Toppenish High School

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Toppenish High School
Location
Toppenish High School
141 Ward Road

Toppenish
,
Washington 98948

United States
Information
TypeHigh School
School districtToppenish School District
PrincipalCyndy Valdez
Staff50.55 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment988 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio19.55 [1]
ColorsCardinal, Black, Gray & White
    
MascotWildcats
Website https://ths.toppenish.wednet.edu/

Toppenish High School (Top-Hi) is a public high school in Toppenish, Washington. It is a part of the Toppenish School District in Yakima County.

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Demographics

In October 2019 the student population was identified as 86.8% Hispanic, 9.9% American Indian/Alaska Native, 2.2% White and 1.1% other. 97.9% of students graduated in four years.

Awards

The school earned a silver medal in U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of American high schools in 2008. [2] Additional awards followed, making the high school the most decorated in Washington State during a five-year period.

Sports

Toppenish High School plays in the Central Washington Athletic Conference (CWAC) as a size 2A school. Sports offered include football, golf, volleyball, basketball, soccer, wrestling, track and field, swimming, and tennis.

Toppenish is well known for their extremely successful wrestling program. The boys wrestling team has taken home state championships in 1991, 1993, 1998 (2A), 2016 (2A), 2017 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2020 (2A), 2022 (1A), 2023 (1A) and 2024 (1A). [3] [4]

Scandals

Toppenish High School has had legal reports in the past involving allegations of teachers committing heinous acts with Students. Johnny and Bertha Cerna were both staff members as part of Toppenish High School and Toppenish School District. Both were accused of providing alcohol and having sexual relations with students. The teachers have been fired in early 2022. Johnny Cerna lost his teaching licence in 2023. Bertha Cerna passed in mid 2023. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Toppenish High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Toppenish High School rated one of nation's best". Yakima Herald. December 8, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2009.{{cite news}}: |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Washington Interscholastic Activities Association". Archived from the original on August 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Team Scores" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 12, 2023.
  5. ↑ Metcalf, Thomas. "Report released on former Toppenish School District superintendent John Cerna". nbcrightnow.com. Thomas Metcalf. Retrieved January 20, 2026.

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