Westerville South High School

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Westerville South High School
Address
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303 South Otterbein Avenue Westerville , (Franklin County) , Ohio 43081 United States
Coordinates	40°07′04″N 82°55′21″W / 40.11782°N 82.92252°W / 40.11782; -82.92252Coordinates: 40°07′04″N 82°55′21″W / 40.11782°N 82.92252°W / 40.11782; -82.92252
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational high school
Established	1960
School district	Westerville City Schools
Superintendent	Dr. John Kellogg[1]
CEEB code	365430
Principal	Mike Hinze[1]
Teaching staff	91.20 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,527 (2018–19)[2]
Average class size	30
Student to teacher ratio	16.74[2]
Color(s)	Red and White[1]
Fight song	Stand Up And Cheer
Athletics conference	Ohio Capital Conference[1]
Team name	Wildcats[1]
National ranking	3,443[3]
Website	School Website

Westerville South High School is a public high school located in Westerville, Ohio, northeast of Columbus, Ohio. Originally Westerville High School, it is the oldest of the three high schools in the Westerville City School District. Dedicated in 1960 as Westerville High School, it was renamed Westerville South High School in 1975 upon the opening of Westerville's second high school,Westerville North. The principal of Westerville South is Mike Hinze. School colors are red and white. The school mascot is the Wildcat. Its CEEB code is 365430.

The International Baccalaureate awarded Westerville South the prestigious distinction of IB school in 2005, and South is the only high school in Westerville to offer the IB curriculum. Any student in the school district may attend South and be eligible to participate in the program. Westerville South's first IB class was in 2007, when 31 students earned world-wide distinction in gaining the IB diploma. The graduating class of 31 in 2007 was one of the highest graduating classes in IB, and South students have had 100% of their IB diploma candidates earn the diploma for three years - - one of the best success rates in the world.

South also boasts a 2000 gold medal award for scholastic journalism from Columbia University and a silver medal award given out by the USA Today Magazine as one of the top high schools in the country. In the fall of 2007, South was also host to the Heartland Renaissance Conference where schools from across the mid-west attended to learn about academic achievement in school.

Westerville South has graduated such football stars as Andy Katzenmoyer (Ohio State and New England Patriots), Ki-Jana Carter (Penn State and Cincinnati Bengals), Lance Moore (Toledo and New Orleans Saints). Moore earned a Super Bowl ring with the Saints.

Westerville South has graduated as well basketball star Traevon Jackson (Wisconsin Jackson led the badgers to back to back Final fours in 2014 and 2015. On July 31, 2000, presidential candidate George W. Bush visited the school during the Republican National Convention.^[4]

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships[]

• Girls Soccer – 1994,1995^{[citation needed]}
• Boys Soccer – 1989^{[citation needed]}
• Boys Basketball - 2016^{[citation needed]}
• Cheerleading - 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003^{[citation needed]}

Male Sports[]

• Baseball
• Basketball
  • D1 State Runner-Up (2015)^{[citation needed]}
  • D1 State Champions (2016)^{[citation needed]}
• Cross Country
• American Football
  • D1 State Runner-Up (1994)^{[citation needed]}
• Golf
  • D1 State Runner-Up (1985)^{[citation needed]}
• Lacrosse
  • D1 State Runner-Up (2003)^{[citation needed]}
• Soccer
  • D1 State Champions (1989)^{[citation needed]}
  • D1 State Runner-Up (1992)^{[citation needed]}
• Swimming & Diving State Qualifier
• Tennis
• Track and Field
  • D1 State Runner-Up (1990)^{[citation needed]}
• Wrestling
• Bowling
  • 5 time State Qualifier: (2002, 2004, 2007, 2014, 2019)^{[citation needed]}
  • OCC Champions: (2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014-15)^{[citation needed]}
  • Central Ohio North Division Champions: (2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016-17)^{[citation needed]}
  • Central Ohio Conference Champions: (2010–11, 2011–12, 2018–19)^{[citation needed]}
  • Sectional Champions: (2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13)^{[citation needed]}
  • District Champions: (2003–04, 2013–14)^{[citation needed]}
  • 300 Perfect Baker Game at the Central District Preview Tournament on January 14, 2017.^{[citation needed]}

Female Sports[]

• Basketball
  • 2018 & 2019 OCC Champions^{[citation needed]}
  • 2018 & 2019 District Champions^{[citation needed]}
  • 2018 Regional Runner-Up^{[citation needed]}
• Cheerleading
  • State Champions (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)^{[citation needed]}
• Cross Country
• Lacrosse
• Golf
• Soccer
  • D1 State Champions (1994, 1995)^{[citation needed]}
• Softball
  • D1 State Runner-Up (1994)^{[citation needed]}
• Swimming & Diving State Qualifier
• Tennis
• Track and field
• Volleyball
• Bowling
  • 11 time State Qualifier: (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)^{[citation needed]}
  • OCC Champions: (2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17)^{[citation needed]}
  • Central Ohio North Division Champions: (2013–14, 2014–15)^{[citation needed]}
  • Sectional Runner-Up: (2014–15)^{[citation needed]}
  • Sectional Champions: (2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11)^{[citation needed]}
  • District Runner-Up: (2001–02, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015-16)^{[citation needed]}
  • District Champions: (2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08)^{[citation needed]}

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• District Website