Wayne County High School
Address
1 Jacket Drive

Jesup
,
Georgia
31545

United States
Coordinates31°37′03″N 81°55′06″W / 31.617556°N 81.918460°W / 31.617556; -81.918460
Information
School typePublic, secondary
Motto"We are Wayne County"
Established1966
School districtWayne County School District
SuperintendentJay Brinson
PrincipalBrett McDaniel(interim)
Staff92.10 (FTE)[1]
Grades9th-12th
Enrollment1,497 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.25[1]
Color(s)   Gold and White
MascotYellow Jacket
RivalsGlynn Academy, Appling County
WebsiteWayne County High School

Wayne County High School is located in Jesup, Georgia, United States. It is the only public high school in Wayne County.

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

Wayne County's mascot is the Yellow Jacket. Sports offered include:

Clubs offered include:

The school's fight song is sung to the tune of the "Washington and Lee Swing".

State Titles

  • Baseball (1) - 1967(2A) [2]
  • Football (1) - 1959(2A)
  • Slow Pitch Softball (1) - 1998(3A/4A) [3]

State Titles won as Jesup High School

  • Football (1) - 1954(A) [4]
  • Literary (6) - 1947(B), 1948(B), 1949(B), 1951(B), 1952(B), 1954(A) [5]

Alma Mater

"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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wayne County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ |title= GHSA Baseball Archive
  3. ↑ GHSA Slow Pitch Archive
  4. ↑ |title= GHSA Football Archive
  5. ↑ |title= GHSA Literary Archive


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