Wadsworth High School Explained

Wadsworth High School
Image Size:	275
Principal:	Vincent Suber
Conference:	Suburban League National Division
School Colors:	Red and white ^[1]
Streetaddress:	625 Broad Street
Country:	United States
Zipcode:	44281
Grades:	9–12
Nickname:	Grizzlies
Ratio:	20.82
Staff:	77.63 (FTE)
Students:	1,616 (2018-19)^[2]
Superintendent:	Andrew Hill
Newspaper:	The Bruin
Yearbook:	Whisperer

Wadsworth High School is a public high school for grades 9 through 12 in Wadsworth, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Wadsworth City School District. The school colors are officially red and white. The school mascot is the grizzly bear, and the sports teams are nicknamed the Grizzlies. The current building opened in 2012 and the student body population is approximately 1,700 students.

Athletics state championships

• Boys Wrestling – 1942, 2010^[3]
• Girls Cross Country – 1979, 1980^[4]
• Girls Basketball – 1997, 2016^[4]

Notable alumni

• Savannah Brown

poet and author^[5]

• Scott Fletcher

professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB)^[6]

• Michael Foreman

American astronaut^[7]

• Andy Sonnanstine

professional baseball player in MLB^[8]

• Brad Warner

Buddhism author^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wadsworth High School. 2024-04-15. Ohio High School Athletic Association. en-US.
2. Web site: Wadsworth High School. National Center for Education Statistics. February 24, 2021.
3. Web site: Yappi Sports Wrestling. February 12, 2007. Yappi.
4. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site. December 31, 2006. OHSAA.
5. Web site: Canning-Dean. Emily. WHS grad publishes novel with Penguin Random House. 2022-02-21. The Post Newspapers. en.
6. Book: Akron-Canton Baseball Heritage. 2007. Arcadia Publishing. 9780738551135. 15. Thomas. Maroon. Margaret. Maroon. Craig . Holbert.
7. Web site: Hlavinka. Lisa. Astronaut, Wadsworth native, addresses NASA Glenn on space shuttle mission. Medina Gazette. April 19, 2014. January 28, 2010.
8. Web site: Snodgrass. John. Sonnanstine making history with Rays. The Times Bulletin. April 19, 2014. October 23, 2008.
9. Book: Hardcore Zen. registration. 2003. Wisdom Publications. 9780861713806.