Bath High School (Ohio)

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.

Bath High School
Address
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2850 Bible Road

45801

Coordinates40°46′21″N 84°3′16″W / 40.77250°N 84.05444°W / 40.77250; -84.05444
Information
Motto"Success is a choice, your choice."
School districtBath Local School District
PrincipalBrian Jesko
Grades912
Enrollment458 (2022–23[2])
Color(s)Columbia blue and gold[1]
   
Athletics conferenceWestern Buckeye League[1]
MascotWally the Wildcat and Wanda the Wildkitten
Team nameWildcats[1]
NewspaperThe Paw Print
Websitebathwildcats.org

Athletics

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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

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  • Boys golf - 2005 [3]
  • Girls basketball – 1987 [3]
  • Softball – 2001,[4] 2014

Recognition

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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]

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  2. ^ "Bath High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  4. ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Softball". Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  5. ^ "America's Best High Schools 2009". U.S. News & World Report. 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
  6. ^ "Best High Schools 2009 Search". U.S. News & World Report. 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-21.