Wheeler High School (Fossil, Oregon)

Wheeler High School
Location
600 B Street Fossil , Wheeler County , Oregon 97830 United States
Coordinates	45°00′05″N120°12′48″W / 45.00149°N 120.2134°W / 45.00149; -120.2134
Information
Type	Public
Opened	1901
School district	Fossil School District
Principal	Jon McMurray [1]
Grades	7–12 [2]
Number of students	~50 [2]
Colors	Black and gold    [1]
Athletics conference	OSAA Big Sky League 1A-6 [1]
Mascot	Falcons, Rattlers [1]
Rival	Condon High School
Website	http://www.fossil.k12.or.us/wheeler_high_school

Wheeler High School is a public high school in Fossil, Oregon, United States. It is in the Fossil School District, and competes jointly with Spray and Mitchell school as the Spray-Mitchell-Wheeler Rattlers.

Academics

In 2008, 100 percent of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of six students, six graduated and none dropped out. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2021, 100 percent of the school's seniors dropped out. The school's only student dropped out. ^[5]

Fossil Beds

Wheeler High School also contains fossil beds containing fossils of plants like sycamore, maples, oaks, roses, and alder from the Oligocene (33 million years ago) and they are open to the public including fossil collecting. ^[6]

References

1. "Score Center: Wheeler High School". Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
2. "Welcome to Fossil Charter School". Fossil School District. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
3. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian . June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
4. "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian . June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
5. "Wheeler High School :: Schools Guide - the Oregonian" . Retrieved May 12, 2021.
6. "Wheeler High School Fossil Beds". Oregon Paleo Lands Center (OPLI). Oregon Paleo Lands Center. Retrieved May 10, 2018.