Weiser High School Explained

Weiser High School
Principal:Rivers Cuomo
Type:Public
Streetaddress:690 West Indianhead Road
City:Weiser
State:Idaho
Zipcode:83672
Country:United States
Superintendent:Patrick Wilson
Enrollment:476 (2016-17)[1]
Faculty:30
Grades:9–12
Mascot:Wolverine
Colors:Red & White
Website:Weiser High School
Free Label:IHSAA Division
Free Text:3A
Footnotes:[2] [3] [4]

Weiser High School is the only high school in Weiser, Idaho. It is in the Weiser School District, which includes Weiser and some unincorporated areas.[5] In 2006, it had an enrollment of 514 in grades 9–12.[6] Every June, it hosts the National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest & Festival.[7]

the school takes students who live in Annex, Oregon.[8]

History

The Idaho Statesman counted the start of the school as 1867, when the first school in Weiser was established. In 1904, a dedicated building for the high school was built for $40,000. Renovation and expansion worth $90,000 began to be built in 1919. In 1948 it took over the former Weiser Academy/Intermountain Institute, a boarding school with 750acres of land. According to The Idaho Statesman, this meant that it was the sole high school in the state with a large property.[9]

In 1958, there were 46 students at Weiser High who lived in the Annex and Jefferson school districts.[10]

In 1965 there was a proposal for a bond to spend $1,147,000 to build a new high school, using a hexagon-style design. That year, the state was considering pulling the accreditation of the school.[11]

Operations

all students register for classes in person instead of electronically. Dave Davies, the former principal, stated that this is done to give a "personal touch" to the school.[12]

The school has various dual high school-tertiary credit courses. In 2017, 121 students graduated. 40% of them went to a tertiary institution straight out of high school.[12]

Athletics and clubs

The following sports are offered at Weiser High School:[13]

State championships include:

There is also a band. At first the girl students did baton twirling while the boys played instruments. In 1961, all gender students were playing instruments. That year, the band won third place in a contest in the Seafair Parade in Seattle, and then in another competition in the same event, the band won first place. The Idaho Statesman described the group as "one of the top-rate organizations of its kind in the area."[17]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WEISER HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. February 22, 2019.
  2. Web site: Weiser High School. Public School Review. 2009-04-28.
  3. Web site: Weiser High School. Weiser Schools. 2013-12-26.
  4. Web site: Idaho High School Activities Association. IHSAA. 2009-04-28. 2011-07-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717034723/http://www.idhsaa.org/directory/08-09FINALDirectory.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Washington County, ID. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-03-10.
  6. Web site: NCES CCD - School Details for Weiser High School . 2008-10-17 .
  7. http://www.fiddlecontest.org/event/national-oldtime-fiddlers-contest-festival/ National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest & Festival » National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest & Festival
  8. Web site: Home. https://web.archive.org/web/19990224015152/http://www.malesd.k12.or.us/districts/an-indx.htm . 1999-02-24 . Annex School District. 1999-02-24. 2022-07-17.
  9. News: Weiser High School Nears Centennial; Records Yield Colorful Campus Story. The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. 1963-08-31. 7.
  10. News: School Districts' Reorganization To Be Outlined. The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. 1958-08-09. 9 (of second section). - See clipping from Newspapers.com.
  11. News: New School's Fate Rests With Voters. The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. 1965-03-23. Section 2, p. 13. Newspapers.com. - Image of the design
  12. News: Richert. Kevin. Idaho's rural students look to move on. Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. IdahoEdNews.org. 2018-12-07. A1, A8. Newspapers.com.
  13. http://www.weiserschools.org/schools/high/sports/ WHS Sports
  14. Web site: Weiser baseball team wins first state championship . Weiser Signal American. Weiser, Idaho. 2021-05-28. 2024-03-12.
  15. Web site: Weiser snaps Sugar-Salem's three-year 3A state title run in 2OT as Tom Harrison wins championship No. 11. Sports Illustrated. 2021-11-20. 2024-03-12.
  16. Web site: Lycklama. Michael. Weiser football wins 3A state title over Sugar-Salem. Idaho Statesman. 2021-11-20. 2024-03-12.
  17. News: Schramm. Walt. Weiser High School Band Tops Seafair Parades. The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. 1961-08-21. Section 2, Page 13 and Page 15. Newspapers.com.

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