Bath High School (Ohio) Explained

Bath High School
Streetaddress:2850 Bible Road
City:Lima
Zipcode:45801
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.7725°N -84.0544°W
District:Bath Local School District
Principal:Brian Jesko
Teaching Staff:26.01 (FTE)
Ratio:17.26
Grades:912
Conference:Western Buckeye League
Motto:"Success is a choice, your choice."
Mascot:Wally the Wildcat and Wanda the Wildkitten
Team Name:Wildcats[1]
Colors:Columbia blue and gold
Newspaper:The Paw Print
Enrollment:449
Enrollment As Of:2017–18[2]

Bath High School (BHS), sometimes called Lima Bath, is a public high school in Bath Township, near Lima, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Bath Local School District.

Athletics

The school's mascot is a wildcat for boys' sports, and a wildkitten for girls'. They are members of the Western Buckeye League.

State championships

See also: Ohio High School Athletic Association.

Recognition

U.S. News & World Report listed Bath High School as a bronze medal school in their America's Best High Schools rankings in 2009 and 2015. BHS was the only high school in Allen County to be recognized.[5] The Ohio Department of Education named BHS a "School of Promise" in 2011, 2012, and 2014 along with "Excellent" ratings in the state report card every year from 2000 through 2013.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory. 2009-12-15. OHSAA. https://web.archive.org/web/20101103103132/http://cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=166. 2010-11-03. dead.
  2. Web site: Bath High School. National Center for Education Statistics. April 21, 2020.
  3. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. 2006-12-31. OHSAA. https://web.archive.org/web/20061231042515/http://www.ohsaa.org/. 31 December 2006 . live.
  4. Web site: Yappi Sports Softball. 2007-02-12. Yappi. https://web.archive.org/web/20070113105407/http://www.yappi.com/softball/StateChamps.html. 13 January 2007. dead.
  5. Web site: America's Best High Schools 2009 . 2008 . U.S. News & World Report . 2008-12-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100825221508/http://www.usnews.com/forms/badges/high-schools/ohio/allen_county . 2010-08-25 .
  6. Web site: Best High Schools 2009 Search. 2008. U.S. News & World Report. 2008-12-21.