Wayne County High School (Georgia)

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Wayne County High School
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Location
Wayne County High School (Georgia)
1 Jacket Drive

Jesup
,
Georgia
31545

United States
Coordinates 31°37′03″N81°55′06″W / 31.617556°N 81.918460°W / 31.617556; -81.918460
Information
School type Public, secondary
Motto"We are Wayne County"
Established1966
School district Wayne County School District
SuperintendentJay Brinson
PrincipalBrett McDaniel(interim)
Staff90.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9th-12th
Enrollment1,509 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.77 [1]
Colors   Gold and White
Mascot Yellow Jacket
Rivals Glynn Academy, Appling County
Website Wayne County High School

Wayne County High School is located in Jesup, Georgia, United States. It is the only public high school in Wayne County.

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The school was founded in 1966 from the consolidation of Jesup, Odum, Screven and Northside high schools. Originally located on Orange Street, it moved to its current campus in 2002. However in 2022 only Baseball Football and Softball are held at the original campus.

Extracurricular activities

Wayne County's mascot is the Yellow Jacket. Sports offered include:

The school's fight song is sung to the tune of the "Washington and Lee Swing".

State Titles

State Titles won as Jesup High School

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wayne County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  2. ↑ |title= GHSA Baseball Archive
  3. ↑ GHSA Slow Pitch Archive [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ |title= GHSA Football Archive
  5. ↑ |title= GHSA Literary Archive
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