Wadsworth High School is a public high school for grades 9 through 12 in Wadsworth, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Wadsworth City School District. The school colors are officially red and white and black. The school mascot is the grizzly bear, and the sports teams are nicknamed the Grizzlies. The current building opened in 2012 and sits right beside Wadsworth Middle School. Wadsworth High school is nicknamed WHS for short. each grade for now has around 1,700 students.
| Wadsworth High School | |
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| Address | |
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625 Broad Street , 44281 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°1′26″N 81°42′36″W / 41.02389°N 81.71000°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Wadsworth City School District |
| Superintendent | Andrew Hill |
| Principal | Vincent Suber |
| Staff | 81.41 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1,623 (2022-2023)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.94[2] |
| Color(s) | Red, white, and black [1] |
| Athletics conference | Suburban League National Division |
| Nickname | The Grizzlies[1] |
| Newspaper | The Bruin |
| Yearbook | Whisperer |
| Website | wadsworth |
Athletics state championships
edit- Boys Wrestling – 1942, 2010[3]
- Girls Cross Country – 1979, 1980[4]
- Girls Basketball – 1997, 2016[4]
Notable alumni
edit- Savannah Brown: poet and author[5]
- Scott Fletcher: professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB)[6]
- Michael Foreman: American astronaut[7]
- Andy Sonnanstine: professional baseball player in MLB[8]
- Brad Warner: Buddhism author[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Wadsworth High School". Ohio High School Athletic Association. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Wadsworth High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Wrestling". Retrieved February 12, 2007.
- ^ a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved December 31, 2006.
- ^ Canning-Dean, Emily. "WHS grad publishes novel with Penguin Random House". The Post Newspapers. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ Maroon, Thomas; Maroon, Margaret; Holbert, Craig (2007). Akron-Canton Baseball Heritage. Arcadia Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 9780738551135.
- ^ Hlavinka, Lisa (January 28, 2010). "Astronaut, Wadsworth native, addresses NASA Glenn on space shuttle mission". Medina Gazette. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ Snodgrass, John (October 23, 2008). "Sonnanstine making history with Rays". The Times Bulletin. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ Hardcore Zen. Wisdom Publications. 2003. ISBN 9780861713806.