Waverly Senior High School Explained

Waverly Senior High School
Streetaddress:	160 Snow Road
Zipcode:	48917
Country:	United States
Superintendent:	Kelly Blake
Established:	1963
Enrollment:	1,048 (2018–19)^[1]
Ratio:	19.23
Staff:	54.50 (FTE)
Grades:	9-12
Principal:	Tony Terranova
Newspaper:	The Pleiad
Yearbook:	The Iliad
Colors:	Black and gold ^[2]
Nickname:	Warriors
Website:	waverlyhighschool.net
Picture Caption:	Waverly High School Front

Waverly Senior High School or known just as Waverly High School is located in Lansing, the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of February 2013 the school had 1,060 students in 9th to 12th grade.^[3]

In 1963, Waverly High School would be opened specifically for 10th and 11th graders due to the 12th graders deciding to stay with Sexton High School. Their first class would graduate two years later in 1965. During 1985, Waverly High School would allow for 9th grade enrollment.^[4]

Waverly Senior High School offers football, basketball, baseball, tennis, hockey, soccer, swimming, girls golf, cheer leading, bowling, and cross country. Students are also able to receive letters for academic achievement while participating in sports.^[5]

Notable alumni

Muhsin Muhammad - former National Football League player^[6]
John Smoltz - former Major League Baseball player^[7] ^[8]
Danton Cole - former National Hockey League player^[9]
Michael Kimball - American novelist
Marcus Taylor- former professional basketball player^[10] ^[11]
Justin Ingram- (2003) member of 2000 Class A State Championship basketball team, former professional basketball player, current Assistant coach for the Toledo Rockets men's basketball team.

External links

Waverly High School Home Page
Waverly Class of 1969: http://www.CQQL.net/waverly.htm

Notes and References

Web site: Waverly Senior High School. National Center for Education Statistics. March 3, 2021.
Web site: Waverly Senior High School. 2024-04-02. Michigan High School Athletic Association. en-US.
http://waverlyhighschool.net/UserFiles/Servers/Server_5537667/File/Newsletters/February-March%202013.pdf Waverly High School Newsletter February/March 2013
Web site: History of Waverly Community Schools . 2022-09-07 . www.waverlycommunityschools.net . en-US.
Web site: Waverly High School . 2022-09-07 . Waverly High School . en-US.
News: Bannon. Terry. Long-haul philosophy. January 7, 2015. Chicago Tribune. March 2, 2005.
News: Bowman. Mark. Scouts thrilled they followed tip on Smoltz. January 7, 2015. MLB.com. January 6, 2015.
News: Solari. Chris. Waverly's Smoltz selected for baseball Hall of Fame. January 7, 2015. Lansing State Journal. January 6, 2015.
News: Staudt. Tim. It Was Cole ... Then Anastos. January 7, 2015. WILX-TV. March 23, 2011.
Book: Wetzel. Dan. Yaeger. Don. Sole Influence: Basketball, Corporate Greed, and the Corruption of America's Youth. 2000. Grand Central Publishing. 9780759521551.
News: Thompson. Jack. Top Point Guard Picks Michigan St.. January 7, 2015. Chicago Tribune. August 31, 1999.