Benjamin Logan Local School District

Benjamin Logan Local School District

The Benjamin Logan Local School District, also known as "Benjamin Logan Schools", is a school district comprising the eastern half of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The district is noteworthy for its commitment to agribusiness education, as evidenced by a strong FFA chapter and ties with local college agricultural programs. The school district also partners with local colleges and the Honda corporation to provide teacher exchange opportunities at the middle and high school level and in-school courses in the Japanese language. The President of the Board of Education is Bill Ramsey, and the superintendent is Stanley P. Mounts.

History

The district was founded in 1970, consolidated from Buckeye Local Schools, Belle Center Schools, and Logan Hills Schools.

The school district is named after Benjamin Logan (1742-1802), an American pioneer, politician, and general of the Virginia militia.

chools

Benjamin Logan High School

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name = Benjamin Logan High School


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location = Bellefontaine, Ohio
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website = [http://www.benlogan.k12.oh.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=3 Benjamin Logan High School]

Benjamin Logan High School is a secondary school located in Bellefontaine, Ohio. It is the only secondary school in the Benjamin Logan Local School District. The first high school building was the former Zanesfield building and in 1990 it was moved to its current location.

Teachers from Ben Logan host Japanese teachers as a cultural exchange. [ [http://jasco.osu.edu/events/winter2005.pdf JASCO Winter 2005 newsletter] ]

Athletics

The school offers 13 varsity sports. It holds Ohio state records for:

*Football: longest run (99 yards, Scott Rose) fact|date=September 2007
*Wrestling: third fastest pin (0:05, Cole Carpenter 275 lb (125 kg))fact|date=September 2007
*Baseball: second most home runs in a game (Eric Stucke, 4); second most hits-by-pitches in a game (Landon Small, 3), and fifth for hits-by-pitches in a season (Landon Small, 13)fact|date=September 2007
*Volleyball: fourth kill in a match (Nicole Fawcett, 38) and second kills in a season (Nicole Fawcett, 539)fact|date=September 2007Benjamin Logan also sponsors soccer, track and field, cross country, golf, bowling, and basketball teams.

Middle School

*Benjamin Logan Middle School, principal Jim Cox

Elementary school

*Benjamin Logan Elementary School, principal Shari Rice

External links

* [http://www.benlogan.k12.oh.us/education/district/district.php?sectionid=1 District homepage]
* [http://www.benlogan.k12.oh.us/education/club/club.php?sectionid=122 Benjamin Logan Future Farmers of America Chapter]

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