Gallia Academy High School
Distant view from State Route 141
Address
2855 Centenary Road Gallipolis , (Gallia County) , Ohio 45631 United States
Coordinates	38°48′16.9344″N 82°15′44.9028″W / 38.804704000°N 82.262473000°W / 38.804704000; -82.262473000
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational high school
School district	Gallipolis City School District
Superintendent	Craig Wright [1]
Principal	Josh Donley
Grades	9-12
Color(s)	Blue and White[1]
Fight song	GAHS Fight Song
Athletics conference	Ohio Valley Conference[1]
Team name	Blue Devils[1]
Rivals	River Valley Raiders Fairland Dragons Point Pleasant Black Knights
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Website	School website

Gallia Academy High School (GAHS) is a public high school near Gallipolis at Centenary, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Gallipolis City School District. The boys' sports teams are known as the Blue Devils, while the girls' teams are called the Blue Angels.

History

GAHS was founded as a military academy in 1811. The first official location was constructed in 1936. The original high school building was converted to a junior high school after construction of new facilities in the 1950s.

In 2005, the local community voted and approved a proposal to build a new campus on Centenary Road outside of downtown Gallipolis. The current Gallia Academy High School was completed in 2009 and has been in use since August 24, 2009.

Athletics

The Gallipolis Gallia Academy Blue Devils will be a part of the Ohio Valley Conference, starting in 2016-17.

Notable alumni

• James B. Aleshire, U.S. Army major general^[3]
• Dave Roberts, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Ryan Smith, 103rd Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
• Marian Spencer, civil rights activist and former Vice-Mayor, Cincinnati,^[4]
• Tom Spencer, former MLB player (Chicago White Sox)^[5]
• Robert M. Switzer, US Representative from Ohio^[6]