| Definition of Terms |
Wheeling Park High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Ohio County, WV |
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| Total Students |
1814 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
117 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 515 students | | Grade 10 - 458 students | | Grade 11 - 443 students | | Grade 12 - 398 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:16 |
1:15 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
1% |
n/a |
| % Hispanic |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Black |
7% |
3% |
| % White |
91% |
75% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
2% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
29% |
31% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
7% |
8% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Ohio County School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
13 |
12 |
| Number of Students Managed |
5,323 students |
3,788 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$56,244,000 |
$37,567,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$54,065,000 |
$39,320,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$10,566 |
$9,917 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$10,157 |
$10,380 |
| District Graduation Rates |
85% |
79% |
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- 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.
- Former Principals include:
- Sam DeFilipo (1976-1982)
- Phyllis Beneke (1982-1988)
- George Krelis (1988-2001)
- Dianna Vargo (2001-2005)
- Christine Carder (2005-2008)
- Academics
- Graduation Requirements
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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
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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
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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 - ice 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, and won again in 2009.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, reached the OVAC Finals, and the Regional Finals in 2008. The 2008 season was the winningest season in school history, and the graduating class was also the winningest class in school history.
- The boy's tennis team won the State Tournament in Spring 2006.
- The boys' cross country team won three consecutive OVAC championships for class AAAA from 2006 to 2008 (present). They are also three time defending AAA Region 1 champions. In 2006 they placed 2nd at the West Virginia AAA State Meet. The boys are currently defending back-to-back (2007-2008) West Virginia AAA State Champions.
- The boys' track team won the 2007 state championship.
- The golf team was the state runner-up in 2008, and the individual state champ was Marshall Hone, Shayne Wilson also made the All State Team, OVAC Champs, Fall Classic runner up, and Region 1 Champs.
- Performing Arts
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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 30 consecutive state championships, and its Concert Band has achieved 27 consecutive "superior" ratings at Region 1 Band Festival.
- Wheeling Park also is the home to the award winning Forensics team. Who has recently won their 30th consecutive state championship. Students in the Speech and Theatre department have possibilities of entering...
- The National Forensics League
- The International Thespian Society
- Park Players
- Course Offerings
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The performing arts department provides instruction in the following areas:
- Dance
- Dance I - IV
Music
- 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 Patriots
Theater
- Performance
- Acting I - II
- Drama
- Introduction to Speech & Theater
- Technical
- Applied Technical Theater
- Stage Design
- Notable alumni
- Reggie Watkins (West Virginia University); Maynard Ferguson Band and Dave Matthews Band
- David Heath (West Liberty State College); eCommerce Pioneer & CEO of www.CompuStore.com
- John Thomas Harvey IV (West Virginia University)
- See also
- Wheeling, West Virginia - Education
- Ohio County, West Virginia - Education
jonny varner- External links
- Wheeling Park High School Website
- Wheeling Park High School Student Handbook 2008-2009 (pdf)
- Wheeling Park High School Course Descriptions
- Park Press (pdf)
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (26003) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
46,413 people |
1,574,002 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
28% |
14% |
| Population Average Age |
41 years old
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38 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.3 persons
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2.2 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$31,141
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$30,450 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.5 rooms |
5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
61 years old |
44 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
69% / 31% |
70% / 30% |
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