Wapakoneta High School (WHS), is a public high school located in Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1904, it is one of four schools that make up the Wapakoneta City School District. The high school building is located on the north side of Wapakoneta, near the downtown area. Athletic teams are known as the "Redskins", with school colors of red and white. The school's enrollment is 1,160 students in grades 8 through 12. The current building opened in 1990. The former high school was adapted as the current Wapakoneta Middle School. Prior to 1956, the district's high school, built in 1908, was known as Blume High School.
Native American tribes historically occupied this territory. Some have objected to use of "Redskins" for sports teams, as they consider it a derogatory term. As a result of repeated complaints and heightened social justice activism, including the George Floyd protests, in 2020 the former NFL Washington Redskins dropped that team name.
WHS operates on a nine-mod (period) day[clarification needed] with two semester terms. Each semester includes two nine-week grading periods. The school year is a minimum of 36 weeks, or 180 school days.
Curriculumedit
Students may choose a general program of studies or an academic program leading to college entrance. Students also have an opportunity to attend Apollo, a modern vocational school, offering a comprehensive curriculum of career programs. The high school offers advanced placement (AP) tests, on-site College Credit Plus classes, and off-site College Credit Plus classes offered at Rhodes State College or Wright State University Lake Campus. WHS students also have the opportunity to choose study from among four languages: French, Spanish, German, and virtual school American Sign Language. In total, WHS offers 112 different classes on campus.
Advanced Placement classesedit
In 2015-2016, students took approximately 160 Advanced Placement tests. They earned a score of three or higher on approximately 67% of these tests. Some may have been able to earn college credit by those scores, depending on the institution. [citation needed]
Staffedit
The school employs 53 teachers and various support staff. 75% of the faculty has a master's degree.[citation needed]
^ abc"Wapakoneta High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
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External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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