Wauseon High School

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.

Wauseon High School
Address
840 Parkview Street

, ,
43567

United States
Coordinates41°33′13″N 84°7′41″W
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
School districtWauseon Exempted Village School District
SuperintendentTroy Armstrong
PrincipalKeith Leatherman
Teaching staff28.04 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment534 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.04[1]
Color(s)Red, White, and Black [2]      
Fight songAcross the Field
Athletics conferenceNWOAL[2]
Sports18 Competitive sports for females and males. Cross Country, Football, Cheerleading, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Bowling, Wrestling, Track, Softball and Baseball
MascotIndians
Team nameIndians[2]
RivalArchbold High School
NewspaperThe Red and White
YearbookThe Chief
Athletic DirectorMatthew Hutchinson[2]
Websitewww.wauseonindians.org [3]

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.

NWOAL championships (1926-present)[5]

  • 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

  • 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

  1. "Wauseon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  3. http://www.wauseonindians.org. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  5. http://nwoal.org/
  6. http://www.wauseon.k12.oh.us/Hall_of_Fame/Rick%20Volk.pdf
  7. "'It's so important to remember' - Fulton County Expositor". www.fcnews.org. 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
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