Waterloo High School (Ohio)

Waterloo High School
Address
1464 Industry Road Atwater , Ohio 44201 United States
Coordinates	41°01′42.5″N81°11′37.9″W / 41.028472°N 81.193861°W / 41.028472; -81.193861
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1967
School district	Waterloo Local School District
CEEB code	364330
Principal	Tyler Vallinger
Teaching staff	18.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	225 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	12.50 [1]
Campus type	Rural fringe [2]
Color(s)	Burgundy & White
Athletics conference	Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference
Mascot	Ike the Vike
Team name	Vikings
Rival	Rootstown Rovers
Website	www.viking.portage.k12.oh.us/home

Waterloo High School is a public high school in Atwater, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Waterloo Local School District. Athletic teams compete as the Waterloo Vikings in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference.

History

The school was founded in 1967 from the merger of the former Atwater and Randolph High Schools. The Waterloo school district was created two years earlier through the merger of the Atwater and Randolph districts on October 15, 1965. ^[3] The name Waterloo was chosen on October 18, 1965. ^[4] The Viking mascot as well as the school colors of burgundy and white were voted on by the student bodies of both schools in October 1966 from 6 entries, three coming from each school. The building on Industry Road opened in September 1968 and was finished & dedicated on January 26, 1969.

References

1. "Waterloo High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
2. U.S. News & World Report. "Waterloo High School" . Retrieved July 29, 2017.
3. "Randolph-Atwater School Merger Approved". Record-Courier . September 17, 1965.
4. "New Portage District 'Meets Its Waterloo!'". Record-Courier . October 19, 1965.

External links

• Official website