Batesville High School (BHS) is a public high school in
Batesville, Indiana
Batesville is a city in Ripley County, Indiana, Ripley and Franklin County, Indiana, Franklin counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 7,202 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the largest community in both ...
. The high school is part of the Batesville Community School Corporation and has an enrollment of 715.
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History
1875 marked the erection of the Batesville schoolhouse which was a two-story, four room brick building. To keep up with the increasing population there was an addition made to the schoolhouse in 1888, and in 1896 a second schoolhouse was built. As the town continued to grow it became apparent that a separate high school was needed. Batesville High School was constructed in 1927 on a large plot of land donated to the Batesville school system by George M. Hillenbrand. In 1963, the Batesville schools consolidated with the schools of Hamburg, St. Mary's and Oldenburg, which marks the beginning of the Batesville Community School Corporation. Due to the rapid growth of the school district from the consolidation it became necessary to build a new high school. Construction on the new high school finished in the fall of 1968, and still serves as the home to Batesville High School. Growing enrollment in the district has resulted in a $12 million addition to the school in 2000 and a $10 million addition in 2017.
Athletics
Batesville High School is a member of the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference
The Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference (EIAC) is a distinguished, eight-member IHSAA-sanctioned high school athletic conference. Current members consist of Batesville, Connersville, East Central, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, ...
.Indiana High School Athletic Association
The Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public and private high schools in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Member schools are classified into four classes based on enrollment, ranging ...
sanctioned sports.
Boys
*Baseball
*Basketball
*Cross country
*Football
*Golf
*Soccer
*Swimming
*Tennis
*Track and field
*Wrestling
*Dance
*Marching Band
Girls
*Basketball
*Cross country
*Golf
*Soccer
*Softball
*Swimming
*Tennis
*Track and field
*Volleyball
*Dance
*Marching Band
Notable alumni
* Curt Clawson
Curtis Jay Clawson (born September 28, 1959) is an American politician who served as the United States representative for Florida's 19th congressional district from 2014 to 2017. He is the former chief executive of Hayes Lemmerz, a Michigan-base ...
- member of the U.S. House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...
from Florida's 19th congressional district
Florida's 19th congressional district is a List of United States congressional districts, U.S. congressional district in Southwest Florida. It includes the cities of Cape Coral, Florida, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Florida, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Be ...
*Chris Giesting
Christopher Carl "Chris" Giesting (born December 10, 1992) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 400-meter dash. He was a gold medalist in the 4 × 400-meter relay at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He ran collegiat ...
- member of 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held between March 17 and 20, 2016 in Portland, Oregon, United States.
The event did not feature Russia. Following a WADA investigation into widespread and institutional doping practices ...
Gold medal-winning relay team and 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
The NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship is an annual collegiate indoor track and field competition for men organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The first edition of the championship was held in 1965, a ...
distance medley national champion.
* Bryan Hoeing - pitcher for the Miami Marlins
The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League East, East Division. The ...
.
See also
* List of high schools in Indiana
This is a list of high schools in the U.S. state of Indiana.
A
Adams County
Allen County
B
Bartholomew County
Benton County
Blackford County
Boone County
Brown County
C
Carroll County
Cass County
Clark County
Clay Count ...
References
External links
Official website
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Public high schools in Indiana
Schools in Franklin County, Indiana
1875 establishments in Indiana