Washington High School (Washington, Iowa)

Washington High School
Address
313 S. 4th Ave. Washington , Iowa United States
Information
Type	High School
Established	1912
Grades	9-12
Number of students	400+
Color(s)	orange and black
Mascot	Demons
Newspaper	Washingtonian
Yearbook	Hi-Life
Affiliation	Southeast '7' Conference
Website	http://www.washington.k12.ia.us/buildings/whs/

Washington High School is the local public high school in Washington, Iowa. It is a member of the Washington Community School district.[1] The building was built in 1912 and is still currently used. Washington High School has graduated well over 5000 students in its history.

Strengths

Washington High School[2] prides itself on being strong not only in Iowa Test of Educational Development score improvement and strong ACT scores but many other areas as well. It has a diverse amount of co-curricular activties that range from school organized sports to Theatrical performances. WHS takes pride in its well-qualified faculty and staff, many of whom have specialized training in their areas. With a 1:10 teacher to student ratio, WHS also takes pride in its student-teacher communication. WHS currently has 61 employed on the school staff.

Roth's Demons

Coach Roth has experienced continued success in his boy's track program. He as known as a coach that stresses the importance of being healthy at the end of the season. That is why Coach Roth's track teams have experienced a share of success in the post season because his teams get better as the season goes on. The boys have been state champions once and finished third or better in five of the past eight track seasons. Among his resume includes two Drake championships, a number of relay and individual championships and more than 30 state placewinners.

Awards and Recognition

• Sports
  • Boys 1986 State Basketball Championship.
  • 1998 State Champions Boy's Track
  • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006 State Third Place Boy's Track
  • 1999, 2000, 2001, Girls Basketball Championship
• Band
  • Division I rated Marching band
  • Division I rated Jazz Band
  • Division I rated small ensembles and solos
• Vocal Music
  • Division I rated Choir
  • Division I rated small group and solo
  • Nationally recognized Choir
• Other
  • Business Professionals of America State awards
  • All State Speech Performers
  • Special Olympics State Award Winners

Notable Alumni of Washington High School

• Stephanie Rich, former basketball player for Wisconsin Badgers
• Mary Berdo, former basketball player for Iowa Hawkeyes
• Justin Greiner, current member of Iowa Hawkeye football team

Sources

• Washington High School [3]]
• http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/30548