Wauseon High School
| Wauseon High School | |
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| Address | |
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840 Parkview Street , , 43567 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°33′13″N 84°7′41″W / 41.55361°N 84.12806°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| School district | Wauseon Exempted Village School District |
| Superintendent | Troy Armstrong |
| Principal | Keith Leatherman |
| Teaching staff | 28.04 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 534 (2017-18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.04[1] |
| Color(s) | Red, White, and Black [2] |
| Fight song | Across the Field |
| Athletics conference | NWOAL[2] |
| Sports | 18 Competitive sports for females and males. Cross Country, Football, Cheerleading, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Bowling, Wrestling, Track, Softball and Baseball |
| Mascot | Indians |
| Team name | Indians[2] |
| Rival | Archbold High School |
| Newspaper | The Red and White |
| Yearbook | The Chief |
| Athletic Director | Matthew Hutchinson[2] |
| Website | www.wauseonindians.org [3] |
Wauseon High School is a public high school in Wauseon, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Wauseon Exempted Village School District. Currently; the superintendent of Wauseon Exempted Schools is Troy Armstrong, the principal of Wauseon High School is Keith Leatherman and the assistant principal is Ryan O'Dell.
Academic Achievements
Wauseon High School had received the "Excellent" rating, from the Ohio Department of Education, for eleven years in a row from the 2003-2004 school year to the 2014-2015 school year, when the ODE ceased the grading format. This included receiving the "Excellent with Distinction" honor for seven years.
Athletics
The mascot of Wauseon Schools are the "Indians", with their colors being red, white, and black. Wauseon is a charter member of the Northwest Ohio Athletic League, having competed in the NWOAL since 1926.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships and Runners Up
-OHSAA Championships in bold.
- Boys Football – 1993 Division III State Champions [Defeated Ironton 13-10].
- Boys Basketball – 1994 DII State Runners Up [Lost to Cleveland VASJ 73-59], 2017 DII State Runners Up [Lost to Akron SVSM 45-30]
- Boys Baseball – 1995 Division II State Champions [Defeated St. Paris Graham 4-0]
- Girls Basketball – 1997 Division III State Champions [Defeated Chagrin Falls 71-49] [4]
- Boys Wrestling – 2016 Division II State Duals Runners Up [Lost to St. Paris Graham 62-4], 2017 Division II State Duals Runners Up [Lost to St. Paris Graham 48-9], 2018 Division II State Dual Champions [Defeated Mentor Lake Catholic 48-12]
- Football: 1944, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1968*, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1993, 1994, 1999*, 2007*, 2014, 2015*
- Volleyball: 1989, 1990, 1994
- Boys Cross Country: 1973, 1974, 2004, 2015, 2016
- Girls Cross Country: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013
- Golf: 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Boys Basketball: 1928-29, 1932–33, 1940-41*, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1963-64*, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1989-90*, 1991-92*, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1999-2000, 2012-13*, 2014-2015*, 2015-2016*, 2016-2017, 2017-2018
- Girls Basketball: 1995-96*, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998-99*, 1999-00, 2003-04*, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Wrestling: 1973-74, 1975-76*, 1979-80*, 1980-81*, 1982-83*, 1983–84, 1993-94*, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2016-2017, 2017-2018
- Boys Bowling: 2011-12, 2013-14
- Baseball: 1974*, 1975, 1993*, 1994, 2013, 2014
- Softball: 1987*, 1989, 1996, 1997*, 1998, 2001, 2009*, 2018
- Boys Track & Field: 1933, 1945, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988*, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2003*, 2005, 2015, 2016, 2018
- Girls Track & Field: 1993, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Northern Border League championships (1969-1978)
- Football: 1969*, 1974
- Boys Cross Country: 1977
- Golf: 1974, 1976
- Boys Basketball: 1973-74*, 1974–75
- Baseball: 1975*
- Boys Track & Field: 1972*, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978
Note: shared league titles are denoted with an asterisk (*)
Notable alumni
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (September 2015) |
- Barney Oldfield; legendary car racer in the early 1900s and first person to travel 60 mph in an automobile (Note, Oldfield was born in Wauseon, but there are no sources that indicate that he attended Wauseon High School.
- Rick Volk; member of the Baltimore Colts Super Bowl III & Super Bowl V teams and football player at the University of Michigan.[6]
- Elliott Mealer; University of Michigan football player, former New Orleans Saints free agent and actor.
- Marjorie M. Whiteman; International law expert and member of the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Wauseon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c d OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ http://www.wauseonindians.org.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
- ^ http://nwoal.org/
- ^ http://www.wauseon.k12.oh.us/Hall_of_Fame/Rick%20Volk.pdf
- ^ "'It's so important to remember' - Fulton County Expositor". www.fcnews.org. 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2019-03-11.