Worthington Senior High School
Worthington Senior High School is a public high school in Worthington, Minnesota, United States, in the southwest corner of the state. Worthington Senior High School is in Class AA of the Minnesota State High School League. The current campus is located on Clary Street, adjacent to the Independent School District #518 building on Marine Avenue.
Worthington Senior High School | |
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Address | |
1211 Clary Street Worthington , 56187 United States | |
Coordinates | 43°37′41″N 95°35′48″W |
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Type | Public |
Principal | Josh Noble |
Staff | 61.54 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Number of students | 980 (2017-18)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.92[1] |
Color(s) | Red and Black |
Nickname | Trojans |
Website | www |
Academics
WHS also offers Advanced Placement classes, including AP Calculus, AP Biology and AP Psychology. Honors and College Bound classes are offered in the core areas of the curriculum, and students in their junior and senior years are able to enroll in Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) courses at Minnesota West Community and Technical College.
Extracurricular activities
Students are offered their choice of many different extracurricular activities to participate in. Academic extracurricular activities include Knowledge Bowl, Student Council, Drama, Speech, FFA, FCCLA, and others. The music program at WHS includes Choir (Varsity Choir (grades 9–10) and an audition Concert Choir). The choral program also has three audition groups: VOX (men's ensemble), Bel Canto (women's ensemble), and Trojan Express (mixed ensemble). a 9–12 Marching/Concert Band, The band program also has a Jazz Band which travels to Duluth, MN every other year. They also have Orchestra (Varsity Orchestra (grades 9–10) and Concert Orchestra).
Athletics
Worthington Trojans athletic teams include baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. Worthington High School is a member of the Big South Conference. They are currently in Section 2AA of the Minnesota State High School League.
Notable alumni
- Wendell Butcher, NFL football player
- Matt Entenza, former minority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2002–2006) and a 2010 Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate for governor of Minnesota
- Don Frerichs, businessman and Minnesota state representative
- Peter Ludlow, prominent analytic philosopher
- Lee Nystrom, NFL football player[2]
- Tim O'Brien, author of The Things They Carried
References
- "WORTHINGTON SENIOR HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- http://www.isd518.net/act/hof/wthof-web/1990/Lee%20Nystrom.mht