Bishop Watterson High School (Columbus, Ohio)

Bishop Watterson High School is a parochial, college preparatory high school located in Columbus, Ohio.

Bishop Watterson High School

Address

99 East Cooke Road Columbus , Ohio 43214 United States
Coordinates	40°2′55″N 83°0′59″W
Information
School type	Private High School
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1954
Oversight	Diocese of Columbus
Principal	Chris Campbell
Teaching staff	87
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1100 (2008)
Color(s)	Cardinal red and Vegas Gold
Athletics conference	Central Catholic League
Mascot	Eagle
Team name	Eagles
Rival	St. Francis DeSales High School
Yearbook	Eagle Spirit
Website	http://www.bishopwatterson.com/

History

Front entrance to Bishop Watterson.

Bishop Watterson High School, founded in 1954 under the auspices of the Diocese of Columbus, is a co-educational college preparatory institution serving the Central Ohio area. Bishop Watterson High School was the first co-educational diocesan high school in Franklin County. It opened its doors in the fall of 1954 in honor of Bishop John Ambrose Watterson, the second Bishop of Columbus who served until April 17, 1899.

Athletics

Sports that are offered include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, diving, field hockey, football, ice hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. in 2019, Bishop Watterson began playing its home football games at Ohio Dominican University.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Boys' Basketball - 2013 [1]
Golf - 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 2004 [1]
Baseball - 1988, 1991, 1997 [2]
Girls' Field Hockey - 1995, 2005, 2009 [1]
Football – 1966, 1973, 2002, 2010 [3]

Notable alumni

Erin McDougald - jazz vocalist[4]
Sacha Pfeiffer - Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist[5]
Kyle Reifers - professional golfer
Tim Timmons - MLB Umpire

Notes and references

OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2009-01-23.
Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
Yappi. "Yappi Sports Football". Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
Botkin, D. Anthony. "Jazz vocalist returns to her roots in Delaware." The Delaware Gazette, Delaware, 28 Sept. 2016. Retrieved 28 Dec. 2018.
Blundo, Joe. "Columbus native finds herself on the big screen." The Columbus Dispatch 16 Nov. 2015. Retrieved 28 Dec. 2018

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus
Bishops	Ordinaries Sylvester Horton Rosecrans John Ambrose Watterson Henry K. Moeller James Joseph Hartley Michael Joseph Ready Clarence George Issenmann John Carberry Clarence Edward Elwell Edward John Herrmann James Anthony Griffin Frederick F. Campbell Robert J. Brennan Auxiliary Edward Gerard Hettinger George Avis Fulcher
Churches	Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral Parishes St. Mary's Church, Delaware St. Brendan the Navigator Church, Hilliard St. John the Evangelist Church, Logan St. Mary's Church, Portsmouth St. Joseph's Church, Somerset St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Zanesville
Education	Higher Education Ohio Dominican University Seminary Pontifical College Josephinum High Schools Bishop Hartley High School, Columbus Bishop Ready High School, Columbus Bishop Rosecrans High School, Zanesville Bishop Watterson High School, Columbus Cristo Rey Columbus High School, Columbus Newark Catholic High School, Newark Notre Dame High School, Portsmouth Saint Charles Preparatory School, Columbus St. Francis DeSales High School, Columbus Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School, New Philadelphia William V. Fisher Catholic High School, Lancaster
Priests	Nicolaus Aloysius Gallagher Francis William Howard
Catholicism portal

High schools in Columbus, Ohio
Zoned schools
Columbus City Schools	Beechcroft Briggs Centennial Columbus Africentric Columbus Downtown East Eastmoor Academy High Fort Hayes Arts & Academic High Independence Marion-Franklin Mifflin Northland South Walnut Ridge West Whetstone
Charter/private/alternative schools	Bishop Hartley Bishop Ready High Bishop Watterson High Columbus Alternative High Cristo Rey High The Graham School Horizon Science Academy Columbus High School The Metro Early College High School St. Francis DeSales High
Schools not in the Columbus City Schools district
South-Western City School District	Franklin Heights
Worthington City School District	Worthington Kilbourne
This list is incomplete. The Dublin City, Hilliard City, and Westerville City school districts serve portions of Columbus, but operate no high schools in it. The two schools listed in the bottom section are not operated by Columbus City Schools, but have "Columbus, Ohio" postal addresses.

Education in Franklin County, Ohio

Public high schools
Bexley City School District	Bexley
Columbus City Schools	Beechcroft Briggs Centennial Columbus Africentric Columbus Downtown East Eastmoor Academy High Fort Hayes Arts & Academic High Independence Marion-Franklin Mifflin Northland South Walnut Ridge West Whetstone
Dublin City Schools	Dublin Coffman Dublin Scioto Dublin Jerome is located in Union County
Gahanna Jefferson School District	Lincoln
Groveport Madison Schools	Groveport Madison High
Hamilton Local School District	Hamilton Township High
Hilliard City School District	Hilliard Bradley Hilliard Darby Hilliard Davidson
New Albany-Plain Local School District	New Albany High
Reynoldsburg City School District	Reynoldsburg High
South-Western City School District	Central Crossing Franklin Heights Grove City South-Western Career Academy Westland
Upper Arlington City School District	Upper Arlington High
Westerville City School District	Westerville South Other schools are in Delaware County
Whitehall City Schools	Whitehall-Yearling
Worthington City School District	Thomas Worthington Worthington Kilbourne

Public middle schools
Upper Arlington City School District	Jones Middle School

Other schools
Alternative schools	Columbus Alternative Columbus Spanish Immersion Academy Linworth Alternative Program
Catholic schools	Bishop Hartley High Bishop Ready High Bishop Watterson High Cristo Rey High The Graham School The Metro Early College High School St. Francis DeSales High
Charter schools	Graham Expeditionary Middle School Horizon Science Academy Columbus High School Patriot Preparatory Academy
Private schools	Grove City Christian School Northside Christian School Tree of Life Christian Schools The Wellington School
Specialty schools	Linden-McKinley STEM Academy Ohio School for the Deaf Ohio State School for the Blind

This list is incomplete.
Portions of some school districts extend into other counties; only schools in Franklin County should be listed in this template.

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