Bo Arnett
Dean of Students/Athletic Administrator, Waverly High School
State Board of Directors, August 1, 2021 – July 31, 2024
(Class AAA Representative, Southeast District)
Bo Arnett is a graduate of Waverly High School (1980) and Ohio University (Bachelor of Science in education, 1986). He went on to earn his master’s degree in educational leadership (2004) from Ohio University.
Bo began his teaching career at Western Local Schools in Latham as a fifth-grade teacher. He later moved into the junior high school to teach science and also began his coaching career at Western. He held various positions for 14 years in the sports of baseball, basketball, track & field and cross country. Bo led the 1992 cross country team to the school’s first state tournament, where they finished 14th. He also was the head coach of the girls basketball team, which won two sectional titles and one district runner-up, and he was named coach-of-the-year twice in the Southern Hills League and once in District 14.
In 1999, Bo was hired at Waverly High School to be the athletic administrator. While at Waverly, the Tigers have won several league, sectional and district championships and several athletes have qualified for state competitions. He has also overseen several improvements to the athletic facilities. A renovation of the football field included the installation of new turf, a new fieldhouse, new bleachers and a new track surface. A renovation of the gymnasium included replacing the floor, renovating the varsity locker room and installing new scoreboards. He has also opened a new weight room and implemented a strength and conditioning class during the school day. He has also been involved in starting a hall of fame at the school.
Bo is a member of the Southeast District Athletic Administrators Association (SEOIAAA), Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA) and the National Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). He was elected to the Southeast District Athletic Board in 2011 and is currently serving his first term on the OHSAA Board of Directors. He has received several awards, including Southeast Athletic Director of the Year, Citation Award, Meritorious Award and he was elected to the OIAAA Hall of Fame in 2011.
He has also served as a manager for OHSAA tournament for 20 years in the sports of football, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball.
Bo lives in Waverly with his wife of 37 years, Valerie. They have two grown children: daughter Kaci Kortis (husband Adam) works at the University of Cincinnati, and son Trevor (wife Laura) works as a home inspector. They also have three grandsons, Bo, Theo and Asa.