| Buckeye Valley High School | |
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| Address | |
| 901 Coover Road Delaware, Ohio, (Delaware County), 43015 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| Opened | 1963 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Brown and Gold [1] |
| Athletics conference | Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference[1] |
| Team name | Barons[1] |
| Newspaper | 'The Shield' |
| Athletic Director | Carol Evans[1] |
| Website | BVHS website |
Buckeye Valley High School is a rural public high school located in Delaware County's Troy Township, north of Delaware, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Buckeye Valley Local School District. Their mascot is the Baron.
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Buckeye Valley High School holds grades nine through twelve and offers students a variety of courses including College Preparatory classes, Enriched and AP English, Advanced Mathematics, KAP History and Government as well as numerous elective classes. Buckeye Valley High School offers its students a variety of extracurricular activities and clubs (a brief list of clubs and activities can be found below). As a member of the Mid Ohio Athletic Conference Buckeye Valley has active baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, gymnastic, soccer, softball, tennis, track and wrestling programs. Buckeye Valley also has active performing arts programs including Marching, Symphonic and Jazz Bands, Visions, Men's and Women's Chorus, Baronettes and Mixed Chorale, Drama Club and Thespian Troupe #6950 of the International Thespian Society.
Buckeye Valley High School offers four years of either Spanish or French with years three and four as honors courses. Foreign language students are eligible to participate in organized trips to Spanish speaking or French speaking countries. Participation in these trips typically earns the student a travel credit for their given language.
Buckeye Valley has two school songs:
The Buckeye Valley Alma Mater
Down The Field - Gladiators
The Buckeye Valley Fight Song consists of portions of two separate songs. The first portion, entitled "Down the Field" was written by Stanleigh P. Friedman in 1905 for Yale University. The second half, entitled "Entrance of the Gladiators" or "Gladiators" was written by the Czech composer Julius Ernst Wilhelm Fučík circa 1897.
Homecoming games are played during both the football and basketball seasons and feature much pomp and circumstance organized by the Student Council. Football Homecoming is typically the larger of the two events. During Homecoming week, students participate in Spirit Week activities which often include "Comfy Day", "Hat Day", "Wacky Hair Day" and "Brown and Gold Day". Typically, all-girl powderpuff football teams are organized and coached by willing students during the fall sports season and all-boy volleyball games are played during the winter sports season. During Homecoming week, Alumni Band Members return and rehearse with the Marching Band. During the Big Game, the reigning Homecoming queen returns to crown her successor during the pregame festivities. As tradition has it, the Marching Band and Alumni will perform the Revolving 'B' to the Buckeye Valley Fight Song at the conclusion of the halftime show.
A committee of members of the junior class is responsible for planning and organizing each aspect of Prom week. The committee decides on the theme and location of the Prom dance and raises funds throughout the year to cover the cost invitations, decorations, souvenirs and other various expenses. Teen Institute organizes an assembly in accordance with Prom Promise Week to stress the importance of good decision making in a safe prom night. Throughout Prom week, elections for Prom Queen and King are run by the Student Council. The results are announced during the dance and the Queen and King lead the seniors in the senior dance. This procedure is no different from any other high school.