Watkins Memorial High School

Watkins Memorial High School
Address
8868 Watkins Road SW Etna, Ohio, (Licking County), 43018 United States
Coordinates	39°57′47″N 82°39′0″W / 39.96306°N 82.65000°W / 39.96306; -82.65000Coordinates: 39°57′47″N 82°39′0″W / 39.96306°N 82.65000°W / 39.96306; -82.65000
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational high school
School district	Southwest Licking School System
Superintendent	Robert Jennell^[1]
Principal	Mr. Ben Richards^[1]
Asst. Principal	Mrs. Lisa Morelli
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1201 (2015-2016)
• Grade 9	312
Average class size	25
Color(s)	Black and Gold ^[1]
Fight song	Across the Field
Athletics conference	Licking County League^[1]
Sports	Football Girls & Boys Basketball Girls & Boys Golf Girls & Boys Soccer Track Cross Country Pole Vaulting Swimming Marching Band Baseball Softball Cheerleading Tennis
Mascot	Warrior
Team name	Warriors^[1]
Rival	Licking Heights
School fees	Will depend on classes you enroll in
Tuition	Public School
Dean of Students	Mark Kurth
Athletic Director	Adam Rose
Communications Committee	Coach Z - Founder PTO
Website	Watkins Memorial High School

Watkins Memorial High School is a public high school located in Etna Township, Licking County, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Southwest Licking School System, which was formed in 1955 by the merger of Etna, Kirkersville, and Pataskala high schools. The school's nickname is the Warriors.

The school was named in memory of Dr. Watkins who served the community for years. The school's biggest sports rivals are Pickerington North and Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio), and 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 Hornets 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 Pataskala, Kirkersville, Etna Township, Harrison Township area. Some students also border the Lakewood school district as well as Reynoldsburg.

Athletics

Teams

Varsity Football
JV Football
Freshman Football
Varsity Cross Country
Varsity Golf
Varsity Volleyball
JV Volleyball
Freshman Volleyball
Varsity Soccer
JV Soccer
Girls Varsity Tennis
Varsity Cheerleading
JV Cheerleading
Freshman Cheerleading
Varsity Basketball
JV Basketball
Freshman Basketball
Varsity Wrestling
JV Wrestling
JV Swimming
Varsity Swimming
Varsity Baseball
JV Baseball
Freshman Baseball
Varsity Softball
JV Softball
Varsity Track
Boys Varsity Tennis
Marching Band

State Championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

Baseball - 1936 (This championship was won by Etna High School, which is now part of the Southwest Licking Local School District.)
Boys Soccer – 2004 ^[2]
Wrestling - 1982 - Rob Johnson
Wrestling - 2003 - Aaron Martin
Marching Band - 2013 (Two other years unknown)

External links

Notes and references

1 2 3 4 5 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-04-02.
↑ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.

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