Williston High School (North Dakota)

Williston High School
Address
4200 32nd St W Williston , North Dakota 58801 USA
Information
Type	Public
School district	Williston Basin School District 7 (2021-) Williston Public School District #1 (-2021)
Principal	Jason Germundson
Teaching staff	96.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1,353 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.09 [1]
Color(s)
Mascot	Coyote
Williston High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	11000413 [2]
Added to NRHP	June 27, 2011

Williston High School is a public high school located in Williston, North Dakota. It currently serves about 1,000 students and is a part of the Williston Basin School District 7. The official school colors are orange and black and the athletic teams are known as the Coyotes. ^[3]

The historic school building of Williston High School at 612 1st Ave. W. was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2011. ^[4]

It was in the Williston Public School District 1 until it merged with Williams County School District 8 into the Williston Basin School District 7 in 2021. ^[5] Prior to 2021, District 8, which was K-8 only, sent high school students to Williston High. ^[6]

Campus

By July 2019 the school had a machine that makes espressos. ^[7]

Athletics

Championships

• State Class 'A' boys' basketball: 1948, 1963, 1968, 1975
• State Class 'A' girls' basketball: 1975, 1976, 1977
• State Class 'A' football: 1917, 1919, 1920
• State Class 'A' wrestling: 1958, 1959, 1985, 1999
• State Class 'A' volleyball: 2004
• State Class 'A' cross country: 1979, 1980, 1984, 2004
• State Class A cross country girls: 2020, 2021, 2022
• State Class 'A' baseball: 2008
• State Class 'A' girls' tennis: 1980, 1981, 1999

Demographics

• 99% White
• .8% Native American
• .1% African American
• .1% Asian

Notable alumni

• Quentin N. Burdick, Lawyer and former senator and congressman
• Virgil Hill, professional boxer
• Phil Jackson, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach and former NBA player
• Brent Qvale (2009), NFL tackle ^[8]
• Brian Qvale (2007), professional basketball player ^[9]

References

1. "WILLISTON HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
3. "Williston High School". Williston School District #1.
4. "Announcements and actions on the National Register for week ending July 8, 2011". National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. (with reference number #11000413)
5. "Home". Williams County School District 8. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
6. "Williston Public School District #1 And Williams County School District #8 Reorganized as Williston Basin School District #007" (PDF). Williams County School District. p. 10 (PDF p. 11/72). Retrieved August 22, 2021. - Linked from here ("Reorganization Document Final" links to https://5il.co/lvuc which links to the document site)
7. "Dairy groups push coffee in schools to boost milk consumption". CBS News. Associated Press. July 2, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
8. "New York Jets sign Qvale to practice squad". The Washington Times . Retrieved October 18, 2014.
9. "Brian Qvale, 2007 Center, Montana". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 22, 2025.

External links

• Williston High School website

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