- Wilkinsburg High School
Infobox_School
name = Wilkinsburg High School
motto =
established =
type = Public
affiliation =
district =Wilkinsburg Borough School District
grades = 9-12
president =
principal = Ms. Ella Rawlings
asst principal = Mr. Joseph Peacock
free_label = Asst. Principal
free_text = Mrs. Dawn Golden
free_label2 = Asst. Principal
free_text2 = Mr. Heath Bailey
dean =
faculty =
staff =
students =
enrollment = 409 cite web |url=http://www.schoolmatters.com/app/location/q/stid=39/llid=118/stllid=153/locid=2856/stype=/catid=-1/secid=-1/compid=-1/site=pes |title=Wilkinsburg High School Profile |accessdate=2007-10-01 | work=Schoolmatters.com ]
athletics = Football, Boys Volleyball, Girls Volleyball, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track & Field, Girls Track & Field
conference = City League(PIAA District 7)
colors = Scarlet and Blue
mascot = The Tiger
location = 747 Wallace Avenue Wilkinsburg, PA 15221 coord|40.444204|N|79.881871|W|type:edu|display=title
country = USA
contact number = 412-371-9500
website = [http://www.wilkinsburgschools.org/home_hs.cfm Wilkinsburg High School]Wilkinsburg High School (formerly Wilkinsburg Jr. Sr. High School) is a
public school in the Wilkinsburg borough of Allegheny County,Pennsylvania ,USA .Current student body
Building History
The building was constructed in 1910. [Plaque at building entrance] In 1985, due to declining enrollment, grades 7-9 were transferred to Wilkinsburg High School. [Wilkinsburg Historical Society] Grades 7 & 8 are now considered Wilkinsburg Middle School.
Athletics
Football
Wilkinsburg is a Class A school that competes in District 7 of the WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League) [ [http://piaa.org/assets/web/documents/2008_2009_A_Football_Report.pdf file:///S|/WORDPROC/Deb/Football%20Championships/2008%20Football%20Classifications%20-%20A.htm ] ]
The football team won the conference seven times.
Basketball
Wilkinsburg is a Class AA school that competes in District 7 of the WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League) [http://piaa.org/assets/web/documents/2008_2009_Boys_AA_Basketball_Report.pdf]
The Wilkinsburg Tigers Boys Basketball team had a perfect regular season in 2002 with a record of 24-0.
The Wilkinsburg Lady Tigers basketball team WPIAL Champs Section Champs in the following years 1913,1922,1947,1948,1955,1961,1963,1976,1977,1999,2002,2003. [Banners in main gymnasium]
Volleyball
Wilkinsburg is a Class AA school that competes in District 7 of the WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League [http://piaa.org/assets/web/documents/2008_2009_Girls_AA_Volleyball_Report.pdf] [ [http://piaa.org/assets/web/documents/2008_2009_Boys_AA_Volleyball_Report.pdf file:///S|/WORDPROC/Deb/Volleyball%20-%20Fall%20-%20Championships/2008%20VB%20-%20BOYS'%20AA.htm ] ]
Track and Field
Wilkinsburg is a Class AA school that competes in District 7 of the WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic league [ [http://piaa.org/assets/web/documents/2008_2009_Girls_AA_Track_Report.pdf file:///S|/WORDPROC/Deb/Track%20&%20Field%20Championships/2008%20-%20T&F%20GIRLS'%20AA ] ] [http://piaa.org/assets/web/documents/2008_2009_Boys_AA_Track_Report.pdf]
Notable alumni
*
Tex Richards - football player for theUniversity of Pittsburgh Panthers.
*Andre Rasheen Tucker - Public Speaker, Philanthropist, NBC's Apprentice Semi-FinalistClark Atlanta University Panthers.References
External links
* [http://www.wilkinsburgschools.org/home_hs.cfm Wilkinsburg High School]
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