LOOKING BACK

LOOKING BACK

Wilson High School

Named for: Woodrow Wilson, 28th U.S. president

Notable fact: Opened as a junior high school

Opened: 1928, Gibson Street at Indianola Avenue

Became a high school: 1936

School colors: Red and white

School mascot: Redmen

Current student population: 900

The Rayen School

Named for: Judge William Rayen.

Notable fact: First public school in the Mahoning Valley.

Date opened: 1866, Wick Avenue at Wood Street.

Date moved: 1922, Benita Avenue.

School colors: Orange and black.

School Mascot: Tiger.

Current student population: 800.

Sources: Woodrow Wilson High School
and The Rayen School