's team colors are red, white, and black. These colors were selected from the high schools that used to exist in the county. Red came from the Roll Red Rollers. White came from the Montpelier Spartans. Black came from the Hartford City Airedales.
Athletics
editThe football team won the state championship in 1974 and 1979.[4]
Notable alumni
edit- Kevin A. Ford, Class of 1978 -- NASA astronaut[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Blackford Jr-Sr High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "IDOE: Compass". in.gov. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ Suite, John (2004-03-30). "Board divides proposed recreation paths into phases". The News-Times [Hartford City]. Retrieved 2007-03-26.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "IHSAA State Championships by School" (PDF). ihsaa.org. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ NASA Astronaut Bio. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.