Winter Park High School
Winter Park High School (often abbreviated as WPHS)––located in Winter Park, Florida, United States––is one of nineteen public high schools in Orange County. An International Baccalaureate school and delivers Advanced Placement courses.
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Key facts
• Name — Winter Park High School • Established — 1927 • Type — Public • Faculty — 154.00 (FTE) • Ratio — 21.88 • Principal — Michael Meechin • Superintendent — Barbara Jenkins • Enrollment — 3,369 (2022–23) • Grades — 9-12 • Address — 2100 Summerfield Road • City — Winter Park • State — Florida • Zipcode — 32792 • Country — United States • Colors — OrangeBlack Orange and Black • Mascot — Willie the Wildcat • Nickname — Wildcats • District — Orange County Public Schools • Website — https: winterparkhs.ocps.net
History
History
Winter Park High School was constructed at 528 Huntington Avenue in 1923 and was one of the first high schools in Orange County. The school remained in this location until construction began in 1969 at the present location (2100 Summerfield Road). The original campus remains in use to this day as the Winter Park High School Ninth Grade Center, a campus exclusively used by ninth-grade students.
Athletics
Athletics
The following sports are offered at Winter Park: • Athletic Training • Baseball • Basketball • Bowling • Cheerleading • Crew • Cross country running • Flag football • Football • Golf • Lacrosse • Quiz Bowl • Soccer • Softball • Special Olympics • Swimming • Tennis • Track and field • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• Rafael Araujo-Lopes (2014), American football player • Amanda Bearse (1976), actress • Jack Billingham (1961), baseball player (MLB) • Torrey DeVitto, actress • Thomas Dodd, Digital artist and photographer • George Eddy, American-French basketball commentator and professional basketball player • Billy Gardell (1987), comedian and actor (star of Mike & Molly) • Keith Gill (1990), sports administrator: Commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference • Hank Green (1998), videoblogger and entrepreneur • Donald C. Griffin, physicist • John Hart, baseball executive (MLB) • Scott Hutchinson (1974), professional football player • Davey Johnson, baseball player and manager (MLB) • Arielle Kebbel, actress • Bill Kimber (1954), football player • Kostya Kimlat, magician • Kilo Kish (2008), American rapper and visual artist • Beth Littleford, comedian and actress • Dax McCarty, soccer player – attended Winter Park from 2001 to 2003 • Paul McGowan, football player (1987 Butkus Award Winner) • Bret Munsey, football coach (Arena) • Jo Ann Pflug (1958), actress • Stan Pietkiewicz, basketball player (NBA) • Wes Platt (1984), journalist and computer game designer • Wayne Radloff (1979), football player • Austin Rivers (2011), basketball player, Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) • Jeremiah Rivers (2006), basketball player • Ben Rock, filmmaker • Aidan Warner (2023), college football quarterback
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- 1.Winter Park High - School Information. winterparkhs.ocps.net.
- 2.National Center for Education Statistics. Winter Park High.
- 3.Home - Winter Park HS. winterparkhs.ocps.net.
- 4.Winter Park High School. WPHS Planner 2008.
- 5.Hays, Chris. The Prospector: Winter Park's RaRa Lopes clinging to hope. OrlandoSentinel.com. 11 February 2014.
- 6.Hays, Chris. Chase is over for RaRa Lopes, who will sign with Pitt this week. orlandosentinel.com. 12 May 2015.
- 7.Breen, David. Amanda Bearse Winter Park: Actress speaks about city roots. Articles.orlandosentinel.com. March 14, 2013.
- 8.Dyer, Tom. Married With Children star reminisces about her childhood in Winter Park. Watermarkonline.com. 10 April 2013.
- 9.WINTER PARK INDUCTS 12 INTO NEW SPORTS HALL. Orlando Sentinel. May 25, 1995.
- 10.Actress started down ‘Beautiful’ path locally. Orlando Sentinel. August 6, 2005.
- 11.WINTER PARK HONORS ATHLETES AND BACKERS. September 26, 1996.
- 12.Winter Park Sports Hall of Fame 1996. Winter Park Sports Hall of Fame.
- 13.Morell, Casey. Avant-rapper Kilo Kish on her Winter Park start and her Brooklyn breakout. Orlando Weekly.
- 14.Winter Park High School Yearbooks.
- 15.Austin Rivers, 2011 Shooting Guard, Duke. Rivals.com.
- 16.Jeremiah Rivers, 2006 Point Guard, Georgetown. Rivals.com.
- 17.Baker, Matt. Can Florida rally around Aidan Warner? DJ Lagway injury complicates Billy Napier chatter. The Athletic. 2 November 2024.
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