General H. H. Arnold High School
| Wiesbaden High School | |
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Wiesbaden, Hesse Germany |
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| Coordinates | 50°04′30″N 8°16′02″E / 50.075086°N 8.267088°ECoordinates: 50°04′30″N 8°16′02″E / 50.075086°N 8.267088°E |
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| Type | DoDDS Secondary |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Warrior |
Wiesbaden High School is an American high school located in Wiesbaden, Germany and is a part of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools, the 9th largest United States School System. While located in Wiesbaden Germany, the school follows a traditional U.S. curriculum and traditional U.S. school activities.
Wiesbaden High School was established in 1948 using a former German school building on Lahnstrasse. Before the school opened American high school students in Wiesbaden attended high school in Frankfurt. When opened in 1948 the school population was 56 students and 9 faculty members. In 1949–50, the school was named General H.H. Arnold High School after Henry H. Arnold General of the Army and General of the Air Force during and immediately after World War II. The Berlin Blockade (Berlin Airlift) which started in Wiesbaden coincided with the opening of the school with many of the student's parents involved.
In January 1955 the school moved from Lahnstrasse to its present location on Texas Strasse just outside the city limits. Students from outlying communities lived in dormitories during the school week. Later students from Rhein Main Air Base and Darmstadt Military community were bused to the school until the closure of these military facilities. By the 1970s the school population was up to 1800. Moving forward to 1995, Frankfurt High School students were bussed to Wiesbaden when their school closed due to military drawdown.
In 2006 the school was officially renamed Wiesbaden High School though the historical name is still used due to the lack of notability. While originally an “Air Force” school it now services Army dependents. At present the school is home to approximately 700 students. The student population is a mixture of American civilian, military, and international students. From the original building in 1955 to today, the campus has changed incorporating several more buildings, however none of these building will be built in the near future. Currently the school contains three actual concrete buildings and six outdoor portable buildings. Demolition of the original main building and the annex building began in October, 2014, to make room for the new 21st-century school which is scheduled to be completed in 2017. The school was completed in the Summer of 2017. The graduating class of 2018 will be the first to graduate while in these new buildings.
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