Jesup Wakeman Scott High School is a

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located in the Old West End neighborhood of

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. It is part of

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. It was named for a former editor of

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from 1844 to 1847. Scott was an entrepreneur, philanthropist and well-known civic leader who envisioned Toledo as the "Future Great City of the World." The current high school building was built in 1913. After receiving a $1 million grant from the

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, Scott High School began a transformation from a comprehensive high school to four small learning academies. Each academy, or "Small School" is based on a different career pathway. The Scott Bulldogs wear maroon and white for athletic events. Their basketball program has been historically known as a powerhouse in the Toledo City League with their biggest rivals being the Macomber High School (Toledo, Ohio), Macomber Macmen and the Libbey High School (Toledo, Ohio), Libbey Cowboys. Macomber was the big rivalry until that school's closure in 1991, and Libbey was the main rival until it was closed in 2010. Scott's oldest rivals are the Waite High School (Toledo, Ohio), Waite Indians, as their school was built a year after Scott and prompted an annual Thanksgiving (United States), Thanksgiving Day football matchup that ran from 1914–1963 and generated the interest of many Midwestern United States, Midwestern newspapers. Scott is also known for its internationally known marching band the "Fantastic Dancing Machines," having one of the premier marching bands in the mid-west, who have won numerous awards in band competitions throughout the United States. The band has performed all over the country. The band was directed by Florida A&M University alum Gus Walker from 1970–1977, then rose to fame under the baton of Mr. Edward Dixon beginning in 1978. The band is now ran by Scott Walters. The actual school building on Collingwood Avenue was temporarily closed for a $42 million renovation that took place. It was finished in December 2011. Prior to that, the students, staff and faculty spent 2.5 school years at the closed DeVilbiss High School (Toledo, Ohio), DeVilbiss High School. The TPS board approved a resolution in November 2013 to have new stadiums built at Scott and Woodward High School (Toledo, Ohio), Woodward High School after their previous facilities were torn down during renovation and construction. They were built in time for the 2014 season. Scott previously had two stadiums: a 10,367-seat stadium named after Fred L. Siebert that was demolished in February 1970 when it was condemned, and a roughly 4,000-seat replacement that was dedicated in 1971.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Boys Basketball – 1990 * Boys Track and Field – 1909*, 1910*, 1912*, 1913*, 1917, 1918, 1934, 1935, 1938 * Boys Cross Country Running, Cross Country – 1934, 1935, 1936 * Girls Track and Field – 1975 : *Titles won by Central High School prior to being replaced by Scott High School in 1913.

Toledo City League titles

*American football, Football: 1927, 1928*, 1929*, 1930*, 1938*, 1939, 1950, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1985, 2014 *Volleyball: *Golf: *Boys Basketball: 1928–29, 1957–58, 1959–60*, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1991–92, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2014–15 *Girls Basketball: *Wrestling: 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05 * Boys Soccer: 2021-2022 *Boys Track and Field: 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1990 *Girls Track and Field: 1972, 1976 *Softball: (years marked with an asterisk (*) denote a shared title)

Notable alumni

*Ron Allen (baseball), Ron Allen (1962): Former MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals) *Odell Barry (1960): played football for the University of Findlay and in the American Football League, AFL for the Denver Broncos *Effi Slaughter Barry: former wife of Marion Barry and First Lady of Washington D.C. *Morley Baer (1931): famed photographer and teacher *Bernard Benton: retired boxer, former World Boxing Council, WBC Cruiserweight (boxing) champion *Don Collins (1976): basketball player for Washington State Cougars men's basketball, Washington State University, the NBA, and Continental Basketball Association, CBA *Stanley Cowell: jazz pianist, co-founder of the Strata-East Records label and professor *Mari Evans: poet, writer, and dramatist associated with the Black Arts Movement *Willie Harper (1969): football player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football, University of Nebraska and the San Francisco 49ers *Jon Hendricks (1939): Award-winning jazz vocalist and lyricist, founder of influential jazz vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross *Lindell Holmes: retired boxer, former IBF Super Middleweight champion *Fred Ladd (1945): television and film writer/producer, one of the first to introduce Japanese animated cartoons to North America *Wilbert McClure (1956): Boxing at the Summer Olympics, Olympic gold medal boxer and Pan American Games gold medalist. *Brenda Morehead (1975): Olympic track and field athlete *Melvin Newbern (1985): basketball player for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball, University of Minnesota and Detroit Pistons *Roosevelt Nix (defensive end), Roosevelt Nix: American football player *Jim Parker (American football), Jim Parker (1953): played football for Ohio State Buckeyes football, Ohio State University and the Baltimore Colts (1953–1983), Baltimore Colts *Lyman Spitzer (1929?) : Famous American theoretical plasma physicist, astronomer and mountaineer *Dick Szymanski (1951): played football for Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Notre Dame and the Baltimore Colts (1953–1983), Baltimore Colts *Art Tatum: influential jazz pianist and virtuoso *Mildred Taylor (1961): author, known for her works exploring the struggle faced by African-American families in the Deep South *Ernie Vick (1918): Former MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals) *Nate Washington (2001): played football for Tiffin University and in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans *Ernie Wright (1957): played football for Ohio State, and in the AFL for the San Diego Chargers, LA/San Diego Chargers and Cincinnati Bengals

References

External links

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