Big Walnut High School is a public high school located in Sunbury, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Big Walnut Local School District. It was established in 1950. The current building was built in 1991 and has a student population of almost 1,000.The school's mascot is the golden eagle.School InformationThe school was founded by Prescott Harstler. The current building was built in 1991, after the district decided that a new high school was needed. The old high school building, which opened in 1950 when Sunbury, Galena and Harlem Township High Schools merged, became Big Walnut Middle School. The middle school has since built a new building. The high school just completed a multimillion-dollar renovation that added extra classrooms and an atrium to the entryway.AcademicsBig Walnut recently earned a second "Excellent" designation from the Ohio Department of Education for outstanding student learning and achievements during the 2006-2007 school year. The school offers over 111 courses and a program of study that includes Advanced Placement or Honors opportunities in American History, American Literature, Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, English 10, French 4, German 3 and 4, Physics, Physical Science, Spanish 3 and 4, Government. During the 2006-2007 school year, the school administered AP tests in Calculus AB, English Literature & Composition, and German Language.
