Wyoming High School (Ohio)

Wyoming High School (WHS) is a public high school located in Wyoming, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. The school is operated by the Wyoming City School District, in Hamilton County. Wyoming High School was ranked the 2nd best Ohio high school by US News in 2017. The school received a score of 84.2 out of 100. This was the second year in a row for the school, scoring an 80.2 in 2016. In 2015 Wyoming placed 4th with a score of 73.5. Wyoming was ranked among the top five districts in the state on the Ohio 2006 State Report Card, with a performance index rating of 108.6. This was its second year running of being one of the top-performing school districts in the state of Ohio. In 2005 the district was first overall with a score 108.2 In 2009, it was ranked 70th of Newsweek Magazine's Top 1200 Schools. Wyoming City Schools returned to first overall in the state on the 2006–2007 Ohio State Report Card with a score of 109.3.[5] The US News & World Report released its Best High Schools 2008 with Wyoming ranked 81st and therefore one of 100 schools nationwide to receive a gold medal from the publication. The 2009 List saw Wyoming's rank improve to the 50th best public high school.[6]

Wyoming High School
Address
106 Pendery Avenue

Wyoming
,
Hamilton County
,
Ohio
45215

United States
Coordinates39°13′59″N 84°28′14″W
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
Religious affiliation(s)non-religious
School districtWyoming City Schools
SuperintendentTim Weber[1]
PrincipalAdam Reed[1]
Teaching staff42.79 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment658 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio15.38[2]
CampusSuburb
Campus typePublic
Color(s)Royal Blue and White [3]   
SloganPRIDE
Athletics conferenceCincinnati Hills League[3]
MascotCowboys
Team nameCowboys[3]
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools [4]
NewspaperThe Horizon
Websitewww.wyomingcityschools.org/1/home

The motto of Wyoming High School is "Where Excellence Becomes a Way of Life."

Academics

Wyoming offers students a challenging curriculum, including many select Advanced Placement classes. These include AP Environmental Science, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics 1, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Studio Art, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP French Language and Culture, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Latin, AP Statistics, AP Calculus, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Computer Science A, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Psychology, AP United States History, AP Comparative Government and Politics, and a world-renowned AP United States Government and Politics program. Wyoming's class of 2004 was ranked first among medium sized schools in the subject.[7]

Wyoming offers various music opportunities, including three string orchestras, a band, and multiple choir programs. There are also many other courses offered in the visual arts, such as Computer Graphics and Photography, as well as three separate AP art classes.

Spanish, French, and Latin are offered in five separate levels at Wyoming. Each language has levels I, II, III, IV, and V (AP), available to every student.

Extracurriculars

Also of note is Wyoming's outstanding drama program, which is based in the Pendery Center Auditorium, a state-of-the-art facility that was completed in the year 2000. Recent productions include Miracle Worker (2017), Games Afoot (2017), Sound of Music (2017), and Merry Wives of Winsor (2016).[8]

Often placing at competitions of each, Wyoming's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)[9] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).[10]

As of January 2020, the list of extra-curricular activities was as follows:

  • Academic Team
  • The Alliance (GSA)
  • AVID
  • Brass Ensemble
  • Brothers & Sisters United
  • Chamber Music WHS
  • Chess Club
  • Club HOPE (Help Our Planet Earth)
  • Color Guard/Flag Corps
  • Drama Club
  • Dungeons and Dragons Club
  • Engineering Club
  • French Club
  • GLEE Club
  • Horizon (School Newspaper)
  • INTERalliance Club
  • Icarus (Student Literary Magazine)
  • Jazz Ensemble
  • JETS – TEAMS
  • Latin Club
  • Mock Trial
  • Model United Nations
  • Political Discourse Club
  • Photography Club
  • Positive Psychology
  • Project L.E.A.D.
  • Robotics Club
  • Science Olympiad
  • Spanish Club
  • Student Council
  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • Women in STEM
  • Yearbook Committee

WYOMUN

First established in 2014, WYOMUN is a Model United Nations conference run by the Wyoming Model United Nations Club.[11] The conference annually hosts over 250 high school and middle school students from around the Greater Cincinnati Area. Its seventh iteration was held virtually on October 31, 2020.[12]

WYOMUN has featured a host of committees including the World Health Organization, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the League of Nations. WYOMUN has also featured non-UN crisis committees on a variety of topics such as the Vietnam War, the Chicano Movement, the Kingdom of Kamehameha, the Arab Spring and the Seven Years' War, and has occasionally ventured into pop culture with a committee on Stranger Things from Netflix, as well as one on the Harry Potter series.[13]

Each year, WYOMUN invites keynote speakers to address its delegates during opening ceremonies. Notable recent speakers have been Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, President of the Puerto Rican Senate and current gubernatorial candidate Eduardo Bhatia, and Indiana University Maurer School of Law Vice President of International Affairs Hannah L. Buxbaum. The keynote speaker for WYOMUN VII was the distinguished former ambassador Thomas Boyatt.

Sports

Wyoming is part of the Cincinnati Hills League (CHL), a small school league with other small schools - mostly from east of Cincinnati. Other schools include Deer Park, Finneytown, Indian Hill, Madeira, Reading, Taylor, and Mariemont. Wyoming offers 24 varsity sports, including:

Varsity sports
  • Fall
    • Football
    • Men's Soccer
    • Women's Soccer
    • Volleyball
    • Men's Golf
    • Women's Golf
    • Women's Tennis
    • Cross Country (co-ed)
    • Cheerleading (Football)
  • Winter
    • Men's Basketball
    • Women's Basketball
    • Swimming (co-ed)
    • Diving (co-ed)
    • Wrestling
    • Indoor Track (Club) (co-ed)
    • Bowling (co-ed)
    • Cheerleading (Basketball)
  • Spring
    • Track and Field (co-ed)
    • Men's Tennis
    • Men's Lacrosse
    • Women's Lacrosse
    • Baseball
    • Softball

Cincinnati Hills League all sports championships

The CHL All-Sports trophy is awarded to the school within the Cincinnati Hills League that has had the most successful overall athletic program in the school year. The years Wyoming has won the All-Sports trophy:[14][15]

2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships
Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

Notable alumni

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  10. "Constitution of the Ohio Junior Classical League" (PDF). Ohio Junior Classical League. March 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2009. ...by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL.
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