Kinsman School
Joseph Badger
Local School
CONTACT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Edwin Baldwin, Superintendent
Gregory Sciola, Treasurer
7119 State Rt. 7, Kinsman, OH 44428
P. (330) 876-2810 | F. (330) 876-2811
BADGER HIGH SCHOOL (9-12)
Steven Kochemba, Principal
7119 State Rt. 7, Kinsman, OH 44428
P. (330) 876-2820 | F. (330) 876-2821
BADGER MIDDLE SCHOOL (5-8)
William Hamilton, Principal
7119 State Rt. 7, Kinsman, OH 44428
P. (330) 876-2840 | F. (330) 876-2841
BADGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (PK-4)
SPECIAL ED COORDINATOR (K-4)
Mary Williams, Principal
7119 State Rt. 7, Kinsman, OH 44428
P. (330) 876-2860 | F. (330) 876-2861
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
Steve Kochemba, A.D.
7119 State Rt. 7, Kinsman, OH 44428
P. (330) 876-2828
NURSE/CLINIC
Amanda Durst, RN
7119 State Rt. 7, Kinsman, OH 44428
P. (330) 876-2807
Mary Gough, Principal
7119 State Rt. 7, Kinsman, OH 44428
P. (330) 876-2860 | F. (330) 876-2861
Our New School
The new Joseph Badger School opened September 5, 2006 with the first day of classes for students. Badger Elementary, Middle and High School form a 175,000 square foot state of the art K-12 facility that services the largest geographical school district in Trumbull County. Students attending the Joseph Badger School, named after a circuit riding minister, Reverend Joseph Badger reside in Gustavus, Hartford, Kinsman, Orangeville or Vernon Township. There is also a small population of open enrollment students attending from neighboring school districts.
Joseph Badger offers a diversified curriculum including all day every day kindergarten and college preparatory courses which include four high school advanced placement (AP) classes. Badger Middle School is one of the select schools in Ohio to offer three grade eight classes earning high school credit; French, Algebra and Intro to Physics and Chemistry.
One hundred two dedicated staff members, sixty two certified and forty classified serve the students parents and community on a daily basis. Joseph Badger offers a comprehensive co-curricular program coinciding with academic offerings and an interscholastic sports program which personifies team play, opponent respect and continued sportsmanship in all contests.
Our School History
In these early years Western Reserve was dependent on New England for the first religious activities. Joseph Badger, after his discharge from the armed services in the Revolutionary War for three years, entered Yale College graduating in 1785.
About 1800 he was appointed as a missionary to go to the Western Reserve. Arriving in Youngstown, he began preaching, riding horseback to the various settlements. He averaged 25-30 miles a day carrying his supplies as he traveled. The Native Americans treated him kindly and with respect. He was instrumental in starting many churches before enlisting as a chaplain in the War of 1812.
At the time of his retirement in 1835 he no doubt was the best known man in the Western Reserve. He died at the age of 89 in Perrysburg, Ohio.