Anthony Wayne High School

Anthony Wayne High School is a high school located in Whitehouse, Ohio, a suburb of Toledo. The school has an enrollment of approximately 1350 students in grades 9-12. The school is named for American General Anthony Wayne, who led troops in the nearby Battle of Fallen Timbers during the Northwest Indian War.

Anthony Wayne High was created in 1951. It is the consolidation of Monclova, Waterville, and Whitehouse Schools.

Administration

* Principal: Jeri Hoellrich
* Assistant Principal: Steve Varga
* Dean of Students: Steve Mossing
* Athletic Director: Jeff Schwerer

Band

Anthony Wayne High School is most famous for its marching band, the Marching Generals. This high-stepping band has participated in several large-scale events, such as the London New Years parade, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl and many others.

Athletics

"Main article: Anthony Wayne Generals"

Anthony Wayne High School competes in Ohio Division I sports and has won the following Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships:
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They have also won:
* Cheerleading State Champions 2003-2008
* Dance Team State Champions 2007

They are members of the Northern Lakes League.Northern Lakes League Titles:
* Hockey 2005-2006, 2006-2007 2007-2008(NLL has no hockey league. They compete in the Blue division of the NHC in which they have won)
* Baseball 2006 2007
* Softball 2006 2007
* Boys Track and Field 2006
* Girls Track and Field 2006
* Boys Tennis 2006
* Boys Soccer 2006
* Girls Soccer 2006
* Girls Basketball 2006-2007,2008
* Boys Tennis 2007
* Girls Swimming 2008
* Boys Swimming 2008

Mascot & colors

The team mascot is the general and the school colors are royal blue and white.

Prior to the year 2004, the AWHS mascot was a person in an 1812 US Military General's apparel and riding a live horse instead of being a person in a foam costume. The previous mascot appeared only at home football games and would ride across the field just prior to the playing of the National Anthem. Despite continued popularity amongst students (to the point of a decided preference for the "old" mascot), the school adopted the current mascot in order to reduce damage to the football field and allow the mascot to appear at sporting events other than home football games. Many alumni remain disappointed with this decision. The new mascot was the senior gift from the class of 2004.

Notable alumni

* Robyn Hancock (1993), Miss Ohio 1996
* Marcus Dean Fuller (1991) [Actor, Yale School of Drama, Guiding Light (2004-2005) All My Children(2006-), Best Actor Phoenix Film Festival 2002, Tony Award Nominee 2006]
* Brody Trembach (2001), NASA

External links

* [http://anthonywayneschools.org/High_School/index.html Official Site]

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