Washington High School (Washington, Iowa)

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Washington High School
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Washington High School (Washington, Iowa)
1111 S Avenue B

Washington
,
Iowa 52353

United States
Information
Type Public high school
Established1912;112 years ago (1912)
SuperintendentWillie Stone [1]
PrincipalTeresa Beenblossom [2]
Teaching staff28.55 (FTE) [3]
Grades9–12
Number of students471 (2022-23) [3]
Student to teacher ratio16.50 [3]
Color(s)
  • Orange and Black
  •   
Athletics conference Southeast Conference
MascotDemon
NewspaperWashingtonian
YearbookHi-Life
Website washington.k12.ia.us/schools/washington_high_school

Washington High School is the rural public high school in Washington, Iowa. It is a member of the Washington Community School District. The building was built in 1918 and is still currently used. Construction of a new building conjoined with the existing junior high began in July 2010 with an estimated completion date set for Fall 2012, 96 years after the opening of the present structure. The school runs on block schedule with 4, 86-minute blocks. The year is divided up into 4 Academic terms. The average graduating class is around 110 students.

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Demon athletics has long been a strong competitor in the area, having participated in state championships in several sports. The school's yearbook staffers have won several state and national awards over the years. WHS's Physics Olympics team took first place in the state competition in 2010.[ citation needed ]

Many graduates of the school go on to 2-year community colleges or 4-year public or private institutions in the area.

Athletics

The Demons compete in the Southeast Conference in the following sports: [4]

See also

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Administration Staff". Washington Community Schools. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ "WHS Staff Directory". Washington Community Schools. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Washington High School". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Southeast Conference". Southeast Conference. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  5. ↑ "2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ "All Time State Tournament Results" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. pp. 10–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  7. ↑ "2021 IGHSAU State Tournament Event :: 3A Individual & Team Results". GolfGenius. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2020 TRACK & FIELD STATE MEET STAT BOOK" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 17, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Washington (Washington, IA) Alumni Pro Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  10. ↑ "WHS alum Florke to be at Book Vine Saturday". Cherokee Chronicle Times. June 15, 2011. Archived from the original on June 25, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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