Wyandotte High School

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Wyandotte High School
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Wyandotte High School
2501 Minnesota Avenue [1]

Kansas City
,
Kansas
66102

United States
Information
School type Public, High school
Established1886
School board School board website
School district Kansas City USD 500 [2] [3]
CEEB code 171560 [4]
PrincipalMary Stewart
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment1,903 (2024-2025)
CampusUrban
Color(s)  Red
  White
Athletics6A
Athletics conferenceKCK-Atchison League
MascotBulldogs
Rival F.L. Schlagle High School, Washington High School, J.C. Harmon High School, Sumner Academy of Arts and Science
NewspaperPantograph
YearbookQuiverian
Website wyandotte.kckschools.org
Wyandotte High School
Wyandotte High School entrance.jpg
Gym entrance
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Location2500 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas
Coordinates 39°6′52″N94°39′25″W / 39.11444°N 94.65694°W / 39.11444; -94.65694
Area24 acres (9.7 ha)
Built1936
ArchitectFellows Hamilton & Nedved
Architectural styleModern, Art Deco
NRHP reference No. 86000920 [5]
Added to NRHPApril 30, 1986

Wyandotte High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It serves students in grades 9 to 12 and operated by the Kansas City USD 500 school district. The building itself is a historic and notable public building, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The school principal is Mary Stewart. The mascot is the Bulldog and the school colors are red and white. [6] [7]

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History

On March 28, 1985, the school building was designated as a Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark. It was registered in Historic Kansas Places on November 23, 1985, and placed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1986. [6] Stephen King's Sometimes They Come Back was filmed at Wyandotte. [8] [9]

Extracurricular activities

The Bulldogs are classified as a 6A school, the largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Wyandotte and J. C. Harmon High School are the only 6A schools in Kansas City USD 500 school district, and as such often finds themselves in postseason competition with schools from Lawrence, Olathe, Overland Park (Blue Valley School District) and Shawnee Mission. Throughout its history, Wyandotte has won over fifty state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in collegiate athletics.

Athletics

Basketball

The Bulldogs are known nationwide for winning 20 state titles in basketball including a 1923 undefeated national championship season in which the Bulldogs beat Rockford, Illinois, by a score of 43–21. [6] [7] [10] [11] [12] One of the nation's most successful high school basketball coaches, Walter Shublom led Wyandotte High School of Kansas City, Kansas to 10 state championships and three second-place finishes in his 14 seasons there from 1955 to 1969. [13] Shublom posted a 296–26 record (.919 winning percentage) at Wyandotte, with his 1957 and 1965 teams finishing unbeaten and another five teams finishing with just one loss. [13] He and Wyandotte High School share a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, where they fall under the heading of high school dynasty. For ten straight seasons, from 1956 to 1965, Shublom's Bulldogs played in the state championship game. In seven of those years they were successful, including five straight years, 1957–1961. The basketball team also won a state championship in basketball in 1998.

Football

In November 2006, the football team made a playoff appearance for the first time since 1987, but suffered a loss to St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Wyandotte's football teams have won the state championship six times, occurring in 1921 (9–0), 1923, 1932 (8-0-1 season), 1933 (9-0 co-champions), 1942 (10-0 season), and 1952 (9-0 season). [6]

State championships

State Championships [14]
SeasonSportNumber of championshipsYear
Fall Football 6*1921, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1941, 1951
Cross country, Boys 11965
Winter Swimming and diving, Boys 81934, 1937, 1938, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1968
Basketball, Boys 201923, 1930, 1933, 1941, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1998
Indoor track and field, Boys 81958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1977
Indoor track and field, Girls 11975
Spring Baseball 71922, 1941, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1962, 1964
Track & Field, Boys 71931, 1960, 1969, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1992
Track & Field, Girls 11988
Total53

Wyandotte Pup

In the early 1930s, students built a two-seat monoplane aircraft designed by Noel Hockaday. It was called the Wyandotte Pup. The design rights were bought by the Porterfield Aircraft Corporation and the aircraft entered production as the Porterfield Flyabout. [6]

Notable alumni

See also

Other high schools in Kansas City USD 500 school district

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References

  1. ↑ "GNIS Detail - Wyandotte High School" . Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Home". kckschools.org. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ Official School District Website
  4. ↑ SUNY. "High School CEEB Code Search". suny.edu. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The History of Our Public Schools" (English). Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "A History of Wyandotte High School" (English). Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  8. ↑ High school history Archived September 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ Architect design and history Archived February 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Fall of Wyandotte Basketball a Sports Tragedy" (English). Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Kansas High School Basketball History" (English). Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Kansas Historical Quarterly - Some Notes on College Basketball in Kansas" (English). Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Kansas Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original (English) on May 14, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
  14. ↑ "State Records & State Champions" (English). Retrieved February 5, 2010.
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