Anthony Wayne High School Explained

Anthony Wayne High School
Streetaddress:5967 Finzel Road
City:Whitehouse
State:Ohio
Zipcode:43571
Country:United States
Coordinates:41.5322°N -83.7797°W
Type:Public, coeducational
Established:1951
District:Anthony Wayne Local School District
Principal:Kevin Pfefferle
Teaching Staff:52.00
Grades:912
Ratio:25.58
Fightsong:Anthony Wayne Fight Song
Conference:Northern Lakes League Northwest Hockey Conference
Team Name:Generals[1]
Act:25
Yearbook:Trailblazer
Colors:Royal blue and white
Enrollment:1,330[2]
Enrollment As Of:2019–20

Anthony Wayne High School is a public high school in Whitehouse, Ohio, a suburb of Toledo. The school has an enrollment of approximately 1,330 students in grades 9–12 as of 2019–20. The school is named for General Anthony Wayne, who led troops in the nearby Battle of Fallen Timbers during the Northwest Indian War.

The Anthony Wayne High School was established in 1951. It is the consolidation of Monclova, Waterville, and Whitehouse Schools. The school was featured in the 2010 MTV reality series If You Really Knew Me.

Athletics

The athletic teams of Anthony Wayne High School are known as the Generals and wear uniform colors of royal blue and white. The Generals have 19 varsity sports that compete in the Northern Lakes League (NLL) in northwest Ohio, with the exception of the varsity ice hockey team, which competes in the Northwest Hockey Conference. They compete in the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA), mostly in Division I.

AWHS supports cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, girls' volleyball, basketball, bowling, boys' hockey, swimming, boys' wrestling, baseball, softball, lacrosse, dance team and track. Anthony Wayne also features several club sports including crew, skiing and cheerleading.

State championships

Band

The marching band, known as the Marching Generals, has participated in several large-scale events, such as the London New Year's Day Parade, Indianapolis 500, Orange Bowl twice, Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Kentucky Derby Parade, Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, Chicago Miracle Mile Lights Parade, Detroit America's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Notable alumni

Notes and references

  1. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory . 2010-04-02 . OHSAA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101105000046/http://cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=124 . 2010-11-05 .
  2. Web site: Anthony Wayne High School . School Directory Information . National Center for Education Statistics . 1 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. 2010-04-02. OHSAA.
  4. Web site: Yappi Sports Softball. 2010-04-02. Yappi. https://web.archive.org/web/20100325202402/http://www.yappi.com/softball/StateChamps.html. 25 March 2010. dead.
  5. News: Cheerleaders win another title for Anthony Wayne . March 31, 2010 . . September 2, 2018 . Autullo, Ryan.