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Wharton High School

20150 Bruce B Downs Boule, Tampa, FL, 33647 -

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Definition of Terms

Wharton High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Hillsborough County, FL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2258 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

98 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 719 students

Grade 10 - 604 students

Grade 11 - 472 students

Grade 12 - 463 students

This School

(FL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:23

1:19

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(FL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	2%
% Hispanic	23%	18%
% Black	31%	26%
% White	43%	52%

Additional Student Information

This School

(FL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

28%

26%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(FL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Hillsborough County School District

This School's Agency

(FL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	261	24
Number of Students Managed	195,331 students	15,852 students
District Total Revenue	$1,590,138,000	$150,286,000
District Expenditure	$1,653,812,000	$148,035,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,141	$9,481
District Expenditure / Student	$8,467	$9,339
District Graduation Rates	87%	90%

EMT's in right place, time when athlete collapses (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 12:40:20 pm
Drake Williams, 16, was about 20 minutes into basketball practice Saturday when everything went black. Watch the story Slideshow
Teen brought back to life on basketball court (WTSP-TV Tampa)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 11:38:47 pm
Tampa, Florida - The fact that 16-year old Drake Williams is alive today is being called nothing short of a miracle. "He is very fortunate, maybe one in 20 like this," said Dr. James Orlowski, Chief of Pediatrics at University Community Hospital.
Teen hoop player meets those who saved his life (The Tampa Tribune)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 10:24:00 pm
A Tampa teenager is lucky paramedics were in the right place at the right time.
Firefighters at right place, right time to save collapsed teen (St. Petersburg Times)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 12:32:08 pm
TAMPA In three minutes Saturday, Drake Williams went through a whole lifetime's worth of luck both good and bad.
Firefighters at right place, right time to help collapsed teen (St. Petersburg Times)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 08:14:17 am
TAMPA Rescuers were at the right place at the right time Saturday during a charity flag football game between Tampa Fire Rescue and Tampa police at Wharton High School when a 16-year-old collapsed on the school's basketball court, authorities said.

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Paul R. Wharton High School opened on August 21, 1997. Wharton High School is located in New Tampa, Florida on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. Wharton is one of 24 high schools in the Hillsborough County Public Schools system. The facility was dedicated to Mr. Paul R. Wharton, who served the Hillsborough County school system for 38 years
About the School
The school mascot is the Wildcat.
Mitchell Muley served as Wharton's first Principal from 1997 to 2002
George Gaffney served as the second principal from 2002-2007
Scott Fritz served as the third principal from 2007-2008
The current principal is Bradley Woods
School colors are navy blue, white and gray.
School rivals are the Freedom High Patriots
School newspaper is the Predator.
School yearbook is Felidae.
Student body
During the 2008-2009 school year, Wharton High School had 2389 students.
Neighborhoods served by Wharton
Wharton's attendance boundaries include several Tampa subdivisions located in the New Tampa area.
Athletics
Football
The football program is affiliated with the 5A class.
In the year 2002-2003 the Wharton football team finished as state runners-up in the 5A class after losing to Pompano Beach Ely *22-10. During that school year, Larry Edwards led the Wharton Wildcats and ended up getting a full scholarship to the University of North Carolina Tar Heels.
Basketball
Candice Dupree was the first wildcat basketball player to reach the 1,000-point career milestone. She attended Temple University and was later drafted by the Chicago Sky where she became a WNBA all-star in 2006.
Soccer
In 2008, the boys' soccer team won the first Wharton state championship for a team sport in the brief history of the school. Wharton defeated St. Thomas Aquinas 2-1 to win the state championship. They entered the state tournament with an 8-5 record and ended State Champions with a remarkable turnaround record of 18-5. Robert Sklaver and Joey Layton each scored a goal in the opening 20 minutes of the game.
Tennis
Finishing in second place in 2007, the Wildcats tennis team captured the schools second state championship title in 2008. With the conquest of the number 2 doubles position the Wildcats took states. Rohit Navelkhar had an undefeated record the entire season in the 4th position. Justin Li contributed to a healthy season going strong in the singles competition. The following year the boy's tennis team would win their second straight 3A state championship, sharing the title. They became the first Hillsborough County tennis team to win back to back state championships. Michael Alford also won the individual 1st position state championship in 2009, his junior season.
Lacrosse
Currently Wharton High School has a Varsity B team and jv team. They are considered to be a rising lacrosse team and plan to go A division next year.
Notable alumni
Candice Dupree- (Graduated 2002) Sports - WNBA All Star, Professional Basketball Player for the Chicago Sky
Adam Kluger- (Graduated 2004) Music / Agent- Founder and CEO of Beverly Hills' The Kluger Agency
External links
http://wharton.mysdhc.org/home%20page

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