Bishop Watterson High School is a parochial, college preparatory high school located in

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History

Bishop Watterson High School, founded in 1954 under the auspices of the Diocese of Columbus, is a co-educational college preparatory institution serving the Central Ohio area. Bishop Watterson High School was the first co-educational diocesan high school in Franklin County. It opened its doors in the fall of 1954 in honor of Bishop

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, the second Bishop of Columbus who served until April 17, 1899.

Athletics

Sports that are offered include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, diving, field hockey, football, ice hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. in 2019, Bishop Watterson began playing its home football games at Ohio Dominican University.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Boys'

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- 2013 *

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- 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 2004 *

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- 1988, 1991, 1997 * Girls'

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- 1995, 2005, 2009, 2020, 2021 *

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– 1966, 1973, 2002, 2010 * Girl’'s

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- 2023

Notable alumni

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- professional baseball player *Dominic Guglielmi - author * John Krimm - professional football player *

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- jazz vocalist *

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"Columbus native finds herself on the big screen."

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- professional golfer * Tim Timmons - MLB Umpire * Al Washington - football coach

Notes and references

External links

Bishop Watterson High School Official WebsiteWatterson Girls Soccer WebsiteWatterson Swimming and Diving Website
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