Wyandotte High School

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Wyandotte High School
Address
2501 Minnesota Avenue [1]
Kansas City, Kansas, 66102
United States
Information
School type Public, High School
Established 1886
School board School Board Website
School district Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, USD 500 [2]
CEEB Code 171560 [3]
Principal Mary Stewart
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 1,177
Campus Urban
Color(s)      Red
     White
Mascot Bulldogs
Rival F.L. Schlagle High School, Washington High School, J.C. Harmon High School
Newspaper Pantograph
Yearbook Quiverian
Website School Website
Wyandotte High School
Gym Entrance
Location 2500 Minnesota, Kansas City, Kansas
Coordinates 39°6′52″N 94°39′25″W / 39.11444°N 94.65694°W / 39.11444; -94.65694Coordinates: 39°6′52″N 94°39′25″W / 39.11444°N 94.65694°W / 39.11444; -94.65694
Area 24 acres (9.7 ha)
Built 1936
Architect Fellows Hamilton & Nedved
Architectural style Modern, Art Deco
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 86000920[4]
Added to NRHP April 30, 1986

Wyandotte High School is a fully accredited, public high school located in Kansas City, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9-12. The building itself is a historic and notable public building, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The school principal is Mary Stewart. The mascot is the Bulldog and the school colors are red, and white. The athletic programs have won many state championships including an undefeated mythic national championship in boy's basketball in 1923.[citation needed] Notable alumni of the school include actor Edward Asner, actress Dee Wallace, and UCLA basketball star Lucius Allen.

History

On March 28, 1985, the school building was designated as a Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark. It was registered in Historic Kansas Places on November 23, 1985, and placed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1986.[citation needed] Stephen King's "Sometimes They Come Back" was filmed at Wyandotte.

Extracurricular activities

The Bulldogs are classified as a 6A school, the largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Wyadnotte is the currently the only 6A school in the Kansas City Kansas school district, and as such often finds itself in postseason competition with schools from Lawrence, Olathe, Overland Park (Blue Valley School District) and Shawnee Mission. Throughout its history, Wyandotte has won thirty-one state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in Division I, Division II, and Division III athletics.

Athletics

Basketball

The Bulldogs are known statewide for winning 21 state titles in basketball including a 1923 undefeated national championship season (and the girl's team in 1924, under Coach Helen Barnett, won the State title in Stanley, Kansas). One of the nation's most successful high school basketball coaches, Walter Shublom led Wyandotte High School of Kansas City, Kansas to 10 state championships and three second-place finishes in his 14 seasons there from 1955-1969.[5] Shublom posted an incredible 296-26 record (.919 winning percentage) at Wyandotte, with his 1957 and 1965 teams finishing unbeaten and another five teams finishing with just one loss.[5] He and Wyandotte High School share a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, where they fall under the heading of high school dynasty. For ten straight seasons, from 1956 to 1965, Shublom's Bulldogs played in the state championship game. Seven of those years they were successful, including five straight years, 1957-1961. Following his tenure at Wyandotte, he became the University of Missouri freshman coach in 1969 and in two years there, guided the Tiger frosh to 21 wins and 2 losses. Shublom went on to coach Kansas City Kansas Community College for 11 seasons before retiring in 1982. In addition to coaching, he played minor league baseball in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system. In 1982, he was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame.[5] The basketball team also won a state championship in basketball in 1998.

Football

In November 2006, the football team made a playoff appearance for the first time since 1987, but suffered a loss to St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Wyandotte's football teams have won the state championship six times, occurring in 1921 (9-0), 1923, 1932 (8-0-1 season), 1933 (9-0 co-champions), 1942 (10-0 season), and 1952 (9-0 season).[citation needed]

State Championships

State Championships[6]
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Football 6* 1921, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1941, 1951
Cross Country, Boys 1 1965
Winter Swimming and Diving, Boys 8 1934, 1937, 1938, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1968
Basketball, Boys 21 1914, 1923, 1930, 1933, 1941, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1998
Indoor Track & Field, Boys 8 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1977
Indoor Track & Field, Girls 1 1975
Spring Baseball 7 1922, 1941, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1962, 1964
Track & Field, Boys 7 1931, 1960, 1969, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1992
Track & Field, Girls 1 1988
Total 53
  • -State Football Championships are not recognized by the KSHSAA prior to 1969. 1969 was the first year that the KSHSAA sponsored the football state championships. Adding the six state football titles would bring Wyandotte's total to 59.[citation needed]

Wyandotte Pup

In the early 1930s, students built a two-seat monoplane aircraft designed by Noel Hockaday. It was called the Wyandotte Pup. The design rights were bought by the Porterfield Aircraft Corporation and the aircraft entered production as the Porterfield Flyabout.[citation needed]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ GNIS for Wyandotte High School; USGS; October 13, 1978.
  2. ↑ Kansas City Kansas Public Schools - USD 500
  3. ↑ High School CEEB Code Search
  4. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Kansas Sports Hall of Fame" (English). Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
  6. ↑ "State Records & State Champions" (English). Retrieved 2010-02-05. 

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