Meigs High School

Public, coeducational high school in Pomeroy, , Ohio, United States

Athletics conferenceTri-Valley Conference^[2]NicknameMarauders^[2]Athletic DirectorSteve Wood^[2]Websitehttp://www.ml.k12.oh.us/index.php/high-school

Meigs High School is a public high school in Pomeroy, Ohio, United States. It is one of four high schools in Meigs County. The school mascot is the Marauders. Meigs High School is the creation of several school districts within Meigs County including Middleport, Pomeroy, Bedford, Northwestern, and Salem. Consolidation took place between the years 1965 and 1967 with construction of the new school beginning in the summer of 1968. The current school opened in 1970, and is still in use today.

Athletics

The Marauders belong to the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) and the Tri-Valley Conference, a 16-member athletic conference located in southeastern Ohio. The conference is divided into two divisions based on school size. The Ohio Division features the larger schools, including Meigs, and the Hocking Division features the smaller schools. Meigs High School is the only high school within a 100-mile radius to have random drug testing.

In its first year of participation as the Marauders, Meigs won the SEOAL Football Championship with a 9-1 record. Their only loss that year was an 8-0 setback to powerhouse Ironton. The Marauders have won five total football championships. (1967, 1986, 1987, 1996, 1998) The 1986 team holds the distinction as being the only team in school history to complete a season undefeated at 10-0.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Boys Baseball – 1957* ^[4]^[5]

*Title won by Middleport High School prior to consolidation into Meigs HS.

Meigs Marauder Music Program

Meigs Marauder Marching Band is directed by Toney Dingess, assisted by Dave Deem and Nick Michael, with color guard by Jamie Deem.
Meigs Concert Band is directed by Toney Dingess
Meigs High School also offers a choir class, which is also instructed by Toney Dingess.

Marching Shows and Awards

1998-Magical Mystery Tour
1999-Big Bad VooDoo Daddy won Grand Champion in 1999 in the Tri-State Marching Band Festival competition at Marshall University.
2005-Paul Simon Show
2006-Music Of Ray Charles
2007-Jazz N' Blues featuring Moonlight Serenade, Take the "A" Train, Sing, Sing, Sing, Blues In The Night.
2008-Rocks This Town featuring Rock This Town, Sing Sang Sung, and Big Noise From Winnetka.
2009-Marauders Go To Birdland featuring Birdland, It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), and Swing Swing Swing.
2010-Ellington In Motion featuring Take the "A" Train, Satin Doll, Caravan, and It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing).
2013 - Music of the Beatles won Grand Champion at Marietta in 2013
2016-Remembrance featuring In The Stone, America the Beautiful, An American Elegy, and My Country Tis of Thee

Notable Appearances

2014- The Marauder band participated in the Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC in May

Notable alumni

Mike Bartrum, former American football long snapper and tight end in the National Football League, played for the Philadelphia Eagles^[6]

References

^ "A Message from our Superintenden". MEIGS LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
^ "Meigs High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
^ "Mike Bartrum". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.