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Established
  
1912

Principal
  
Bill Ruane

Enrollment
  
836

Mascot
  
Rocky

Founded
  
1912

Colors
  
Blue, Gold

Superintendent
  
Shawn Brown

Grades
  
9-12

Phone
  
+1 419-394-2112

Number of students
  
836

Athletics conference
  
Western Buckeye League

Memorial High School (St. Marys, Ohio)

Type
  
Public, Coeducational high school

Address
  
2250 OH-66, St Marys, OH 45885, USA

Memorial High School is a public high school in St. Marys, Ohio. It is the only high school in the St. Marys City School District. Memorial High School was designated "Excellent" (the highest designation given) by the Ohio Department of Education in the most recent (2007/08) ODE report card. The nickname of their athletic teams is the Roughriders. They are a member of the Western Buckeye League. Although the official name of the high school is Memorial, local media generally refers to the school's athletic teams as the St. Marys Roughriders. The school's colors are royal blue and gold.

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On November 7, 2007 St. Marys City School voters passed a bond issue for construction of a new high school. The building, built for the 2010-2011 school year, is a 9th grade through 12th grade complex.

Sports Offered

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Ohio High School Athletic Association Team State Championships

  • Boys Football – 1990, 1992, 1993
  • Boys Bowling - 2017
  • Girls Bowling - 2011

    • OHSAA Team State Runner-Up

  • Boys Football - 2004
  • Girls Softball - 2007

    • OHSAA Team State Final Four

  • Boys Football - 1977, 1978
  • Girls Soccer - 2009
  • Girls Softball - 1981, 2007
  • Boys Basketball - 1993
  • Girls Volleyball - 1998

    • Notable alumni and faculty

  • Galen Cisco (Class of 1954) - Former Major League Baseball pitcher (New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals) and coach. Pitching coach for World Series Champion Toronto Blue Jays in 1992-93. Galen Cisco was also co-captain and fullback for Ohio State's 1957 national collegiate football champs.
  • Floyd A. Keith (Class of 1965) - Executive Director, Black Coaches & Administrators from 2001 until present. Coached collegiate football for 30 years. Coach Keith was an assistant football coach at Miami University (1970-1973), University of Colorado (1974-1978), University of Arizona (1983) and Indiana University (1984-1992). He was the head football coach at Howard University (1979-1982) and University of Rhode Island (1993-1999).
  • Eugene “Skip” Baughman (Head Football Coach, 1958–1993) - Skip compiled a 271-95-7 record during his 36-year tenure at St. Marys. Combined with 13 wins while head coach at Hardin Northern, Coach Baughman has 284 career wins, which is the 10th highest total in Ohio High School football history. Inducted into Ohio High School Football Coaches Association's Hall of Fame in 1993. The football stadium is named "Skip Baughman Field" after their long-time coach.

    • Spencer Knous 195pound State Wrestling Champion.

    References

    Memorial High School (St. Marys, Ohio) Wikipedia
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