Willits High School
| Willits High School | |
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| Address | |
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299 North Main St. Willits, California 95490 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°25′02″N 123°21′15″W / 39.41722°N 123.35417°WCoordinates: 39°25′02″N 123°21′15″W / 39.41722°N 123.35417°W[1] |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Today determines tomorrow |
| Established | September 1904 |
| School district | Willits Unified School District |
| Principal | Michael Colvig |
| Faculty | 30 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 538 |
| Color(s) | Forest green and gold |
| Nickname | Wolverines |
| Website |
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Willits High School is a high school located in Willits, California, United States. The school first held classes in September, 1904, and met on the second floor of the Maize Mercantile Building on the corner of Main and Commercial Streets. Three years later, a new high school was built at Pine and Maple Streets and classes were held there until the school burned in November, 1928. The next year ground was struck on a new high school at the school's present location. It was remodeled in 1958 and again most recently in 1988. In 1990, it was recognized as a Distinguished School by the California Department of Education. The inaugural graduating class in 1904 consisted of just four students, while in 2008 that number had grown more than thirtyfold to 123, in relative proportion to the population growth of the community in that time.
Academics
Willits High School's academic objective is to transform every student into an active learner. Sam Heath, famous for his 2011 campaign to nickname the town of Willits The Quadrangle of Knowledge, was the class of 2010's salutatorian.
Athletics
Willits High School has teams in 14 sports: swimming, diving, track, basketball, cross country, baseball, football, golf, soccer, softball, cheerleading, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling. These teams compete in the North Coast Section CIF (NCS) and Coastal Mountain Conference (CMC). Willits High School's rival team is the Fort Bragg Timberwolves. During football season, many alumni and people from the community attend games and cheer along with students.
Willits High School's clubs include Peer Counseling, California Scholarship Federation, Future Farmers of America, Environmental Club, Interact Club, Peer Health Education, Las Razas Unidas, Associated Student Body, Leadership, GSA/Safe Haven, Odyssey of the Mind, Poetry Team, WHS Boosters Club, Drama Club, and Youth for Christ.
Student life
With Spirit Weeks occurring every season to unite the student body, students have plenty of activities. There are also programs outside of the school itself that make student life more rounded and keep students in touch with each other in healthy ways. The organization Challenge Day [2] comes to the school once a year and holds a day-long program, usually for incoming freshmen. The goal of the program is to promote connection and understanding between students based on compassion, and embracing diversity.
There are also many dances throughout the school year, but the ones held almost every year are the Back to School dance (held outdoors in the quad), Homecoming dance, winter ball (usually in January or February), and prom.
School song:
Hail to Green and Gold,
Our colors lifted up to the sky,
We will never fail
To keep our banners waving on high.
Glory to our team,
Our fighting spirits ever prevail.
We will fight for Willits High,
And march on to gain our victory tonight!