Watkins Memorial High School
Encyclopedia
Watkins Memorial High School is a public high school
near Pataskala, Ohio
. It is the only high school in the Southwest Licking School System, which was formed in 1955 by the merger of Etna, Kirkersville, and Pataskala high schools. The school's nickname is the Warriors.
The school was named in memory of Dr. Watkins who served the community for years. The school's biggest sports rivals are Big Walnut (Sunbury, Ohio), Pickerington North and Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio), and Licking Heights High School. The yearly football game between the Watkins Warriors and the Licking Heights Hornets is referred to as "The Battle for Broad Street." Broad street, or State Route 16, runs through Pataskala and whichever team wins this game has a small dead-end road next to the Town Hall named in their honor, either Warrior Way or Hornets Way, for the year until the next Watkins/Heights game. Watkins Middle School is located next to the high school.
The students that attend Watkins Memorial High School live in the Pataskala
, Kirkersville
, Etna Township
, Harrison Township
, and Reynoldsburg
area.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
near Pataskala, Ohio
Pataskala, Ohio
Pataskala is a city in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 10,249 at the 2000 census. Pataskala was a small community until 1996, when what was then the village of Pataskala merged with Lima Township, vastly increasing its population and geographic area.-Geography:Pataskala is...
. It is the only high school in the Southwest Licking School System, which was formed in 1955 by the merger of Etna, Kirkersville, and Pataskala high schools. The school's nickname is the Warriors.
The school was named in memory of Dr. Watkins who served the community for years. The school's biggest sports rivals are Big Walnut (Sunbury, Ohio), Pickerington North and Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio), and Licking Heights High School. The yearly football game between the Watkins Warriors and the Licking Heights Hornets is referred to as "The Battle for Broad Street." Broad street, or State Route 16, runs through Pataskala and whichever team wins this game has a small dead-end road next to the Town Hall named in their honor, either Warrior Way or Hornets Way, for the year until the next Watkins/Heights game. Watkins Middle School is located next to the high school.
The students that attend Watkins Memorial High School live in the Pataskala
Pataskala, Ohio
Pataskala is a city in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 10,249 at the 2000 census. Pataskala was a small community until 1996, when what was then the village of Pataskala merged with Lima Township, vastly increasing its population and geographic area.-Geography:Pataskala is...
, Kirkersville
Kirkersville, Ohio
Kirkersville is a village in Licking County, Ohio, United States, along the South Fork of the Licking River. The population was 520 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Kirkersville is located at ....
, Etna Township
Etna Township, Licking County, Ohio
Etna Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,410 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
, Harrison Township
Harrison Township, Licking County, Ohio
Harrison Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,494 people in the township, 5,974 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, and Reynoldsburg
Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Reynoldsburg is a city in Fairfield, Franklin, and Licking counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a suburban community in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area...
area.
Teams
- Varsity Football
- JV Football
- Freshman Football
- Varsity Cross Country
- Varsity Golf
- Varsity Volleyball
- JV Volleyball
- Freshman Volleyball
- Varsity Soccer
- JV Soccer
- Girls Varsity Tennis
- Varsity Cheerleading
- JV Cheerleading
- Freshman Cheerleading
- Varsity Basketball
- JV Basketball
- Freshman Basketball
- Varsity Wrestling
- JV Wrestling
- JV Swimming
- Varsity Swimming
- Varsity Baseball
- JV Baseball
- Freshman Baseball
- Varsity Softball
- JV Softball
- Varsity Track
- Boys Varsity Tennis
State Championships
- Baseball - 1936 (This championship was won by Etna High School, which is now part of the Southwest Licking Local School District.)
- Boys Soccer – 2004
- Wrestling - 1982 - Rob Johnson
- Wrestling - 2003 - Aaron Martin