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 (300,000 m2) of land, it services approximately 750 students.
Blair High School | |
 Former high school building, built in 1899 | |
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| Location | Blair, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 41°32′24″N 96°8′12″W |
| Built | 1899 |
| Architect | John Latenser, Sr. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000300[1] |
| 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.[2] The building has been converted to apartments, offices, and a social hall.[3]
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 month.
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
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- "Nebraska National Register Properties in Washington County". Retrieved 2007-10-09.
- "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.
