Wichita Falls High School
| Wichita Falls High School | |
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| Address | |
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2149 Avenue H and Coyote Blvd. Wichita Falls, Texas, Wichita 76309 United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°53′39″N 98°31′00″W / 33.894214°N 98.516762°WCoordinates: 33°53′39″N 98°31′00″W / 33.894214°N 98.516762°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, Secondary |
| Established | 1891 |
| School district | Wichita Falls Independent School District |
| Superintendent | John Frossard |
| Principal | Debbie Dipprey |
| Grades | 9th - 12th |
| Enrollment | 1,473 (2013/2014) |
| Color(s) | Red & Black |
| Athletics | Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Powerlifting, Track, Cross Country, Soccer, Tennis, Swimming, Baseball, Softball, and Golf |
| Mascot | Coyote |
| Rival | S. H. Rider High School |
| Newspaper | "The Coyote News" |
| Website | www |
Wichita Falls High School (WFHS) is a public school in Wichita Falls, Texas (USA). It is part of the Wichita Falls Independent School District (WFISD) and is one of the district's three high schools.
Located at 2149 Avenue H and Coyote Blvd., the school serves students in grades nine through twelve.
As the first high school in the city, Wichita Falls High School is locally known as "Old High." The school was founded in 1891 and the current building was built in 1922 and is a state historic landmark.
The high school's mascot is the coyote.
As of the 2013-2014 school year, Wichita Falls High School had a total of 1,473 students (47.41% White, 35.2% Hispanic, 15.6% African American, 1.8% Asian, and 0.3% Native American).
Based on the accountability ratings released by the Texas Education Agency on August 1, 2012, Wichita Falls High School is currently rated "Academically Acceptable".
The WFISD also awarded Wichita Falls High School with an award for the district's highest GPA, every year from 1991-2002. The award was discontinued in 2002.
Whether at home or away, during the glory years the Wichita Falls team was always a handful for its opponents.
Wichita Falls had one of the most predominant football programs for more than 30 years, from the late 1930s to the early 1970s. Under the guidance of head coaches Ted Jeffries (1931–43), Thurman Jones (1944–46), Joe Golding (1947–61), and Donnell Crosslin (1965–79), the Wichita Falls Coyotes made the state finals ten times between 1937 and 1971, winning six times.
As of the 2007-08 football season, the Wichita Falls High School has won eight Quarterfinal Championships, fifteen Regional Championships, eighteen Area Championships, nineteen Bi-District Championships, and thirty-six District Championships since 1923.
In September 2007, Texas Monthly Magazine named Wichita Falls High School as the top high school football program in state history.
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