Winter Park High School
Winter Park High School (often simply abbreviated as WPHS) located in Winter Park, Florida is one of nineteen public high schools in Orange County. Winter Park High School is a magnet school for the International Baccalaureate program and delivers Advanced Placement courses.
| Winter Park High School | |
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| Address | |
  Winter Park High School  Winter Park High School | |
2100 Summerfield Road , 32792 | |
| Coordinates | 28.5851°N 81.32293°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1927 |
| School district | Orange County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Ronald Blocker |
| Principal | Matthew Arnold |
| Faculty | 165.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,355 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.33[1] |
| Color(s) | Orange and Black |
| Mascot | Willie the Wildcat |
| Nickname | Wildcats |
| Website | www.wphs.ocps.net |
History
Winter Park High School was constructed at 528 Huntington Avenue in 1923, being 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).[2] 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
The following sports are offered at Winter Park:[3]
Performing arts
Winter Park High School was named a 2004–2007 Music Demonstration School by the Florida Department of Education.
Notable alumni
- Rafael Araujo-Lopes – American football player
- Amanda Bearse – actress
- Jack Billingham – baseball player (MLB)
- Torrey DeVitto – actress
- Thomas Dodd (artist) – Digital artist and photographer
- Billy Gardell (1987) – comedian and actor (star of Mike & Molly)
- Hank Green (1998) – singer-songwriter, videoblogger and internet entrepreneur
- Katelin Guregian (née Snyder) – Olympic gold medalist for the United States in rowing
- John Hart – baseball executive (MLB)
- Davey Johnson – baseball player and manager (MLB)
- Arielle Kebbel – actress
- Kostya Kimlat - magician
- Kilo Kish – American rapper and visual artist[4]
- Beth Littleford – comedian and actress
- Dax McCarty – soccer player, New York Red Bulls – 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[5]
- Stan Pietkiewicz – basketball player (NBA)
- Wes Platt (1984) – journalist and computer game designer
- Austin Rivers – basketball player, Houston Rockets (NBA)
- Jeremiah Rivers – basketball player
References
- "Winter Park High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- "Home - Winter Park Hs". winterparkhs.ocps.net.
- WPHS Planner 2008. Winter Park High School.
- Morell, Casey. "Avant-rapper Kilo Kish on her Winter Park start and her Brooklyn breakout". Orlando Weekly.
- Winter Park High School Yearbooks Archived July 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine