Watkins Memorial High School

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Watkins Memorial High School
Location
Watkins Memorial High School
1954 Warrior Way

,
43018

United States
Coordinates 39°57′31.6″N82°39′53.3″W / 39.958778°N 82.664806°W / 39.958778; -82.664806
Information
Type Public, coeducational
StatusActive
School districtSouthwest Licking Local School District
PrincipalMelissa Ladowitz
Grades 912
Enrollment1201 (2015-2016)
   Grade 9 366
Average class size25
Color(s)Black and gold [1]
  
Fight song Across the Field
Athletics conference Licking County League [1]
Team nameWarriors [1]
RivalLicking Heights High School
Feeder schoolsWatkins Middle School
Website Watkins Memorial High School
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Watkins Memorial High School is a public high school located in Etna Township, southeast of Pataskala, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Southwest Licking Local School District, which was formed in 1950 by the merger of the Etna Township, Kirkersville, and Pataskala one room K-12 buildings. Athletic teams are known as the Warriors and school colors are black and gold.

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The school was named in memory of Dr. Watkins, who served the community for years. The school's biggest sports rival is Licking Heights High School. The yearly football game between the Watkins Warriors and the Licking Heights Hornets is referred to as "The Battle for Broad Street". Broad street, or State Route 16, runs through Pataskala, and whichever team wins this game has a small dead-end road next to the Town Hall named in their honor, either Warrior Way or Hornet Way, for the year until the next Watkins/Heights game. Watkins Middle School is located next to the high school.

The students that attend Watkins Memorial High School live in the city of Pataskala and the following townships: Kirkersville Township, Etna Township, and Harrison Township, all of which are in the second largest county in Ohio's 12th Congressional District, Licking County.

State championships

References

  1. 1 2 3 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory" . Retrieved April 2, 2010.
  2. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site" . Retrieved December 31, 2006.
  3. "Watkins Memorial's Harvey wins state pole vault title, bumps up career best".
  4. Snyder, Kurt. "Watkins Memorial's Jordan wins state title". Newark Advocate .
  5. 1 2 "Ohio High School State Wrestling Champions". ohiowrestling.net.