Washington High School (Washington, Iowa)

Washington High School is the rural public high school in Washington, Iowa. It is a member of the Washington Community School District. The building was built in 1918 and is still currently used. Construction of a new building conjoined with the existing junior high began in July 2010 with an estimated completion date set for Fall 2012, 96 years after the opening of the present structure. The school runs on block schedule with 4, 86-minute blocks. The year is divided up into 4 Academic terms. The average graduating class is around 110 students.

Washington High School
Address
1111 S Avenue B Washington , Iowa 52353 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1912; 112 years ago (1912)
Superintendent	Willie Stone[1]
Principal	Teresa Beenblossom[2]
Teaching staff	28.55 (FTE)[3]
Grades	9–12
Number of students	471 (2022-23)[3]
Student to teacher ratio	16.50 [3]
Color(s)	Orange and Black
Athletics conference	Southeast Conference
Mascot	Demon
Newspaper	Washingtonian
Yearbook	Hi-Life
Website	washington.k12.ia.us/schools/washington_high_school

Demon athletics has long been a strong competitor in the area, having participated in state championships in several sports. The school's yearbook staffers have won several state and national awards over the years. WHS's Physics Olympics team took first place in the state competition in 2010.^{[citation needed]}

Many graduates of the school go on to 2-year community colleges or 4-year public or private institutions in the area.

Athletics

The Demons compete in the Southeast Conference in the following sports:^[4]

• Baseball (boys)
• Basketball (boys and girls)
  • Boys' 1986 Class 2A State Champions^[5]
  • Girls' - 3-time Class 3A State Champions(1999, 2000, 2001)^[6]
• Cross Country (boys and girls)
• Football
• Golf (boys and girls)
  • 2008 Class 1A Coed State Champions
  • Girls - Class 3A State Champions (2007,2008,2021)^[7]
• Soccer (boys and girls)
• Softball (girls)
• Swimming (boys and girls)
• Tennis (boys and girls)
• Track and Field (boys and girls)
  • Boys' 1998 3A State Champions^[8]
• Volleyball (girls)
• Wrestling

See also

• List of high schools in Iowa

Notable alumni

• Mike Hennigan – American football player and coach (born 1951)^[9]
• Keith Molesworth – American football player and coach (1905–1966)^[9] (Class of 1923)
• Randy Florke – American real estate, design executive (born 1962) ^[10]

References

1. "Administration Staff". Washington Community Schools. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
2. "WHS Staff Directory". Washington Community Schools. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
3. "Washington High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
4. "Southeast Conference". Southeast Conference. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
5. "2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
6. "All Time State Tournament Results" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. pp. 10–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
7. "2021 IGHSAU State Tournament Event :: 3A Individual & Team Results". GolfGenius. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
8. "2020 TRACK & FIELD STATE MEET STAT BOOK" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 17, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
9. "Washington (Washington, IA) Alumni Pro Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
10. "WHS alum Florke to be at Book Vine Saturday". Cherokee Chronicle Times. June 15, 2011. Archived from the original on June 25, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

• Official website