Wayne County High School is located in Jesup, Georgia, United States. It is the only public high school in Wayne County.
| Wayne County High School | |
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| Address | |
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1 Jacket Drive , 31545 United States | |
| Coordinates | 31°37′03″N 81°55′06″W / 31.617556°N 81.918460°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, secondary |
| Motto | "We are Wayne County" |
| Established | 1966 |
| School district | Wayne County School District |
| Superintendent | Jay Brinson |
| Principal | Brett McDaniel(interim) |
| Staff | 90.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9th-12th |
| Enrollment | 1,509 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.77[1] |
| Color(s) | Gold and White |
| Mascot | Yellow Jacket |
| Rivals | Glynn Academy, Appling County |
| Website | Wayne County High School |
The school was founded in 1966 from the consolidation of Jesup, Odum, Screven and Northside high schools. Originally located on Orange Street, it moved to its current campus in 2002. However in 2022 only Baseball Football and Softball are held at the original campus.
Extracurricular activities
editWayne County's mascot is the Yellow Jacket. Sports offered include:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Football
- Golf
- Marching band
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track
- Wrestling
Clubs offered include:
- Beta
- Café
- Drama
- FBLA
- FCA
- FFA
- HOSA
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math club)
- Student Council
- Y-Club
- Yearbook
- JROTC
The school's fight song is sung to the tune of the "Washington and Lee Swing".
State Titles
editState Titles won as Jesup High School
editAlma Mater
edit"We honor thee for all you've done to help us great and small. We stand erect with heads unbowed to ever heed thy call. Honor the gold and the white; hold them high! Cling to the things that are right, Wayne County High! Cherish the memories of days that were bright-- and forget every cloud in the sky, Hail to Wayne County High!"
Notable alumni
edit- Barret Browning - former professional baseball player
- Len Hauss - former NFL football player
- Tre' Jackson - former NFL football player
- Greyson Lambert - former college football and baseball player
- T. Y. McGill - current NFL football player
- Lindsay Scott - former NFL football player
- Trevin Wallace - college football player
- John Warren - former NFL football player
References
edit- ^ a b c "Wayne County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ |title= GHSA Baseball Archive
- ^ GHSA Slow Pitch Archive
- ^ |title= GHSA Football Archive
- ^ |title= GHSA Literary Archive
External links
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