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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.
[edit] About the School
- The facility was dedicated to Mr. Paul R. Wharton, who served the Hillsborough County School System for 38 years.
- The school mascot is the Wildcat.
- Mitchell Muley Served as Wharton's first Principal from 1997 - 2002
- George Gaffney served as the second principal from 2002-2007
- The current principal is Scott Fritz
- School colors are navy blue, white and black.
- School rivals are the Freedom High Patriots
- School newspaper is the Predator
- School yearbook is Felidae
[edit] Athletics
[edit] 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.
[edit] Basketball
Candice Dupree was the first wildcat basketball player to reach the 1,000 point career milestone. She attended Temple Uniersity and was later drafted by the Chicago Sky where she later became a WNBA allstar in 2006.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Tennis
In 2008 the wildcats boys tennis team gave the school their second team state title in one year, the team finished undefeated, never losing a match.
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Hillsborough County Public and Private Schools |
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| High Schools |
Gaither High School - 2,790 students · Bloomingdale High School - 2,746 students · Riverview High School - 2,739 students · Henry B. Plant High School - 2,711 students · Paul R. Wharton High School - 2,612 students · Braulio Alonso High School (8th - 12th grade) - 2,500+ students · Durant High School - 2,394 students · Hillsborough High School - 2,308 students · George D. Chamberlain High School - 2,245 students · C. Leon King High School - 2,182 students · Sickles High School - 2,164 students · Leto Senior High School - 2,127 students · East Bay High School - 2,100 · Plant City High School (7th - 12th grade) - 1,971 students · Brandon High School - 1,924 students · Tampa Bay Technical High School - 1,723 students · Armwood High School - 1,709 students · Howard W. Blake High School - 1,698 students · Thomas Jefferson High School - 1,602 students · Thomas Richard Robinson High School - 1,270 students · Tampa Marine Evening (7th - 12th grade) - 21 students · George S. Middleton High School · Freedom High School · Joe E. Newsome High School · Earl J. Lennard High School
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| Middle Schools |
Louis Benito Middle School - 1,701 students · Pete Davidsen Middle School - 1,460 students · Angelo L. Greco Middle School - 1,368 · Ben Hill Middle School - 1,270 students · John Quincy Adams Middle School - 1,268 students · James Buchanan Middle School - 1,211 students · William G. Pierce Middle School (6th-9th grade) - 1,112 students · Memorial Middle School - 1,102 students · Sligh Middle Magnet School - 967 students · D.W. Webb Middle School - 953 students · Dowdell Middle Magnet School - 933 students · Roland Park Middle School - 926 students · Dr. John A. Coleman Middle School - 922 students · Martin Van Buren Middle School - 880 students · James Madison Middle School - 831 students · Progress Village Middle Magnet School - 758 students · Dr. R. Reche Williams Middle Magnet School - 757 students · Nathan B. Young Middle Magnet School - 734 students · Benjamin Franklin Middle Magnet School - 716 students · Andrew J. Ferrell Middle Magnet School - 702 students · James Monroe Middle School - 662 students · Booker T. Washington Middle School - 631 students · Woodrow Wilson Middle School - 621 students · Garland V. Stewart Middle Magnet School - 619 students · Orange Grove Middle Magnet School - 615 students · Hillsborough Academy (5th-8th grade) -24 students · Liberty Middle School (Florida)
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| Elementary Schools |
Westchase Elementary School - 1,488 students · Alafia Elementary School - 1,249 students · Symmes Elementary School - 1,119 students · Summerfield Elementary School - 1,112 students · Crestwood Elementary School - 1,103 students · Claywell Elementary School - 1,095 students · Essrig Elementary School - 1,089 students · Limona Elementary School - 1,017 students · Boyette Springs Elementary School - 1,001 students · Egypt Lake Elementary School - 1,000 students · Dale Mabry Elementary School - 720 students
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Charter schools in Tampa
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Hillsborough County |
Anderson Elementary Academy · Carl Sagan Academy · Hope Preparatory Academy · Kid’s Community College · Learning Gate Community School · Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy · Metropolitan Ministries · Mount Pleasant Standard-Based Middle School · Pepin Academy of Tampa · Prince Academy · Quest Middle School · Re-birth Academy · RCMA Wimauma Academy · Richardson Montessori Academy · Tampa Bay Academy · Tampa Charter School · Tampa Transitional School of Excellence · Terrace Community Middle School · Trinity School for Children · USF/Patel · USF/Patel Intermediate · Village of Excellence · Walton Academy of the Performing Arts
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