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2001-2002
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Buckeye Local High School
10692 State
Highway 150
Rayland, Ohio 43943
Grades: 9-12
Hours: 7:30 am to 2:30 pm
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Phone:
(740) 859-2196
(740) 769-2490
(740) 546-4575
(740) 598-4211
Fax: (740) 859-2857
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Buckeye Local
High
School Staff
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Principal |
Mr.
Scott Celestin |
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Assistant Principal |
Mr. Gus
Hanson |
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Guidance Counselor |
Mr. Jim
Hamilton |
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Guidance Counselor |
Mrs.
Krista Kinyo |
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Athletic Director |
Mr. Tom
O'Connell |
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| Message from the Principal |
| Welcome to Buckeye Local High School
- "A State Superintendent's School of Promise". The 2007 - 2008
school year is off to a great start and we are looking forward to a very
productive and rewarding year for everyone. Please enjoy perusing
our "Panther" website. |
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| Vision Statement |
| To equip all students with the
skills necessary to become independent and productive members of society
in the twenty-first century. |
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| Mission Statement |
| As a school committed to excellence,
our mission is to educate student to become life long learners and to
inspire all students to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.
This mission will be implemented by an exceptional staff partnership
with students, parents, and the community. |
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| Building Goals |
- To continue to implement the Buckeye Local
Continuous Improvement Plan.
- To maintain and encourage student participation
in extracurricular activities.
- To continue to improve the curriculum to meet
the competitive global market.
- To utilize the present intervention strategies
to better prepare our students on standardized, proficiency, and OGT
testing.
- To increase the use of technology in the
classroom, to support instruction and student learning.
- To improve the educational process with
successful innovative programs through staff development.
- To increase parent / community involvement
through the means of teacher contact, newsletters, and mass media.
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| Academic Programs |
| Buckeye Local High School offers
several curricular programs: Merit Scholars, College Preparatory,
Business, Technical Preparatory, Vocational, Special Education. There are 168
class offerings in addition to attendance at the Jefferson County Joint
Vocational School for interested Juniors and Seniors. |
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| Extracurricular Programs |
| Buckeye Local High School has a
number of activities available for student participation throughout
their high school years. Among them are Band, Jazz Band, Choir,
S.A.D.D., Foreign Language Club, Art Club, Science Club, Audio-Visual
Club, Library Club, Physics Club, Varsity Club, Drama Club, Home Ec.
Club, F.C.A., Student Council, National Honor Society, and Project Self. |
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| Athletics |
| There are eleven (12) athletic
programs available to students. They include: Golf, Football,
Bowling, Volleyball, Cross Country, Boys' Basketball, Girls' Basketball,
Wresting, Track, Softball, Baseball, and Cheerleading. Our
athletic programs have been successful due to the cooperation and
dedication of students, coaches, and parents. The administration
and community have been, and will continue to be, solid supporters of
all the athletic programs. |
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| Facility |
| With the passage of a levy in 1987,
Buckeye Local High School was constructed and opened to students in
1990. The facility has an 800 seat theater/auditorium; two (2)
gymnasiums and a practice room for wrestling; a fitness / wellness room;
weight room; four (4) state of the art science labs; three (3) language
labs; a complete foods lab; two (2) art labs; a complete library / media
center with Info-Ohio, OCIS, and satellite hook-up for Japanese
interactive classes. Computers are available throughout the school
with four (4) fully equipped labs containing eighty-five (85) computers
and additional computer in all classrooms, a state-of-the-art track and
new softball and baseball fields. The baseball field was renamed
Bill Mazeroski Field on May 17, 2003, to honor "Hall of Famer" Bill
Mazeroski, who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates for sixteen (16) years. |
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| Counseling |
| There are two (2) full-time guidance
counselors who conduct activities to address career opportunities and
options. The Guidance Office is equipped with two (2) computers
connected to the Ohio Career Information System and works with students
on Individual Career Planning. College representatives visit the
school throughout the fall and winter to meet with the students and
various Career Days are scheduled. Buckeye Local High School is an
ACT testing center. |
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