Wheelersburg High School (WHS) is a public

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in Wheelersburg,

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, 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

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. 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

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academic building during the 2008–2009 school year.

Academics

Wheelersburg High School won the Ohio Academic Competition in 1985 and 1986. The school also won the 1984

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

Athletics

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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 & 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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), and

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

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, Valley High School, Northwest High School,

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, Notre Dame High School, South Webster High School, and Wheelersburg High School). ''See also

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Ohio High School Athletic Association championships and appearances

*Boys' Baseball ::OHSAA State Championships :::::1996 (def. Middlefield Cardinal 4-1), :::::2012 (def. Lima Central Catholic 1-0) :::::2013 (def. Bloom-Carroll 5-4) 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 :::::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 :::::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

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21-14OT) *Girls' Softball ::OHSAA State Runner-up :::::2004 (d. Archbold 2-1 & lost to Woodsfield Monroe Central 1-0 to finish season at 25-6), ::OHSAA Division III State Champions :::::2016 (d. Johnstown-Monroe High School, Johnstown-Monroe, 1-0, within the state semifinals, and then d. South Range High School, South Range, 8-3, within the championship final. The Pirates finished the season 26-2. :::::2022 (d. Cardington-Lincoln High School, Cardington-Lincoln, 5-2, within the state semifinals, and then d. Tuslaw High School, Tuslaw, 5-2, within the championship final. The Pirates finished the season 27-1.

Notable alumni

* George Washington Rightmire, President of Ohio State University 1925-1938 * Seth Morrison (musician), Seth Morrison Class of 2006 - Lead Guitarist Skillet (band), Skillet * Josh Newman (baseball), Josh Newman Class of 2000 - Former MLB pitcher and current assistant baseball coach at Penn State Nittany Lions * Rohit Kataria Class of 2020 - Former contestant, Season 35 Jeopardy! Teen Tournament * Redonda Miller, Redonda Miller, MD, MBA Class of 1984 - President of Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Johns Hopkins Hospital 2016-

References

External links

* {{Authority control High schools in Scioto County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio