Blackford High School (Indiana) Explained

Blackford Junior-Senior High School
Motto:Nulli Secundus
(Second to None)
Established:1969
Type:Public high school
Principal:Scott Shimer
Teaching Staff:51.00
Enrollment:717 (2022–23)[1]
Ratio:14.06
Grades:9-12
Streetaddress:2392 North State Road 3
City:Hartford City
State:Indiana
Zipcode:47348
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.485°N -85.3714°W
Nickname:Bruins
Footnotes:[2]

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.

History

Blackford 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

The football team won the state championship in 1974 and 1979.[4]

Notable alumni

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blackford Jr-Sr High School. National Center for Education Statistics. April 30, 2024.
  2. Web site: IDOE: Compass. in.gov. 16 July 2015.
  3. News: Suite . John . Board divides proposed recreation paths into phases . The News-Times [Hartford City] . 2004-03-30 . 2007-03-26 .
  4. Web site: IHSAA State Championships by School. ihsaa.org. 11 July 2018. 24 September 2018.
  5. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/ford-ka.html NASA Astronaut Bio