Wadsworth High School

Public school in Wadsworth, Ohio, United States
    [1]Athletics conferenceSuburban League
National DivisionNicknameGrizzlies[1]NewspaperThe BruinYearbookWhispererWebsitewadsworth.k12.oh.us/hs

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. The school mascot is the grizzly bear, and the sports teams are nicknamed the Grizzlies. The current building opened in 2012 and the student body population is approximately 1,700 students.

Athletics state championships

  • Boys Wrestling – 1942, 2010[3]
  • Girls Cross Country – 1979, 1980[4]
  • Girls Basketball – 1997, 2016[4]

Notable alumni

  • 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

  1. ^ a b "Wadsworth High School". Ohio High School Athletic Association. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Wadsworth High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Wrestling". Retrieved February 12, 2007.
  4. ^ a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved December 31, 2006.
  5. ^ Canning-Dean, Emily. "WHS grad publishes novel with Penguin Random House". The Post Newspapers. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  6. ^ Maroon, Thomas; Maroon, Margaret; Holbert, Craig (2007). Akron-Canton Baseball Heritage. Arcadia Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 9780738551135.
  7. ^ Hlavinka, Lisa (January 28, 2010). "Astronaut, Wadsworth native, addresses NASA Glenn on space shuttle mission". Medina Gazette. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  8. ^ Snodgrass, John (October 23, 2008). "Sonnanstine making history with Rays". The Times Bulletin. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  9. ^ Hardcore Zen. Wisdom Publications. 2003. ISBN 9780861713806.
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