Waverly Senior High School

For other uses, see Waverly High School (disambiguation).

Waverly Senior High School
Location
160 Snow Road Lansing , Michigan 48917 United States
Coordinates	42°43′53″N84°37′16″W / 42.73139°N 84.62111°W / 42.73139; -84.62111
Information
Established	1963
School district	Waverly Community Schools
Superintendent	Kelly Blake
Principal	Tony Terranova
Staff	53.20 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	968 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.20 [1]
Color(s)	Black and gold    [2]
Athletics conference	Capital Area Activities Conference
Mascot	The Warrior
Nickname	Warriors [2]
Newspaper	The Pleiad
Yearbook	The Iliad
Website	waverlyhighschool.net
Waverly High School Front

Waverly Senior High School, more commonly known as Waverly High School, is a High School located in the unincorporated community of Waverly, Michigan. As of February 2013 the school had 1,060 students in 9th to 12th grade. ^[3]

In 1963, Waverly High School would be opened specifically for 10th and 11th graders due to the 12th graders deciding to stay with Sexton High School. Their first class would graduate two years later in 1965. During 1985, Waverly High School would allow for 9th grade enrollment. ^[4]

Waverly Senior High School offers football, basketball, baseball, tennis, hockey, soccer, swimming, girls golf, cheer leading, bowling, and cross country. Students are also able to receive letters for academic achievement while participating in sports. ^[5]

Notable alumni

• Muhsin Muhammad - former National Football League player ^[6]
• John Smoltz - former Major League Baseball player ^{[7] [8]}
• Danton Cole - former National Hockey League player ^[9]
• Michael Kimball - American novelist^{[ citation needed ]}
• Marcus Taylor- former professional basketball player ^{[10] [11]}
• Justin Ingram- (2003) member of 2000 Class A State Championship basketball team, former professional basketball player, current Assistant coach for the Toledo Rockets men's basketball team.

References

1. "Waverly Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
2. "Waverly Senior High School". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
3. Waverly High School Newsletter February/March 2013
4. "History of Waverly Community Schools". www.waverlycommunityschools.net. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
5. "Waverly High School". Waverly High School. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
6. Bannon, Terry (March 2, 2005). "Long-haul philosophy". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
7. Bowman, Mark (January 6, 2015). "Scouts thrilled they followed tip on Smoltz". MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
8. Solari, Chris (January 6, 2015). "Waverly's Smoltz selected for baseball Hall of Fame". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
9. Staudt, Tim (March 23, 2011). "It Was Cole ... Then Anastos". WILX-TV. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
10. Wetzel, Dan; Yaeger, Don (2000). Sole Influence: Basketball, Corporate Greed, and the Corruption of America's Youth. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN   9780759521551.
11. Thompson, Jack (August 31, 1999). "Top Point Guard Picks Michigan St". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

External links

• Waverly High School Home Page
• Waverly Class of 1969: http://www.CQQL.net/waverly.htm