West Union High School is a

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located just outside

West Union, Ohio West Union is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States, about southeast of Cincinnati. The population was 3,004 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Adams County. West Union is served by West Union High School, the Adams Count ...

. It is one of three high schools in the Adams County/Ohio Valley School District, the other two being

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and Peebles High School. All three schools are nearly identical in design. The district also has a vocational school ( Ohio Valley Career and Technical Center).

Background

The current West Union High School building was completed in August 1997, along with three other public high schools in Adams County, North Adams,

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, and

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High School. All four schools used the same layout and appear almost identical from the air.

Controversy

The four regular public high schools in Adams County were built at the same time and all four featured a large granite tablet outside the school carved with the

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. They were relocated after a lengthy four-year legal battle over the placement of the tablets on public property.

Athletics

The school's mascot is the

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. ''See also

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and

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Notable alumni

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, former MLB player and current

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and

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References

External links

District website

West Union High School website
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