Wheeler High School (Fossil, Oregon)
Wheeler High School | |
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Address | |
600 B Street , , 97830 United States | |
Coordinates | 45°00′05″N 120°12′48″W / 45.00149°N 120.2134°WCoordinates: 45°00′05″N 120°12′48″W / 45.00149°N 120.2134°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Opened | 1901 |
School district | |
Principal | Brad Sperry[1] |
Grades | 7–12[2] |
Number of students | ~50[2] |
Color(s) | Black and gold [1] |
Athletics conference | OSAA Big Sky League 1A-6[1] |
Mascot | Knights[1] |
Website | http://www.fossil.k12.or.us/wheeler_high_school |
Wheeler High School is a public high school in Fossil, Oregon, United States. It is in the , and competes jointly with Condon High School in the Big Sky Conference of the Oregon School Activities Association as the Condon/Wheeler Knights.[1]
Academics[]
In 2008, 100 percent of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of six students, six graduated and none dropped out.[3][4]
Fossil Beds[]
Wheeler High School also contains fossil beds containing fossils of plants like sycamore, maples, oaks, roses, and alder from the Oligocene (33 million years ago) and they are open to the public including fossil collecting.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Score Center: Wheeler High School". Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ a b "Welcome to Fossil Charter School". Fossil School District. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
- ^ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
- ^ "Wheeler High School Fossil Beds". Oregon Paleo Lands Center (OPLI). Oregon Paleo Lands Center. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
Categories:
- High schools in Wheeler County, Oregon
- Education in Wheeler County, Oregon
- Public middle schools in Oregon
- Educational institutions established in 1901
- Public high schools in Oregon
- Charter schools in Oregon
- 1901 establishments in Oregon
- Oregon school stubs