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Winter Park High School

Public high school in Winter Park, Florida, United States

Field	Value
image	WPHS logo.gif
name	Winter Park High School
established	1927
type	Public
faculty	154.00 (FTE)
ratio	21.88
principal	Michael Meechin
superintendent	Barbara Jenkins
enrollment	3,369 (2022–23)
grades	9-12
address	2100 Summerfield Road
city	Winter Park
state	Florida
zipcode	32792
country	United States
coordinates
colors	Orange and Black
mascot	Willie the Wildcat
nickname	Wildcats
district	Orange County Public Schools
website

Winter Park High School (often 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). 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:

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 (2014), American football player
Amanda Bearse, actress
Jack Billingham, baseball player (MLB)
Torrey DeVitto, actress
Thomas Dodd, Digital artist and photographer
George Eddy, American-French basketball commentator and professional basketball player
Billy Gardell (1987), comedian and actor (star of Mike & Molly)
Keith Gill (1990), sports administrator: Commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference
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 (2008), American rapper and visual artist
Beth Littleford, comedian and actress
Dax McCarty, soccer player – 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
Stan Pietkiewicz, basketball player (NBA)
Wes Platt (1984), journalist and computer game designer
Austin Rivers (2011), basketball player, Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA)
Jeremiah Rivers (2006), basketball player
Ben Rock, filmmaker
Aidan Warner (2023), college football quarterback

References

"Winter Park High - School Information".
"Winter Park High". National Center for Education Statistics.
"Home - Winter Park HS".
"WPHS Planner 2008". Winter Park High School.
Hays, Chris. (11 February 2014). "The Prospector: Winter Park's RaRa Lopes clinging to hope".
Hays, Chris. (12 May 2015). "Chase is over for RaRa Lopes, who will sign with Pitt this week".
Morell, Casey. "Avant-rapper Kilo Kish on her Winter Park start and her Brooklyn breakout".
[http://www.wppl.org/wphistory/HighSchoolYearbooks/index.html Winter Park High School Yearbooks] {{webarchive. link. (July 11, 2015)
"Austin Rivers, 2011 Shooting Guard, Duke".
"Jeremiah Rivers, 2006 Point Guard, Georgetown".
(2 November 2024). "Can Florida rally around Aidan Warner? DJ Lagway injury complicates Billy Napier chatter".

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