Weiser High School
| Weiser High School | |
|---|---|
 Weiser High School | |
| Location | |
690 West Indianhead Road , 83672 United States 44°15′40″N 116°58′44″W / 44.261°N 116.979°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Superintendent | Patrick Wilson |
Principal | Drew Dickerson |
| Faculty | 30 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 529 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Colors | Red & White |
| Mascot | Wolverine |
| IHSAA Division | 3A |
| Website | Weiser High School |
| [2][3][4] | |
Weiser High School is the only high school in Weiser, Idaho. It is in the Weiser School District, which includes Weiser and some unincorporated areas.[5] In 2006, it had an enrollment of 514 in grades 9–12.[6] Every June, it hosts the National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest & Festival.[7]
As of 1998 the school takes students who live in Annex, Oregon.[8]
History
The Idaho Statesman counted the start of the school as 1867, when the first school in Weiser was established. In 1904, a dedicated building for the high school was built for $40,000. Renovation and expansion worth $90,000 began to be built in 1919. In 1948 it took over the former Weiser Academy/Intermountain Institute, a boarding school with 750-acre (300 ha) of land. According to The Idaho Statesman, this meant that it was the sole high school in the state with a large property.[9]
In 1958, there were 46 students at Weiser High who lived in the Annex and Jefferson school districts.[10]
In 1965 there was a proposal for a bond to spend $1,147,000 to build a new high school, using a hexagon-style design. That year, the state was considering pulling the accreditation of the school.[11]
Operations
As of 2017 all students register for classes in person instead of electronically. Dave Davies, the former principal, stated that this is done to give a "personal touch" to the school.[12]
The school has various dual high school-tertiary credit courses. In 2017, 121 students graduated. 40% of them went to a tertiary institution straight out of high school.[12]
Athletics and clubs
The following sports are offered at Weiser High School:[13]
- Baseball (boys)
- Basketball (boys and girls)
- Cross Country (coed)
- American football (boys)
- Golf (coed)
- Soccer (boys and girls)
- Softball (girls)
- Tennis (coed)
- Track (coed)
- Volleyball (girls)
- Wrestling (boys and girls)
State championships include:
There is also a band. The band initially had female students twirling batons while the male students played instruments. By 1961, all students were playing instruments. That year, the band won third place in a contest in the Seafair Parade in Seattle, as well as first place in another competition in the same event. The Idaho Statesman described the group as "one of the top-rate organizations of its kind in the area" after the parade.[17]
Notable alumni
- Donald Anderson - Idaho Supreme Court justice (1955–56)
- Herman Welker - U.S. Senator from Idaho (1951–57). Class of 1924
- Roger Batzel - Director (1971–88) of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Class of 1940
- Harold Ryan - U.S. District Judge - District of Idaho (1981–95). Class of 1941.
References
- ↑ "WEISER HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Weiser High School". Public School Review. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ↑ "Weiser High School". Weiser Schools. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Idaho High School Activities Association" (PDF). IHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Washington County, ID" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ↑ "NCES CCD - School Details for Weiser High School". Retrieved October 17, 2008.
- ↑ National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest & Festival » National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest & Festival
- ↑ "Home". Annex School District. February 24, 1999. Archived from the original on February 24, 1999. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ "Weiser High School Nears Centennial; Records Yield Colorful Campus Story". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. August 31, 1963. p. 7.
- ↑ "School Districts' Reorganization To Be Outlined". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. August 9, 1958. p. 9 (of second section). - See clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "New School's Fate Rests With Voters". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. March 23, 1965. p. Section 2, p. 13 – via Newspapers.com. - Image of the design
- 1 2 Richert, Kevin (December 7, 2018). "Idaho's rural students look to move on". Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. IdahoEdNews.org. pp. A1, A8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ WHS Sports
- ↑ "Weiser baseball team wins first state championship". Weiser Signal American. Weiser, Idaho. May 28, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Weiser snaps Sugar-Salem's three-year 3A state title run in 2OT as Tom Harrison wins championship No. 11". Sports Illustrated. November 20, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ↑ Lycklama, Michael (November 20, 2021). "Weiser football wins 3A state title over Sugar-Salem". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ↑ Schramm, Walt (August 21, 1961). "Weiser High School Band Tops Seafair Parades". The Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. Section 2, Page 13 and Page 15 – via Newspapers.com.