Waverly High School (WHS) is a

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Waverly, Ohio Waverly (sometimes known as Waverly City) is a city in, and the county seat of, Pike County, Ohio, United States, located 14 miles south of Chillicothe. The population was 4,165 at the 2020 census. The town was formed in 1829, as the construct ...

, United States. It is the only high school in the Waverly City School District.

Music and Arts

Polarity, WHS pop a cappella group, received third place in the national a cappella competition, Harmony Sweepstakes, in May 2019.

Athletics

The school's athletic affiliation is with the

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(OHSAA) and the

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(SOC), which has seventeen member schools and is divided into two divisions (SOC I and 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

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), Pike County (Waverly High School, Eastern High School, and

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( Clay High School, Green High School, Glenwood High School,

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and the

Ohio High School Athletic Association championships and appearances

*Boys' Baseball – 1954 (Waverly def.

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2–1) *Boys' Basketball - OHSAA Final Four Appearance - 1970 ( Dayton Chaminade d. Waverly 73–55) ::1973 -

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Class AA Boys' Basketball Poll Champion (17-1) :: 2021-2022 - OHSAA Final Four Appearance ::(Gilmour Academy d. Waverly 58-43)

References

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* High schools in Pike County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio {{PikeCountyOH-school-stub