Sciotoville Community School is a

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in Sciotoville (within the city limits of

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Scioto County, Ohio Scioto County is a county along the Ohio River in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Ohio. At the 2020 census, the population was 74,008. Its county seat is Portsmouth. The county was founded on March 24, 1804, from Adams County and i ...

, United States. Their mascot is the Tartans and their colors are blue and white/gray. In 2000, East High School was supposed to be closed by the City of Portsmouth, but with public effort, they were able to convert the high school to a community school.

Athletics

There are ten school districts and eleven high schools in Scioto County along with one parochial school as well several private and community schools. The school's athletic affiliation is with the

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(OHSAA) and the

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(SOC), which has seventeen member schools and is divided into two divisions (SOC I & SOC II) based on the schools' enrollment. The SOC includes teams from four different Ohio counties - Jackson County ( Oak Hill High School), Lawrence County ( Saint Joseph Central High School and Symmes Valley High School), Pike County ( Waverly High School, Eastern High School, and Western High School), and

Scioto County Scioto County is a county along the Ohio River in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Ohio. At the 2020 census, the population was 74,008. Its county seat is Portsmouth. The county was founded on March 24, 1804, from Adams County and i ...

( Clay High School, Green High School, Glenwood High School, Sciotoville Community School, Valley High School, Northwest High School, Minford High School, Portsmouth West High School, Notre Dame High School, South Webster High School, and Wheelersburg High School). For the first time in their 97-year history, East High School has its own football and tennis athletic facilities in 2007. The Portsmouth city council sold Allard Park, a former city-owned park where the Tartans have played their contests, to the Sciotoville Community School for $1. In the ceremony, Bill Shope, Sciotoville Community School's governing body president, gave Jim Kalb, Portsmouth's mayor, a 1921 silver dollar representing the date in which Sciotoville became a part of Portsmouth.

Ohio High School Athletic Association championships and appearances

* Boys' Baseball - 1973 (East def. Adena Buckeye West 5–3)

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* {{Authority control High schools in Scioto County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio Public middle schools in Ohio Charter schools in Ohio Portsmouth, Ohio

Athletics

Ohio High School Athletic Association championships and appearances

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