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| Wayne High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
212 South Seifried St. Wayne, Oklahoma United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°55′04″N97°19′08″W / 34.917842°N 97.318993°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Wayne Public Schools |
| Principal | Karen Gray |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 154 (2016-17) [1] |
| Color(s) | |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Website | http://www.wayne.k12.ok.us |
Wayne High School is a high school located in Wayne, Oklahoma, in the United States. The school's mascot is a bulldog. Wayne has an average of 500 students grades K-12. The elementary school averages 220 students, the middle school averages 110 students and the high school averages 170 students per year. Its sports include football, fast pitch softball, basketball, slow pitch softball, baseball and track. Its boys and girls teams share a solid tradition in athletics. Wayne won its first Class A football Championship in 2011 and first Class 2A fast pitch Championship in 2012. It also reached the state finals in boys basketball in 1971. It has won 2 Class 3A slow pitch titles in 2000 and 2006. Its baseball program has won over 30 district titles with 1 appearance in the Class A state tournament.
Wayne is a town in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States. Wayne and McClain County are part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area The population was 519 according to the 2000 census ZIP code population of 1875 according to Sperling's BestPlaces. Wayne is part of the "Heart of Oklahoma" exurban area south of Norman OK and Oklahoma City OK. Wayne was so named by early railroad workers from Pennsylvania who adopted town names from the railways there, including Wayne, Paoli, Ardmore, and Wynnewood. Wayne is named for Mad Anthony Wayne a United States Army general and statesman. Gen. Wayne earned a reputation in the American Revolutionary War as a war hero. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt attended school in Wayne, OK in his early years before moving to nearby Norman, OK Stitt, a former Tulsa mortgage banker and business leader, recalled attending Wayne Schools in his inaugural address on January 14, 2019 in Oklahoma City, OK
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