Webb City High School (Missouri)

Webb City High School
Address
621 North Madison
Webb City, Missouri 64804
United States
Coordinates 37°09′06″N 94°28′23″W / 37.15166°N 94.47299°W / 37.15166; -94.47299Coordinates: 37°09′06″N 94°28′23″W / 37.15166°N 94.47299°W / 37.15166; -94.47299
Information
Type Public Secondary
Established 1877 (1968 current building)
Oversight Webb City R-7
Principal Shawn Mayes
Faculty 77
Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Enrollment 20 on campus
Student to teacher ratio 15:1[1]
Campus type Suburban/Rural
Color(s) Columbia Blue, White, and Red             
Athletics Boys' Soccer, Football, Cross Country, Volleyball, Girls' Tennis, Girls' Softball, Girls' Golf, Boys' Diving & Swimming, Girls' Diving & Swimming, Boys' Basketball, Wrestling, Girls' Basketball, Boys' Baseball, Boys' Tennis, Boys' Golf, Track and Field, Girls' Soccer[2]
Mascot Cardinal
Website Webb City H.S.

Webb City High School, or WCHS, is a public high school in the Webb City R-7 located in Webb City, Missouri United States. Its football team has won 14 Missouri state football championships, in 1989, 92, 93, 97, 2000, 01, 06, 08, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 17.

Location and campus

The school's campus, located at 621 North Madison, Webb City, Missouri is currently housed in a one-story structure originally built in 1972. It was expanded in 1973, 1975, 1983, 1987, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2009, and 2015 2017. The most recent addition added a new gymnasium and a storm shelter in a dome shape.

Notable people

Alumni

  • Brian Bond - LGBT rights activist, openly gay deputy director in the White House Office of Public Engagement, 2009-2011
  • Clete Boyer - Professional Baseball Player (MLB) 1959-1969, member of the 1961 and 1962 New York Yankee World Championship team, Class of 1955.[3]
  • Cloyd Boyer - Professional Baseball Player (MLB) 1949-1955, St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Athletics, Class of 1945.[3]
  • Ken Boyer - Professional Baseball Player (MLB), St. Louis Cardinals, National League MVP and World Series championship in 1964, Class of 1949.[3]
  • Lisa Myers - NBC News Senior Investigative Correspondent, Class of 1969.[3]
  • Hugh Sprinkle - NFL player[4]
  • Grant Wistrom - Retired Professional Football Player (NFL), Class of 1994.[5]

Faculty

References

  1. ↑ "MDOESE annual report of School Data". Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  2. ↑ "Sports main". Hickman High School website. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Missouri, Illinois championship preview capsules". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 29, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hugh Sprinkle". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Breer, Jeff (November 22, 2013). "Central to play powerhouse Webb City in Class 4 semifinals". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ Drash, Wayne (October 11, 2014). "Grit beyond the game". CNN.com. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
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