Fort Frye High School
Fort Frye High School is a public high school in Beverly, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Fort Frye Local School District. Their nickname/mascot is the Cadets. They are members of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference and Pioneer Valley Conference.
There is no Middle School in the Fort Frye Local school District. All students, following elementary school after the sixth grade, attend classes within the single building that houses Fort Frye High School.
There are three active Elementary Schools in the Fort Frye Local Schools District: Beverly-Center Elementary, Lowell Elementary (Lowell, Ohio), and Salem-Liberty Elementary (Lower Salem, Ohio). Beverly was renamed to Beverly-Center in 2007 after the closing (due mainly to budgetary reasons) of Center Elementary (Hackney, Ohio). Most remaining Center students are now bused to Beverly-Center Elementary. Current superintendent is Dr. Stephanie Starcher. Principals include: Andy Schob at the high school, Krista Ross (Lowell & Salem-Liberty), and Megan Miller (Beverly-Center).
Students and teachers at Fort Frye High School often refer to the school as "The Fort", referencing the pioneer fortification, Fort Frye, built by settlers for protection during the Northwest Indian War.
Fort Frye is also known as a basketball school. They have won the PVC in 2000,2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013. They have 4 1000 point scorers in Shon Smith (2013), Tyler Engle (2007), Clint Hayes (1996), and Jack Clark (1963) The Cadets main rival is Waterford located across the Muskingum River. Girls sports have been very successful including a trip to state final 4 in 2013.
Fort Frye has had minor success with its football program. The current head coach for The Cadets is Eric Huck. Eric Huck has led his team to the playoffs 3 times, including back to back playoff trips in recent years.
Fort Frye's football program in 2015-2016 season went 10-0 and won the PVC outright. They lost there playoff game against a rough Fredrickstown team at home 13-0.
Notable Alumni
Dan Hughes (1973) - WNBA Coach. Current coach of the San Antonio Stars.
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Coordinates: 39°32′51″N 81°37′56″W / 39.547545°N 81.632104°W