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

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with their biggest rivals being the Macomber Macmen and the 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 Indians, as their school was built a year after Scott and prompted an annual

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Day football matchup that ran from 1914–1963 and generated the interest of many

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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 run by Scott Walters. In 2008, voters approved a $37 million bond to renovate the school and save it from demolition. The building on Collingwood Avenue was temporarily closed during the renovation, which totaled $42 million and was completed December 2011. Prior to that, the students, staff and faculty spent 2.5 school years at the closed DeVilbiss High School. The TPS board approved a resolution in November 2013 to have new stadiums built at Scott and 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 – 1934, 1935, 1936 *Football: 1922 * 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

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: 1927, 1928*, 1929*, 1930*, 1938*, 1939, 1950, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1985, 2014 *

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: *

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: *Boys

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: 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: *

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: 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05 * Boys

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: 2021-2022 *Boys

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: 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1990 *Girls Track and Field: 1972, 1976 *

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: (years marked with an asterisk (*) denote a shared title)

Football National Championship

*In 1922 the football team went undefeated and matched up in game against a team from the west that went undefeated as well to claim the national championship. Scott High School defeated (8-0)

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(8-1) 32-0.

Notable alumni

* Ron Allen (1962): Former

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) *

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(2018?): Professional heavyweight boxer, nicknamed "Big Baby" * Odell Barry (1960): played football for the

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and in the

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* Morley Baer (1931): famed photographer and teacher * Bernard Benton: retired boxer, former WBC

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champion *

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(1976): basketball player for

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, and CBA *

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: jazz pianist, co-founder of the Strata-East Records label and professor * Mari Evans: poet, writer, and dramatist associated with the

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(1969): football player for the

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and the

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(1939): Award-winning jazz vocalist and lyricist, founder of influential jazz vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross * Lindell Holmes: retired boxer, former IBF

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champion *

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(1956):

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gold medal boxer and

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gold medalist. * Brenda Morehead (1975): Olympic

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athlete *

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(1985): basketball player for the

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* Roosevelt Nix: American football player * Jim Parker (1953): played football for

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and the

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, United States Army officer *

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(1951): played football for Notre Dame and the

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: influential

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* Mildred Taylor (1961): author, known for her works exploring the struggle faced by

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families in the

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(1918): Former

player (

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and in the NFL for the

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(1957): played football for Ohio State, and in the AFL for the LA/San Diego Chargers and

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