Earl Wooster High School

Earl Wooster High School

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name =Wooster High School


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established =1962
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district =Washoe County School District
grades =9-12
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principal =Debra Biersdorff
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enrollment =1534 [http://www.washoe.k12.nv.us/schools/high Washoe County School District ] ]
athletics =4A
conference =Sierra League
colors =Scarlet, Silver and White
mascot =Colts
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location =1331 East Plumb Lane Reno, NV 89502
information =775-333-5100
website =http://www.edline.net/pages/Wooster_High_School/

Earl Wooster High School, or Wooster High School (WHS) is a public secondary school in Reno, Nevada that is a part of the Washoe County School District. Its mascot is the colt and the school colors are scarlet, white, and silver. Recently, Wooster coaches have been using black in the athletic uniforms rather than silver.

Wooster Fight Song

The Wooster Colts will ride the side of victory!We'll back them up with spirit that is hard to beat!Our men will fight for the Scarlet and White,And we'll go far because we areThe C-O-L-T-S, the Wooster Colts!

Sung to the tune of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."The Wooster pep band plays this song at football and basketball games, as the cheerleaders dance.

History

Earl Wooster High School, named after an early Washoe County School District president and psychologist is mostly known for its athletic achievements. For many years between the 1970s and late 1990s, Wooster dominated varsity football, baseball, and wrestling. In recent years Wooster's notability has shifted from a concentration on its athletics to its academic achievements. This is likely due to the addition of the International Baccalaureate Programme in 1996. It is speculated that this shift is responsible for Wooster's academic performance in recent years, where the school has become number one in academics in all of Nevada. However, there are perhaps more "at-risk" students than any other school in the Reno-Sparks area.

Campus

Located near the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, Wooster is an open courtyard high school that has individual buildings separated by a covered walkway. There is a large metal and auto shop where industrial education classes are held. Wooster has two gyms and three playing fields, the main one named Joe "Mac" Sellers, after its most famous football coach. The auto shop classes were dropped between the 2003 and 2004 school years.

Extracurricular Activities

Athletics

*Wooster competes in the Sierra League which belongs to the Northern Nevada 4A Region.
*Wooster High's varsity basketball, baseball, and football teams have won the state title many times in the school's history. Joe "Mac" Sellers led the Wooster High varsity football team between 1976-1998, and won 250 of 295 games over 27 seasons as head coach. He won nine state championships which is more than any other football coach in Nevada high school history.
*Wooster is also well known for its wrestling program, which has dominated the state and national wrestling tournaments for many years.
*Wooster's softball team was one of the best in the nation from 2000-2003. The Colts won Nevada's 4A (large school) state titles four consecutive years while being ranked as high as 3rd in the nation by ESPN, and 5th in USA Today's poll. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/softball/02rankings.htm USATODAY.com ] ]
*The Colts' baseball team won the 4A (large school) state title in 2002, along with the Northern Region title.
*The Wooster Cheerleaders won State Champ in 2007 in Las Vegas Nevada thanks to the coaching of Angela Dodson and Erin Dastolfo. Cheerleaders are the only team that brought home a state title for the year 2006-2007. Wooster 279 Galena 278.
*In 2007 the boys ski team went undefeated for the first time in school history, and won the regional title.
*Wooster's school song is "The Wooster Fight Song".
*In 2007, the Wooster girls swim team went undefeated and won the league championship.
*In 2008, the Wooster boys swim team won the league championship.

Music

*Wooster's Jazz Band is the school's most active and successful music ensemble, and participates in many out-of-school activities. It was begun as an extracurricular (after school) group in 2001-02, under the direction of Marsha Jamison, but was incorporated into the regular curriculum the following year. The band has participated in the Reno Jazz Festival, the Lake Tahoe Jazz Festival, 2005 Girl Scouts of the USA "Cookie Concoction", and the 2007 League of Cities Convention, among other events. The jazz band hosts an annual Swing Dance night at the local Holiday Inn in February. The jazz band is currently led by Johnathan Phillips, Wooster's new band director.
*The Band Program at Wooster has sent many of its members to Washoe County Honor Band, Nevada All-State Band, Nevada All-State Jazz Band, The Washoe County Solo and Ensemble Festival, Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra, and the Nevada All-State Solo and Ensemble Festival.

Publications

*"Hoofprints" — monthly school newspaper
*"Pegasus" — yearbook
*"Colts Tale" — literary anthology
*"Colt Connection" — update newsletter

Notable alumni

*Greg LeMond - Cyclist and three-time Tour de France winner.
*Jason-Shane Scott - TV and film actor.
*Patty Sheehan - American professional golfer.
*Dave Wyman - NFL player (Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos)
*Daniel Sion - A pretty notable guy

References

External links

* [http://www.woosterclassof64.com/ First Graduating Class - 1964]
* [https://www.edline.net/pages/Wooster_High_School/ Wooster High School Website]
* [http://www.washoe.k12.nv.us/ Washoe County School District]
* [http://www.washoe.k12.nv.us/schools/high/ Washoe County High School information]
* [http://www.washoe.k12.nv.us/parents/district/international/ Washoe County International Baccalaureate Program]
* [http://www.ibo.org/ibo/index.cfm International Baccalaureate]
* [http://www.haunted-places.com/reno.htm Website with information about the Wooster Ghost]

Alumni locator
* [http://www.classreport.org/usa/nv/reno/whs/ Alumni Register Here]


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