Wheeling Park High School

Infobox School
name = Wheeling Park High School


motto = Excellence Everyday
phone = [phone]
fax = [phone]
established = 1976
type = Public
principal = Bernie Dolan (2008-present)
street = 1976 Park View Road
city = Wheeling
state = West Virginia
country = USA
district = Ohio County Schools
enrollment = ~2000
lower_grade_limit = 9
upper_grade_limit = 12
publication = Park Press
mascot = Eagle
website = http://wphs.ohio.k12.wv.us/ WPHS Website

Wheeling Park High School is a high school in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States, and is the only public high school serving Ohio County, West Virginia. Park, as it is sometimes called, is home to roughly 1750 students in grades 9-12.

The school was opened for the 1976-1977 academic year following the consolidation of Wheeling, Triadelphia, Warwood, and West Liberty high schools. By choosing colors of its predecessor high schools, Wheeling Park selected red, white, and blue as its official school colors. Mr. Bernie Dolan became Wheeling Park's 6th Principal in July 2008.

Academics

Graduation Requirements

In meeting or exceeding West Virginia state graduation requirements, Wheeling Park requires the following courses to be completed prior to graduation:
*Language Arts - 4.5 credits
*Social Studies - 4 credits
*Mathematics - 3 credits (with 1 credit in Geometry)
*Science - 3 credits
*Physical Education / Health - 1 credit in each
*Visual and Performing Arts - 1 credits
*Career Major - 4 credits
*Electives - 3.5 credits

Advanced Placement

Wheeling Park offers 12 courses specifically designed for Advanced Placement testing. In addition to the courses listed below, students may also choose to test in music theory and foreign languages.
*Biology
*Calculus AB
*Calculus BC
*English Language
*English Literature
*Geography
*Physics B
*Physics C
*Political Science
*U.S. History
*World History
*Statistics
*Chemistry

Along with AP, there are also a few courses that can be taken for college credit.

Athletics

The Wheeling Park athletic teams are referred to as "Patriots". Students comprise teams that participate in fifteen individual sports.
*Boys - basketball, soccer, football, baseball,wrestling, and lacrosse
*Girls - basketball, soccer, volleyball, softball.and lacrosse
*All - hockey, cross country, swimming, golf, track and field, and tennis

All athletic teams compete in the OVAC (Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.)

The girls' cross country team won four consecutive OVAC championships for class AAAA between from 2003 to 2006. The girls' soccer team won their 11th consecutive AAAA OVAC title in 2007. The girls' softball team won the OVAC AAAA championship in 2007.

The boys' baseball team won the OVAC AAAA championship in 2006.The boy's tennis team won the State Tournament in Spring 2006.

The boys' cross country team won the OVAC championship and placed second at the state meet in 2006. In the Fall of 2007 they won the OVAC championship again, along with the West Virginia AAA State Title

The boys' track team won the 2007 state championship.

Performing Arts

Wheeling Park is also home to bands, choral ensembles, and orchestral groups. Additionally, Wheeling Park is widely considered to have one of the best high school music programs in West Virginia and the Upper Ohio Valley. Furthermore, the school's speech team has won 29 consecutive state championships, and its Concert Band has achieved 27 consecutive "superior" ratings at Region 1 Band Festival.

Course Offerings

The performing arts department provides instruction in the following areas:

Dance
*Dance I - IVMusic
*Instrumental Music
**Wind Ensemble
**Jazz Band
**Music Appreciation
**Music Theory Honors I - II
**Percussion
**Piano I - IV
**String Ensemble
**String Orchestra
*Vocal Music
**Concert Choir
**Men's Ensemble
**Minutemen
**Voices of Freedom
**Young PatriotsTheater
*Performance
**Acting I - II
**Drama
**Introduction to Speech & Theater
*Technical
**Applied Technical Theater
**Stage Design

Notable Alumni

* Reggie Watkins West Virginia University, Maynard Ferguson & Dave Matthews Band
* David Heath West Liberty State College, eCommerce Pioneer & CEO of www.CompuStore.com
* Rico Cox University of Pittsburgh, Pro football player & CEO of CCI Consturction

ee also

* Wheeling, West Virginia - Education
* Ohio County, West Virginia - Education

External links

* [http://wphs.ohio.k12.wv.us/ Wheeling Park High School Website]
* [http://wphs.ohio.k12.wv.us/schoolinfo/handbook/Handbook%20Continuous.pdf/ Wheeling Park High School Student Handbook 2006-2007 (pdf)]
* [http://wphs.ohio.k12.wv.us/schoolinfo/curriculum2.htm/ Wheeling Park High School Course Descriptions]