- Wayne High School (Ohio)
:"This article is about the high school in Ohio. For other high schools named, see the
Wayne High School disambiguation page."Wayne High SchoolMotto "Excellence in Every Endeavor" Established 1956 School type Public secondary school Principal Dr. Reva Cosby Faculty 189 Students 2,300 Location 5400 Chambersburg Road
Huber Heights, OH 45424Colors Red, Black, and White Mascot Warriors Yearbook Signal Website [http://www.huberheightscityschools.org/ www.huberheightscityschools.org] Wayne High School is a secondary public school with an enrollment of more than 2,300 located in
Huber Heights, Ohio , north ofDayton, Ohio .In 2007 Dr. Reva Cosby became head principal, replacing John Allen.
Facilities
The school is a campus-style arrangement of seven separate single-storey buildings. The oldest building is Filbrun Hall and the newest is Alumni Hall.
The buildings, and their respective principals:
* Alumni Hall - Dr. Reva Cosby
* Douglass Hall - M. J. Durst
* Hawke Hall - Mrs. Owens
* Shank Hall - Bryan Ginn
* Storck Hall - Mr. Sussmen
* Filbrun Hall -
*Auditorium and Gymnasium - Athletic Director Jay MintonAthletics
Wayne High School hosts many athletic teams including men's baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country running, men's Football, golf, indoor track and field, women's fast-pitch softball, swimming and diving, soccer, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and men's wrestling.
Now in its 50th year, Wayne's varsity football team has won several conference championships and has played in the statewide playoffs at least 10 times. In 1999, the team made it to the Division I state championship game. In 2005, the team was consistently ranked in the top 10 teams of Ohio.
Wayne's principal rival is Centerville High School. In 1981, Wayne's defeat of Centerville's varsity football team ended Centerville's six-year 53-game winning streak. "Fifty-three was all they'd see!" and "Fifty-four, there'd be no more!" were popular phrases chanted at Centerville games.
The Wayne men's track team won the Division I boys state team title in 1995. This was the first time in school history that an athletic team from Wayne had won a state title. The men won the state team title again in 2000.
*The mascot for Wayne athletics is the
Warrior , depicted by an image of a Native American. When turned upside down, it forms the image of an eerily grinningclown . Thelogo is unique to the school, and is sometimes used as a symbol to represent the entire school district. The image of the warrior can be found painted on some walls in the school.*Wayne's colors are red, white, and black.
*Wayne's fight song is the Washington and Lee Swing.
*Wayne is a member of the
Greater Western Ohio Conference . Previously it was a member of the Western Ohio League.Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
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