Western High School (Ohio)

Western High School (WHS) is a public high school in Latham, Pike County in Southern Ohio. It is the only high school in the Western Local School District. Their nickname is the Indians and their school colors are green and white.

Western High School
Location
7959 St. Rte. 124, Latham, Ohio
Coordinates	39°5′55″N 83°14′48″W
Information
Type	Ohio, public, rural, high school
School district	Western Local School District
Principal	Carrie Gast
Grades	7-12
Number of students	281 (2023-2024)[1]
Color(s)	Green and white     [2]
Athletics	baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' cross country, boys' golf, fastpitch softball, boys' and girls' track, and girls' volleyball [2]
Athletics conference	Southern Ohio Conference[2]
Mascot	Indian[2]
Website	District Website

Athletics

The school's athletic affiliation is with the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) and the Southern Ohio Conference (SOC), which has seventeen member schools and is divided into two divisions (SOC I & SOC II) based on the schools' enrollment. The SOC includes teams from four different Ohio counties - Jackson County (Oak Hill High School), Lawrence County (Saint Joseph Central High School and Symmes Valley High School), Pike County (Waverly High School, Eastern High School, and Western High School), and Scioto County (Clay High School, Green High School, Glenwood High School, Sciotoville Community School, Valley High School, Northwest High School, Minford High School, Portsmouth West High School, Notre Dame High School, South Webster High School, and Wheelersburg High School).^[3]

See also Ohio High School Athletic Conferences and the Southern Ohio Conference