Wayne County High School (Georgia)

Wayne County High School
Wayne County High School
Location
	1 Jacket Drive; Jesup, Georgia 31545; United States; 31°37′03″N 81°55′06″W / 31.617556°N 81.918460°W
Information
School type	Public, secondary
Motto	"We are Wayne County"
Established	1966
School district	Wayne County School District
Superintendent	Jay Brinson
Principal	Brett McDaniel(interim)
Staff	90.00 (FTE)
Grades	9th-12th
Enrollment	1,509 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	16.77
Colors	Gold and White
Mascot	Yellow Jacket
Rivals	Glynn Academy, Appling County
Website	Wayne 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:

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]

Notable alumni

Barret Browning - former professional baseball player
Matt Fuller – college football running back for the South Carolina Gamecocks^[6]
Len Hauss - former NFL football player
Tre' Jackson - former NFL football player
Greyson Lambert - former college football and baseball player
T. Y. McGill - current NFL football player
Lindsay Scott - former NFL football player
Trevin Wallace - college football player
John Warren - former NFL football player

References

1 2 3 "Wayne County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
↑ title= GHSA Baseball Archive^{[link removed]}
↑ GHSA Slow Pitch Archive^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ title= GHSA Football Archive^{[link removed]}
↑ title= GHSA Literary Archive^{[link removed]}
↑ Mitchell, Wes (April 9, 2024). "Matt Fuller could be a steal for South Carolina". On3. Retrieved September 14, 2026.

External links

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[NCES-1] 1 2 3 "Wayne County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.

[2] title= GHSA Baseball Archive^{[link removed]}

[3] GHSA Slow Pitch Archive^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] title= GHSA Football Archive^{[link removed]}

[5] title= GHSA Literary Archive^{[link removed]}

[6] Mitchell, Wes (April 9, 2024). "Matt Fuller could be a steal for South Carolina". On3. Retrieved September 14, 2026.

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