Wyoming High School (Ohio)
Wyoming High School (WHS) is a public high school located in Wyoming, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. The school is operated by the Wyoming City School District, in Hamilton County. Wyoming High School was ranked the 2nd best Ohio high school by US News in 2017. The school received a score of 84.2 out of 100. This was the second year in a row for the school, scoring an 80.2 in 2016. In 2015 Wyoming placed 4th with a score of 73.5. Wyoming was ranked among the top five districts in the state on the Ohio 2006 State Report Card, with a performance index rating of 108.6. This was its second year running of being one of the top-performing school districts in the state of Ohio. In 2005 the district was first overall with a score 108.2 In 2009, it was ranked 70th of Newsweek Magazine's Top 1200 Schools. Wyoming City Schools returned to first overall in the state on the 2006–2007 Ohio State Report Card with a score of 109.3.[5] The US News & World Report released its Best High Schools 2008 with Wyoming ranked 81st and therefore one of 100 schools nationwide to receive a gold medal from the publication. The 2009 List saw Wyoming's rank improve to the 50th best public high school.[6]
| Wyoming High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
106 Pendery Avenue , , 45215 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°13′59″N 84°28′14″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | non-religious |
| School district | Wyoming City Schools |
| Superintendent | Tim Weber[1] |
| Principal | Adam Reed[1] |
| Teaching staff | 42.79 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 658 (2018-19)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.38[2] |
| Campus | Suburb |
| Campus type | Public |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and White [3] |
| Slogan | PRIDE |
| Athletics conference | Cincinnati Hills League[3] |
| Mascot | Cowboys |
| Team name | Cowboys[3] |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [4] |
| Newspaper | The Horizon |
| Website | www |
The motto of Wyoming High School is "Where Excellence Becomes a Way of Life."
Academics
Wyoming offers students a challenging curriculum, including many select Advanced Placement classes. These include AP Environmental Science, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics 1, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Studio Art, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP French Language and Culture, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Latin, AP Statistics, AP Calculus, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Computer Science A, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Psychology, AP United States History, AP Comparative Government and Politics, and a world-renowned AP United States Government and Politics program. Wyoming's class of 2004 was ranked first among medium sized schools in the subject.[7]
Wyoming offers various music opportunities, including three string orchestras, a band, and multiple choir programs. There are also many other courses offered in the visual arts, such as Computer Graphics and Photography, as well as three separate AP art classes.
Spanish, French, and Latin are offered in five separate levels at Wyoming. Each language has levels I, II, III, IV, and V (AP), available to every student.
Extracurriculars
Wyoming High School encourages students to participate in clubs and welcomes ideas for new clubs every year. Currently, 99% of Wyoming High School students participate in at least one extra-curricular activity.
Also of note is Wyoming's outstanding drama program, which is based in the Pendery Center Auditorium, a state-of-the-art facility that was completed in the year 2000. Recent productions include Miracle Worker (2017), Games Afoot (2017), Sound of Music (2017), and Merry Wives of Winsor (2016).[8]
Often placing at competitions of each, Wyoming's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)[9] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).[10]
The Wyoming Model United Nations Club also runs WYOMUN, a Model UN conference which annually hosts over 250 high school and middle school students from around the Greater Cincinnati Area.
As of January 2020, the list of extra-curricular activities was as follows:
- Academic Team
- The Alliance (GSA)
- AVID
- Brass Ensemble
- Brothers & Sisters United
- Chamber Music WHS
- Chess Club
- Club HOPE (Help Our Planet Earth)
- Color Guard/Flag Corps
- Drama Club
- Dungeons and Dragons Club
- Engineering Club
- French Club
- GLEE Club
- Horizon (School Newspaper)
- INTERalliance Club
- Icarus (Student Literary Magazine)
- Jazz Ensemble
- JETS – TEAMS
- Latin Club
- Mock Trial
- Model United Nations
- Political Discourse Club
- Photography Club
- Positive Psychology
- Project L.E.A.D.
- Robotics Club
- Science Olympiad
- Spanish Club
- Student Council
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Women in STEM
- Yearbook Committee
Sports
Wyoming is part of the Cincinnati Hills League (CHL), a small school league with other small schools - mostly from east of Cincinnati. Other schools include Deer Park, Finneytown, Indian Hill, Madeira, Reading, Taylor, and Mariemont. Wyoming offers 24 varsity sports, including:
Varsity sports
- Fall
- Football
- Men's Soccer
- Women's Soccer
- Volleyball
- Men's Golf
- Women's Golf
- Women's Tennis
- Cross Country (co-ed)
- Cheerleading (Football)
- Winter
- Men's Basketball
- Women's Basketball
- Swimming (co-ed)
- Diving (co-ed)
- Wrestling
- Indoor Track (Club) (co-ed)
- Bowling (co-ed)
- Cheerleading (Basketball)
- Spring
- Track and Field (co-ed)
- Men's Tennis
- Men's Lacrosse
- Women's Lacrosse
- Baseball
- Softball
Cincinnati Hills League all sports championships
The CHL All-Sports trophy is awarded to the school within the Cincinnati Hills League that has had the most successful overall athletic program in the school year. The years Wyoming has won the All-Sports trophy:[11][12]
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships
- Boys Football – 1977, 2018 [13][14]
- Boys Track and Field – 1950 [15]
- Girls Basketball – 1996 [15]
Notable alumni
- William G. Bowen, President, Princeton University and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Thomas D. Boyatt, former U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso (1978–1980) and Colombia (1980–1983)
- Robert Brewster, Football player
- Deena Deardurff, American swimmer, 1972 Olympic Gold medalist in 4 × 100 m medley.
- John R. Fox, 1st Lieutenant, United States Army, Posthumous awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in Italy during the Second World War.
- Bob Goodridge, Football player
- William Greider, Writer
- B. Todd Jones, Acting Director of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives[16] former U.S. Attorney (Minnesota); partner at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi
- C.F. Payne, Illustrator
- David Payne, USA Track Team member (2008) Olympic Silver Medalist
- John Weld Peck II, judge
- Ahmed Plummer, Football player
- Todd Pease, Commercial Real Estate Broker
- P. J. Pope, Football player
- Jeff Russell, Baseball player[17]
- David Shenk, Writer
- Sean Smith, Football player
- Tracy Smith, TV personality
- John Terlesky, Actor and Director
- Otto Warmbier (Class of 2013, Salutatorian),[18] college student who was detained in North Korea for alleged theft, released in a coma without any other signs of physical harm, but died shortly after returning home
- Lance Williams, Reporter, writer (co-author Game of Shadows)
- Michael Wolfe, poet, author, and award winning filmmaker Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet
References
- "Administration - Wyoming City Schools". www.wyomingcityschools.org. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- "Wyoming High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- Bradley, Eric. "Wyoming District Tops in the State". The Community Press and Recorder. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- "Wyoming High School". US News & World Report. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
- "Masters of their Subjects". USA Today. 2005-01-26. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- Vollette, Drew (3 January 2018). "Wyoming Theatre Arts Website". Wyoming Theatre Arts. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- "2009 Convention – Club Point Summary" (PDF). Ohio Junior Classical League. 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- "2010 State Convention – Club Point Summary" (PDF). OJCL.org. Ohio Junior Classical League. 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- "Constitution of the Ohio Junior Classical League" (PDF). Ohio Junior Classical League. March 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
...by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL.
- Wyoming High School. "Wyoming High School Athletics page". Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- CHLSports.com. "CHL All Sports Trophy 2006-07". Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- Yappi. "Yappi Sports Football". Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- http://www.ohsaalivestats.com/landing/index
- OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
- Weiser, Carl. "New ATF director a Wyoming grad". Politics Extra. Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- Erardi, John (July 8, 2014). "Cubs' James Russell has Cincinnati Reds' bloodlines". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- Sparling, Hannah (2017-06-19). "Otto Warmbier, imprisoned in North Korea, dies in U.S." The Cincinnati Enquirer at USA Today. Retrieved 2017-06-20. "There, in Wyoming, Ohio, Otto Warmbier was a standout soccer player and a 2013 salutatorian at Wyoming High School, his alma mater."