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Wheelersburg High School

Coordinates: 38°43′20″N 82°50′48″W / 38.7222222°N 82.8466667°W / 38.7222222; -82.8466667
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Wheelersburg High School
Address
Map
800 Pirate Drive

,
45694

United States
Coordinates38°43′20″N 82°50′48″W / 38.7222222°N 82.8466667°W / 38.7222222; -82.8466667
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtWheelersburg Local School District
NCES School ID390496603667[1]
PrincipalChris Porter
Vice PrincipalRob Woodward
Guidance CounselorRebecca Davis
Guidance SecretaryKim Barrack
Teaching staff22.00 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment386 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.55[1]
Color(s)Orange and black   [2]
Athletics conferenceSouthern Ohio Conference - Division II[2]
MascotPirates[2]
Websitewww.wheelersburg.net/wheelersburghighschool_home.aspx
A view of construction on the new Wheelersburg (K-12) School from the current high school parking lot.

Wheelersburg High School (WHS) is a public high school in Wheelersburg, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Wheelersburg Local School District, which is located in Porter Township along the northern bank of the Ohio River in Southern Ohio. Wheelersburg's mascot is the Pirates and their school colors are orange and black.

The district is bordered by the Bloom-Vernon Local School District and the Minford Local School District to the north along Ohio 140, the Green Local School District to the east along U.S. 52 and Ohio 522 (before entering Lawrence County), and the Portsmouth City School District to the west.

Students entered a new K-12 academic building during the 2008–2009 school year.

Academics

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Wheelersburg High School won the Ohio Academic Competition in 1985 and 1986.[3] The school also won the 1984 National Academic Championship.[4]

For the past five years, the Wheelersburg High School has received an "Excellent" rating on the State of Ohio's Local Report Card.[5]

Athletics

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There are ten school districts and eleven high schools in Scioto County along with one parochial school as well as several private and community schools.[6] The school's athletic affiliation is with the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) and the Southern Ohio Conference (SOC), which has seventeen member schools and is divided into two divisions (SOC I & SOC II) based on the schools' enrollment. The SOC includes teams from four different Ohio counties - Jackson County (Oak Hill High School), Lawrence County (Saint Joseph Central High School and Symmes Valley High School), Pike County (Waverly High School, Eastern High School, and Western High School), and Scioto County (Clay High School, Green High School, Glenwood High School, Sciotoville Community School, Valley High School, Northwest High School, Minford High School, Portsmouth West High School, Notre Dame High School, South Webster High School, and Wheelersburg High School).[7]

Football Coach: Rob Woodward

Athletic Director: Jarod Shaw

See also Ohio High School Athletic Conferences and the Southern Ohio Conference

Ohio High School Athletic Association championships and appearances

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  • Boys' Baseball
OHSAA State Championships
1996 (def. Middlefield Cardinal 4-1),[8][9]
2012 (def. Lima Central Catholic 1-0)[10]
2013 (def. Bloom-Carroll 5-4)[10]

In 2015, Wheelersburg Baseball became the first OHSAA team ever to win 6 straight regional championships from 2010 to 2015.

  • Boys' Basketball
OHSAA State Runner-up[11]
1984 - (d. Willard 70-64 & lost to Akron St. Vincent - St. Mary 75-71 to finish season at 23-5)
1995 - (d. Columbus Bishop Hartley 76-60 & lost to Orrville 79-50 to finish season at 23-4)
OHSAA Final Four Appearances[12][13][14]
1982 - Youngstown Rayen d. Wheelersburg 61-45)
1989 - (Cincinnati North College Hill d. Wheelersburg 71-67 (2OT))
2006 - (Cleveland Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph d. Wheelersburg 71-62)
2007 - (Cincinnati North College Hill d. Wheelersburg 69-66
Football
OHSAA State Championship
1989 (def. Warren John F. Kennedy 14-7)[15]
2017 (def. Pemberville Eastwood 21-14OT)[16]
  • Girls' Softball
OHSAA State Runner-up
2004 (d. Archbold 2-1 & lost to Woodsfield Monroe Central 1-0 to finish season at 25-6),[17]
OHSAA Division III State Champions
2016 (d. Johnstown-Monroe, 1-0, within the state semifinals, and then d. South Range, 8-3, within the championship final. The Pirates finished the season 26-2.
2022 (d. Cardington-Lincoln, 5-2, within the state semifinals, and then d. Tuslaw, 5-2, within the championship final. The Pirates finished the season 27-1.
2023 (d. South Range, 6-1, within the state semifinals, and then d. Indian Lake, 6-1, within the championship final. The Pirates finished the season 32-0.
Marching/Concert Band
Notable Awards:
2023 Received State Ranking 1 (Excellent) as Class A Ensemble

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Burns High School (390496603667)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c OHSAA. "OHSAA Member School Info". Retrieved 2007-05-10.
  3. ^ OAC. "Ohio Academic Competition". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
  4. ^ QuestionsUnlimited. "National Academic Champions". Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  5. ^ "District Local Report Card Information".
  6. ^ Ohio Department of Development. "Ohio County Profiles: Scioto County" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  7. ^ Southern Ohio Conference (January 2018). "Southern Ohio Conference Constitution and By-laws".
  8. ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  9. ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  10. ^ a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web Site". Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  11. ^ OHSAA. "OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program". p. 51 & 59.
  12. ^ OHSAA. "OHSAA 84th Annual State Basketball Tournament Program". pp. 51–52 & 59.
  13. ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site, 2006 Boys' Div. III Basketball Recap". Retrieved 2007-07-23.
  14. ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site, 2007 Boys' Div. III Basketball Recap". Retrieved 2007-07-23.
  15. ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site, 1989 Football Championships". Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  16. ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site, 2017 Football Championships". Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  17. ^ OHSAA. "OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program". p. 37.
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