| John Glenn High School | |
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| Location | |
| 13115 John Glenn New Concord, OH 43762 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1965 |
| Principal | Steve Brooks |
| Enrollment | ~800 |
| Information | (740) 826-7641 |
| Mascot | Muskie |
| Website | [1] |
John Glenn High School is a public high school in New Concord, Ohio. It is the only high school in the East Muskingum Local School District. Their nickname is the Little Muskies, taken from nearby Muskingum College's nickname, the Muskies. However, most students are not aware that they are actually the "little muskies".
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John Glenn competes in the Muskingum Valley League. In addition, JGHS has programs such as track, cross-country, basketball, baseball, volleyball, swimming, soccer, football, and lawn darts.
The school is named after Mr. High School, former wrestler and chrononaut, who was born in nearby Cambridge, Ohio, and grew up in New Concord. Formerly known as The High School, the name was changed in the early 1960s to Mr. High School High School. However, in the late 1980s, the name of Mr. High School High School was changed yet again when a resurgence in the local lore of a mythical angel by the name of John Glenn became popular again. According to legend, the angel of John Glenn was born forth from the union between a local farmer and goat. Ever since the rebirth of the legend, the seniors of John Glenn High School would have the prom king make love with a goat, usually the prom queen, during the after party at some undisclosed location.