Whitehall-Yearling High School

Whitehall-Yearling High School
Address
675 South Yearling Road
Whitehall, Ohio, (Franklin County), 43213
United States
Coordinates 39°57′37″N 82°53′14″W / 39.96028°N 82.88722°W / 39.96028; -82.88722Coordinates: 39°57′37″N 82°53′14″W / 39.96028°N 82.88722°W / 39.96028; -82.88722
Information
Type Public, Coeducational high school
Opened 1954
School district Whitehall City Schools
Superintendent Brian Hamler [1]
School code 361-637
Principal Carl Svagerko[2]
Vice principal Paul Smathers
Asst. Principal Anthony Arrington
Interim Principal Dr. Kristi Barker
Grades 9-12
Color(s) Black and White [2]         
Fight song Fight Whitehall Fight
Athletics conference Mid-State League[2]
Mascot Ram
Team name Rams[2]
Rival Bexley Lions
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [3]
Tuition None
Athletic Director Bill Hughett
Website wcsrams.org

Whitehall-Yearling High School is a public high school located in Whitehall, Ohio, United States.

History

In 1954, Whitehall-Yearling High School admitted it first students. Work on the school was still going on while classes were in session. Classrooms were filled as they were completed. The graduating class of 1958, was the first class that was able to receive all twelve years of schooling in Whitehall.

Whitehall-Yearling High School quickly distinguished itself in many areas. The 1960 Whitehall-Yearling High School Band is shown below. The fine arts continues to be one of the outstanding programs of the Whitehall City Schools.

By the 1968, Whitehall School District had built the last of its current schools. Robinwood School replaced the East Broad Street School. The Whitehall School System had five elementary schools (Beechwood, Etna Road, Kae Avenue, Robinwood, and East Main Street); one Junior High School (Rosemore); and one High School (Whitehall Yearling). Currently three of the elementary schools are in use (Beechwood, Etna Road, and Kae Avenue). In 1966, a bond issue was established to build the Eastland Vocational Center which actually opened in 1968. Fourteen school districts were offered the opportunity to help establish this Vocational Center. Only five districts (Canal Winchester, Gahanna, Groveport, Reynoldsburg, and Whitehall) decided to participate in the project at that time. Groveport donated forty acres for the building. In the early years of the vocational center, the acreage at the back of the center was used by the students in the Future Farmers of America (FFA) or leased out to local farmers. Today, all of the original fourteen school districts are members of what is now called the Eastland/Fairfield Career and Technical Centers along with many other districts.

Whitehall-Yearling High School was mostly torn down to be rebuilt in 2013. It is now back open and school is in session.

Notable Students

Notable staff

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

External links

Notes and references

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