Waterford High School (Ohio)

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Waterford High School
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Waterford High School (Ohio)
P.O. Box 67, 330 Main Street, Waterford, Ohio 45786

United States
Coordinates 39°32′18″N81°38′18″W / 39.538333°N 81.638333°W / 39.538333; -81.638333
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Type(Ohio) public, rural, high school
Established1894
School districtWolf Creek Local School District
SuperintendentDoug Baldwin
PrincipalSuellen Coleman
Teaching staff15.67 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment163 (2022–2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio10.40 [1]
Color(s) Green & White [2]   
Athleticsbaseball, boys' and girls' basketball, football, boys' and girls' golf, fast pitch softball, girls' volleyball, boys' and girls' track, boys' and girls' cross country, and boys' wrestling [2]
Athletics conference Tri-Valley Conference-Hocking Division [2]
Mascot Wildcats [2]
RivalBeverly Fort Frye High School Cadets
Website District Website

Waterford High School (WHS) is a public high school in Waterford, Washington County, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Wolf Creek Local School District. Their mascot is the Wildcat, and their official school colors are green and white.

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Athletics

The Wildcats belong to the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) and the Tri-Valley Conference, a 13-member athletic conference located in southeastern Ohio. [2] The conference is divided into two divisions based on school size. The Ohio Division features the larger schools and the Hocking Division features the smaller schools, including Waterford.

Their key rival is the Beverly Fort Frye Cadets. They play each other every year in a showdown known as "The Battle of the Muskingum River." [3]

OHSAA State Champions

Noted Alumni

See also

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 "Waterford High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 OHSAA. "OHSAA Member School Info" . Retrieved 2007-07-23.
  3. "Prep boys basketball: Fort Frye drills Waterford, 59-35". Local Sports. The Marietta Times. January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. "All-Time State Tournament Results" (PDF). Girls Basketball History. Ohio High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 30 May 2024.


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