Wadsworth High School is a public high school for grades 9 through 12 in
Wadsworth, Ohio
Wadsworth is a city in Medina County, Ohio, United States. It is counted as part of the Cleveland metropolitan area, although it functions mainly as a suburb of Akron. Founded on March 1, 1814, the city was named after General Elijah Wadsworth, a ...
, United States. It is the only high school in the
Wadsworth City School District. The school colors are officially red and white. The school mascot is the grizzly bear, and the sports teams are nicknamed the Grizzlies. The current building opened in 2012 and the student body population is approximately 1,700 students.
Athletics state championships
* Boys
Wrestling
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– 1942, 2010
* Girls
Cross Country – 1979, 1980
* Girls Basketball – 1997, 2016
Notable alumni
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Savannah Brown: poet and author
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Scott Fletcher: professional baseball player in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB)
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Michael Foreman: American astronaut
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Andy Sonnanstine
Andrew Michael Sonnanstine (born March 18, 1983) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays. Sonnanstine is a graduate of Wadsworth High School in Wa ...
: professional baseball player in MLB
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Brad Warner
Brad Warner (born March 5, 1964) is an American Sōtō Zen monk, author, blogger, documentarian and punk rock bass guitarist.
Biography
Brad Warner was born in Hamilton, Ohio, in 1964. His family traveled for his father's job and Warner spent so ...
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Buddhism
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High schools in Medina County, Ohio
Public high schools in Ohio
Wadsworth, Ohio