Waite High School (Toledo, Ohio)

Morrison R. Waite High School
Waite High School
Address
301 Morrison Drive
Toledo, Ohio, (Lucas County) 43605
United States
Coordinates 41°38′57″N 83°31′5″W / 41.64917°N 83.51806°W / 41.64917; -83.51806Coordinates: 41°38′57″N 83°31′5″W / 41.64917°N 83.51806°W / 41.64917; -83.51806
Information
Type Public, Coeducational high school
Established 1914
School district Toledo City School District
Superintendent Dr Romules Durant
Dean Gardner Howard and Carla Smith
Principal Todd Deem
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,424
Average class size 26
Color(s) Purple & Gold [1]          
Fight song Loyal
Athletics conference Toledo City League[1]
Mascot indian
Team name Indians[1]
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2]
Athletic Director Cristina Lorton [1]
Website www.tps.org

Morrison R. Waite High School is a public high school located in east Toledo, Ohio that opened in 1914. It is part of the Toledo Public Schools. It is named after Morrison R. Waite, a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who is famous for overseeing the Alabama Claims case. Waite replaced the original Central High School when Toledo Public Schools decided it couldn't afford to have 3 high schools for the 1914-15 school year.[3] (Scott High School had opened in 1913.[4])

The Waite Indians are members of the Toledo City League and their school colors are purple and gold. However, the Indian nickname is not for Native Americans. When the school was first opened, the Toledo Fire Department had an annual competition that involved running and pulling the fire truck. The team from the East Side was called the Indians. Someone thought it would be a good idea to name the school's athletic teams after the Fire Department team. The Indians have a rivalry with fellow East Toledo City League rival Clay. They had a football rivalry from 1914 thru 1963 with Scott High School that was played every Thanksgiving morning and generated much interest across the Midwest. That game is now played on the final Friday of October and, with the closings of Libbey and DeVilbiss High Schools, has become once again the top rivalry for both high schools.[5] Waite has named their football stadium after their successful coach, Jack Mollenkopf, who also coached football at Purdue.

Waite was a national high school football power in the 1920s, traveling as far as California. In 1927, they played away games on successive Fridays in Portland, Oregon and Portland, Maine. Travel was by train. They were crowned National High School Champions in 1924 and again in 1932. In 1924 they went 10-0 under Coach Joe Collins to win the title. In 1932, under Coach Don McCallister and Assistant Frank Pauly, they defeated Miami High School 13-7 in Miami to finish 12-0 and win the honor.

Waite established a Track and Field identity in long distance running in 2003 throughout 2007. Coaching the Running Indians was Coach Clements. His three top runners was Jeffrey belew, Raphael McCloud, James Garcia. All three runner's made district championship all four years. Talks running away with the city championship always came short with the fewest team points scored. The three finish top five in all the meets in some cases finishing 1,2 and 3. Top long distance team Waite High School as had in centuries even to this day their records still stand. On the sprinting side the 100 yard dash was monster Ray Parker. Parker was always in the mix with the city championship. Parker placed top three in all meets ran including the city championship. Ray holds the school record in the 100 and 200 yard dash.


The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)[6] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).[7]

Toledo City League Titles

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  2. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  3. ↑ "Little Hope For A 'Raise' In Schools". Toledo News-Bee. February 24, 1914. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Monetta To Teach Scott Hi Athletes". Toledo News-Bee. September 2, 1913. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  5. ↑ Hackenberg, Dave (November 27, 2003). "Scott-Waite game kicked off great tradition of high school feasts". Toledo Blade. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Executive Board Pre-File Application". OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  7. ↑ "OJCL Constitution". OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2002. Retrieved August 16, 2010. ... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL.
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