Winter Park High School

Winter Park High School
Location
2100 Summerfield Road

Winter Park
,
Florida
32792

United States

28°35′06″N 81°19′23″W / 28.5851°N 81.32293°W / 28.5851; -81.32293
Information
TypePublic
Established1927
School district
Orange County Public Schools
SuperintendentBarbara Jenkins
Principal
Michael Meechin[1]
Faculty154.00 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment3,369 (2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio
21.88[2]
Colors   Orange and Black
MascotWillie the Wildcat
NicknameWildcats
Websitewinterparkhs.ocps.net

Winter Park High School (often abbreviated as WPHS)––located in Winter Park, Florida, United States––is one of nineteen public high schools in Orange County. Winter Park High School is an International Baccalaureate school and delivers Advanced Placement courses.

History

Winter Park High School was constructed at 528 Huntington Avenue in 1923 and was one of the first high schools in Orange County. The school remained in this location until construction began in 1969 at the present location (2100 Summerfield Road).[3] The original campus remains in use to this day as the Winter Park High School Ninth Grade Center, a campus exclusively used by ninth-grade students.

Athletics

The following sports are offered at Winter Park:[4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Winter Park High - School Information". winterparkhs.ocps.net. Archived from the original on August 2, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Winter Park High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Home - Winter Park HS". winterparkhs.ocps.net.
  4. ↑ WPHS Planner 2008. Winter Park High School.
  5. ↑ Hays, Chris (February 11, 2014). "The Prospector: Winter Park's RaRa Lopes clinging to hope". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  6. ↑ Hays, Chris (May 12, 2015). "Chase is over for RaRa Lopes, who will sign with Pitt this week". orlandosentinel.com.
  7. ↑ Breen, David (March 14, 2013). "Amanda Bearse Winter Park: Actress speaks about city roots". Articles.orlandosentinel.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ Dyer, Tom (April 10, 2013). "Married With Children star reminisces about her childhood in Winter Park". Watermarkonline.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "WINTER PARK INDUCTS 12 INTO NEW SPORTS HALL". Orlando Sentinel. May 25, 1995. Archived from the original on August 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Actress started down 'Beautiful' path locally". Orlando Sentinel. August 6, 2005.
  11. 1 2 "WINTER PARK HONORS ATHLETES AND BACKERS". September 26, 1996.
  12. 1 2 "Winter Park Sports Hall of Fame 1996". Winter Park Sports Hall of Fame.
  13. ↑ Morell, Casey. "Avant-rapper Kilo Kish on her Winter Park start and her Brooklyn breakout". Orlando Weekly.
  14. ↑ "Winter Park High School Yearbooks". Archived from the original on July 11, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Austin Rivers, 2011 Shooting Guard, Duke". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Jeremiah Rivers, 2006 Point Guard, Georgetown". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  17. ↑ Baker, Matt (November 2, 2024). "Can Florida rally around Aidan Warner? DJ Lagway injury complicates Billy Napier chatter". The Athletic. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
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