Watkins Memorial High School

Watkins Memorial High School is a public high school located in Etna Township, southeast of Pataskala, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Southwest Licking Local School District, which was formed in 1950 by the merger of the Etna Township, Kirkersville, and Pataskala one room K-12 buildings. Athletic teams are known as the Warriors and school colors are black and gold.

Watkins Memorial High School
Address
1954 Warrior Way

,
43018

United States
Coordinates39°57′31.6″N 82°39′53.3″W
Information
TypePublic, coeducational
StatusActive
School districtSouthwest Licking Local School District
PrincipalMelissa Ladowitz
Grades912
Enrollment1201 (2015-2016)
  Grade 9366
Average class size25
Color(s)Black and gold[1]
   
Fight songAcross the Field
Athletics conferenceLicking County League[1]
Team nameWarriors[1]
RivalLicking Heights High School
Feeder schoolsWatkins Middle School
WebsiteWatkins Memorial High School

The school was named in memory of Dr. Watkins who served the community for years. The school's biggest sports rival is Lickings 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 Hornet 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 city of Pataskala, and the following three townships: Kirkersville Township, Etna Township, and Harrison Township, all of which are in the second largest county in Ohio's 12th Congressional District, Licking County.

State championships

  • Boys Soccer – 2004 [2]
  • Baseball, (Etna High School Eagles consolidated with Pataskala and Kirkersville to form Watkins Memorial)-1936
  • Boys rugby 2021 & 2022

References

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