Blair High School (Blair, Nebraska)

Blair High School is a public high school in Blair, Nebraska, United States. It is a part of Blair Community Schools. The 140,000-square-foot (13,000 m²) building was built in 1970 at a cost of $2.2 million. Sitting on 75 acres (30 ha; 300,000 m²) of land, it services approximately 750 students.

Blair High School
Address
440 North 10th Street Blair , (Washington County) , Nebraska 68008 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Principal	Tammy Holcomb
Staff	45.43 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	710[1] (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	15.63[1]
Color(s)	Purple and white     [2]
Athletics conference	Eastern Midlands Conference[2]
Nickname	Bears[2]
Website

Blair High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Former high school building, built in 1899
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Location	Blair, Nebraska
Coordinates	41°32′24″N 96°8′12″W
Built	1899
Architect	John Latenser, Sr.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	91000300[3]
Added to NRHP	March 14, 1991

The school's former building, built in 1889, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1991. The original building was a two-story building in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, with a two-story Colonial Revival addition in 1929 and a one-story flat brick annex added in 1969.^[4] The building has been converted to apartments, offices, and a social hall.^[5]

The school's newspaper, known as The Bear Tracks, is a student-made paper consisting of seven sections, and is issued at the end of every academic quarter.

The school's colors are purple and white; its athletic teams are the Bears. Blair High School is a member of the Eastern Midlands Conference and competes in Class B athletics and in mostly Class A fine arts. Blair High School's main rivals include Elkhorn and Gretna.

References

1. "Blair High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
2. "Blair High School". Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
4. "Nebraska National Register Properties in Washington County". Archived from the original on April 13, 2000. Retrieved October 9, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. "Blair". Archived December 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Nebraska's Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway. Archived December 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010-11-04.

External links

• Blair High School
• About Blair High School