Winter Park High School

Winter Park High School (often simply abbreviated as WPHS) located in Winter Park, Florida, United States 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
Address
2100 Summerfield Road

Winter Park
,
Florida
32792

United States
Coordinates28.5851°N 81.32293°W / 28.5851; -81.32293
Information
TypePublic
Established1927
School districtOrange County Public Schools
SuperintendentRonald Blocker
PrincipalMatthew Arnold
Faculty165.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment3,355 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.33[1]
Color(s)Orange and Black
MascotWillie the Wildcat
NicknameWildcats
Websitewww.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]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Winter Park High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  2. "Home - Winter Park Hs". winterparkhs.ocps.net.
  3. WPHS Planner 2008. Winter Park High School.
  4. Morell, Casey. "Avant-rapper Kilo Kish on her Winter Park start and her Brooklyn breakout". Orlando Weekly.
  5. Winter Park High School Yearbooks Archived July 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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