Wooster High School (Ohio)

Wooster High School
Address
515 Oldman Road
Wooster, Ohio, 44691
USA
Coordinates 40°50′14″N 81°56′47″W / 40.837227°N 81.946526°WCoordinates: 40°50′14″N 81°56′47″W / 40.837227°N 81.946526°W
Information
Type Public, Co-Ed
School district Wooster City Schools
Superintendent Michael Tefs
Principal Tyler Keener
Vice principal Andy Bratcher
Asst. Principal Nolan Wickard
Grades 8-12
Color(s) Blue & Gold          
Athletics conference Ohio Cardinal Conference
Mascot General
Nickname Generals
Rival Orrville Red Riders
USNWR ranking Excellent
Newspaper The Wooster Blade
Yearbook The Legacy
School fees minimal
Tuition none
Website http://www.woostercityschools.org/

Wooster High School is a public high school in Wooster, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Wooster City School District. The mascot/nickname of the school is the Generals, named after American Revolutionary War General David Wooster.

Wooster's football rivalry with the Orrville High School Red Riders is the oldest rivalry in Wayne County, having first met back in 1903. The Generals currently lead the rivalry by a 52-42-9 margin. [1] After the 2014 season, the teams have met 104 times.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

After finishing 2nd in the State in 1979 Wooster HS came back and won the state championship in 1980, which has been the only OHSAA team championship in the school's history.

Athletics

Wooster High School has 22 athletic teams, of which 11 are for boys and 11 are for girls, which compete in the Ohio Cardinal Conference of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Wooster's teams are dubbed the "Generals".[3]

OCC Championships

Awards

Wooster has received recognition for having appeared the most times at national speech and debate tournaments, with sixty-three appearances since the early 1930s.[4]

References

  1. Vasas, Michale Paul (1989). A History of Wayne County Football 1899 to 1988. Collier Printing Company of Wooster, OH.
  2. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  3. "WHS General Athletics". WoosterCitySchools.org - July 2002. Wooster City Schools. 2005. Retrieved August 28, 2012. ... Wooster City School District: Inspiring World-Class Academic Achievement.
  4. Wooster High School. "Speech Team Nationals Results". Retrieved 2010-06-28.

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