Wheeling Park High School

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Wheeling Park High School
Motto	It's only illeagal if you get caught.
Contact Information	Phone: (304) 243-0400 Fax: (304) 243-0449
Established	1976
Type	Public
Principal	Christine Carder
Location	1974 Park View Road Wheeling, West Virginia USA
District	Ohio County Schools
Enrollment	~2000 students
Grades	9 to 12
Publication	Park Press
Mascot	One eyed Willie
Website	WPHS Website

Wheeling Park High School is a high school in Wheeling, West Virginia, and is the only public high school serving Ohio County, West Virginia. Park, as it is sometimes called, is home to roughly 2000 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. Ms. Christine Carder is the current principal at Wheeling Park High School.

1 Academics
- 1.1 Graduation Requirements
- 1.2 Advanced Placement
2 Athletics
3 Performing Arts
- 3.1 Course Offerings
4 See Also
5 External Links

[edit] Academics

[edit] Graduation Requirements

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 - 0.5 credits
Career Major - 4 credits
Electives - 3.5 credits

[edit] Advanced Placement

Wheeling Park offers 8 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
U.S. Government & Politics
Physics B
U.S. History

Along with AP, there are also a few courses that can be taken for college credit through a program known as "College at Park." West Liberty State College, Wheeling Jesuit University, and West Virginia Northern Community College participate in the program.

[edit] Athletics

The Wheeling Park athletic teams are referred to as patriots. Students comprise teams that participate in fifteen individual sports.

Boys - basketball, soccer, football, baseball, and wrestling
Girls - basketball, soccer, volleyball, softball
All - 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. The guys' cross country team won overall in OVAC's in 2006.

The girl's soccer team won their 10th consecutive AAAA OVAC title in 2006.

[edit] Performing Arts

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 27 consecutive state championships.

[edit] Course Offerings

The performing arts department provides instruction in the following areas:

Dance

Dance I - IV

Music

Instrumental Music
- Cock sucking
- Brass Ensemble
- Jazz Band
- Music Appreciation
- Music Theory Honors I - II
- Percussion
- Piano I - IV
- String Ensemble
- String Orchestra
- Woodwind Ensemble
Vocal Music
- Concert Choir
- Gay Men's Ensemble
- Minutemen
- Voices of Freedom
- Young Patriots