Van Wert High School is a public high school in Van Wert, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Van Wert City School District. The school's athletic teams are named the Cougars and are represented by the mascot, Claw'd. The school's athletic conference is the Western Buckeye League.
| Van Wert High School | |
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| Address | |
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10708 State Route 118 , 45891 | |
| Coordinates | 40°50′43″N 84°36′25″W / 40.845278°N 84.606944°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| School district | Van Wert City School District |
| Principal | Chuck Rollins |
| Staff | 33.28 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 547 (2017-18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.44[1] |
| Education system | Project-based learning |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and gray |
| Athletics conference | Western Buckeye League |
| Mascot | Claw'd |
| Team name | Cougar |
| Website | vwcs |
Athletics
editState championships
edit- Football: 2020
State runners-up
edit- Football: 2000
- Boys cross Country: 1988
- Boys golf: 1985
State final four
edit- Boys basketball: 1987, 1990, 1992
Notable alumni and faculty
edit- Charles W. Clark, baritone singer
- Weeb Ewbank, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame; began head coaching career at Van Wert[2]
- Walter Hinton, aviation pioneer
- James S. Kemper- US Ambassador to Brazil and founder of Kemper Insurance
- Jack Lininger, football player
- Larry Smith, head football coach at Tulane, Arizona, Southern California, and Missouri; TV analyst[3]
- Jim Young, head football coach at Arizona, Purdue, and Army
References
edit- ^ a b c "Van Wert High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ Jan Clark. "Wilbur "Weeb" Ewbank". Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ^ Missouri. "Missouri's Larry Smith Bio". Retrieved 2007-02-12.
External links
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