 The new middle school building was opened in 1997 and has won many design awards, including the 1998 James D. MacConnell Award for design excellence from the Council of Educational Facilities Planners International.Today it houses nearly 600 students grades 6th through 8th.The Buckeye Valley High School Barons was established in 1963 as a consolidation of the Elm Valley (Ashley) Aces, the Radnor (Local) Trojans, and the Scioto Valley (Ostrander) Rockets.