Winter Park High School
Public school in Winter Park, Florida, United States
Orange and BlackWinter Park High School (often simply abbreviated as WPHS) located in Winter Park, Florida, United States is one of nineteen public high schools in Orange County. Winter Park High School is an International Baccalaureate school and delivers Advanced Placement courses.
History
Winter Park High School was constructed at 528 Huntington Avenue in 1923 and was one of the first high schools in Orange County. The school remained in this location until construction began in 1969 at the present location (2100 Summerfield Road).[2] The original campus remains in use to this day as the Winter Park High School Ninth Grade Center, a campus exclusively used by ninth-grade students.
Athletics
The following sports are offered at Winter Park:[3]
- Athletic Training
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Crew
- Cross country running
- Flag football
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Quiz Bowl
- Soccer
- Softball
- Special Olympics
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
- Water polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
Notable alumni
- Rafael Araujo-Lopes, American football player
- Amanda Bearse, actress
- Jack Billingham, baseball player (MLB)
- Torrey DeVitto, actress
- Thomas Dodd (artist), Digital artist and photographer
- George Eddy, American-French basketball commentator and professional basketball player
- Billy Gardell (1987), comedian and actor (star of Mike & Molly)
- Hank Green (1998), videoblogger and entrepreneur
- John Hart, baseball executive (MLB)
- Davey Johnson, baseball player and manager (MLB)
- Arielle Kebbel, actress
- Kostya Kimlat, magician
- Kilo Kish, American rapper and visual artist[4]
- Beth Littleford, comedian and actress
- Dax McCarty, soccer player, Nashville SC – attended Winter Park from 2001 to 2003
- Paul McGowan, football player (1987 Butkus Award Winner)
- Bret Munsey, football coach (Arena)
- Jo Ann Pflug (1958), actress[5]
- Stan Pietkiewicz, basketball player (NBA)
- Wes Platt (1984), journalist and computer game designer
- Austin Rivers, basketball player, Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA)
- Jeremiah Rivers, basketball player
- Ben Rock, filmmaker
References
- ^ a b c "Winter Park High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "Home - Winter Park Hs". winterparkhs.ocps.net.
- ^ WPHS Planner 2008. Winter Park High School.
- ^ Morell, Casey. "Avant-rapper Kilo Kish on her Winter Park start and her Brooklyn breakout". Orlando Weekly.
- ^ Winter Park High School Yearbooks Archived July 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website
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Geography
Education
- Orange County Public Schools
- Winter Park High School
- Seminole County Public Schools
- The Geneva School (K-12)
- Trinity Preparatory School
Other
- Albin Polasek House and Studio
- All Saints Episcopal Church
- Annie Russell Theatre
- Casa Feliz
- Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
- Comstock-Harris House
- Downtown Winter Park Historic District
- Edward Hill Brewer House
- Hannibal Square Heritage Center
- Knowles Memorial Chapel
- Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church
- Rollins Museum of Art
- Winter Park Historical Museum
- Woman's Club of Winter Park
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