Alumni News

On May 21, 2018, the life of former Massillon Tiger quarterback Robert Partridge changed forever. On his way home in Bloomington, Indiana, Rob was in a motor vehicle accident.  His car tumbled end over end off the road. When it landed, Rob couldn't feel his legs. He was a quadraplegic. In true Tiger spirit, Rob is fighting to beat his spinal cord injury. He is working hard so that he may...

Tigers 26th State Title 26th you might say? Yes, the Tigers 26th state title with 24 of them being outright “State Championships”! The football state championship in Ohio has an eclectic and winding history that involves eras of self-proclamation to territorial acclamation with shared titles, through to the advent of the Associated Press Sportswriters Polls and then ending up to the ever...

Beth Starrett Class of 2002   How did you use your WHS Alumni Scholarship? I proudly took my WHS Alumni Scholarship to Baldwin-Wallace College (now University) where I graduated with a double major in Business Administration and Psychology, while also cheering for four years for the football and basketball team and an active member of the Delta Zeta sorority.   What has your...

Recent alumni passings of note: John David ’36 John was a member of the prominent David Family of Massillon and was a student manager on Paul Brown’s 1933-34-35 teams. He served in World War II and it has been told he had a chance meeting to play ping-pong with then General Eisenhower, the future president. In true Massillon Tiger style, he defeated the general, who was not...

The Washington High School Alumni Association is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Distinguished Citizens Award. This award is given annually to graduates of Washington High School who have achieved local, national, and/or international success in their chosen career fields. Nominations are made by graduates or friends of WHS and are selected by the Distinguished Citizens committee....