Wyoming High School (Ohio)

Wyoming High School

New logo, circa 2005
Principal	Mrs. Annie Wade
Assistant Principal	Mrs. Karen Buckmeier
School Type	Public High School
Location	Wyoming, Ohio
Enrollment	about 600 students
Campus surroundings	Suburb
Mascot	Cowboy
School colors	Blue and White
Student newspaper	The Horizon

Wyoming High School is a public high school located in a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. Wyoming is part of the Wyoming City School District. Wyoming High School is known for its excellence in education, and is currently ranked first in the state on the Ohio 2004-2005 State Report Card, with a district score of 108.2.

Academics

Wyoming offers a challenging curriculum, including many Advanced Placement classes. These include European History, American History, and a world-renowned American Government program.

Wyoming is a very strong arts school. It offers many music programs, including three string orchestras, a band, and multiple choir programs. There are also many other courses offered in the arts, such as Computer Graphics and Photograpy, 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.

Extra Curriculars

Wyoming has many extra curricular activities, such as its "Project LEAD" service organization, "Icarus" writing publication, and many others.

Of particular note is Wyoming's outstanding drama program, which is based in the Pendery Center Auditorium. This is a state-of-the-art facility that offers everything needed to put on a top-notch show- and the Wyoming Theater Arts Department doesn't disappoint. Recent productions include "Mr. Roberts" and "Oklahoma!".

Sports

Wyoming is part of the Cincinnati Hills League (CHL). It is a small school league with other small schools from mostly east of Cincinnati. Other schools include Deer Park, Finneytown, Indian Hill, Madeira, Reading, Taylor, and Mariemont. Wyoming offers 22 varsity sports. They are as follows:

• Football
• Men's Soccer
• Women's Soccer
• Volleyball
• Men's Golf
• Women's Golf
• Cross Country
• Women's Tennis
• Cheerleading (Football and Basketball)
• Men's Basketball
• Women's Basketball
• Swimming (Co-ed)
• Diving (Co-ed)
• Wrestling
• Track and Field (Co-ed)
• Men's Tennis
• Baseball
• Softball
• Bowling

Notable alumni

Vice Admiral C.R. "Bob" Bell, US Navy (Retired) - Class of 1948

C.F. Payne, Illustrator

Ahmed Plummer, Football player

David Shenk, Writer

Joshua Wolf Shenk, Writer

Lance Williams, Reporter and Writer

References

Wyoming High School Website