Bishop Watterson High School (Columbus, Ohio)

Bishop Watterson High School is a parochial, college preparatory high school located in Columbus, Ohio.

History

Bishop Watterson High School, founded in 1954 under the auspices of the Diocese of Columbus, is a co-educational college preparatory institution serving the Central Ohio area. Bishop Watterson High School was the first co-educational diocesan high school in Franklin County. It opened its doors in the fall of 1954 in honor of Bishop John Ambrose Watterson, the second Bishop of Columbus who served until April 17, 1899.

Athletics

Sports that are offered include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, diving, field hockey, football, ice hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. in 2019, Bishop Watterson began playing its home football games at Ohio Dominican University.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Boys' Basketball - 2013

Golf - 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 2004

Baseball - 1988, 1991, 1997

Girls' Field Hockey - 1995, 2005, 2009, 2020, 2021

Football – 1966, 1973, 2002, 2010

Girl’'s Lacrosse - 2023

Notable alumni

Jorge Aguirre (author) - author and children's television show producer

Mike Durant - professional baseball player

Dominic Guglielmi - author

John Krimm - professional football player

Erin McDougald - jazz vocalist

Sacha Pfeiffer - Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist

Kyle Reifers - professional golfer

Tim Timmons - MLB Umpire

Al Washington - football coach

Notes and references

External links

Bishop Watterson High School Official Website

Watterson Girls Soccer Website

Watterson Swimming and Diving Website

Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus

High schools in Columbus, Ohio

Catholic secondary schools in Ohio

Educational institutions established in 1954

1954 establishments in Ohio