Aberdeen High School (Washington)

Aberdeen High School
Aberdeen High School
Location
	Aberdeen, Washington; United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	1909
Principal	David Tobin
Faculty	58
Enrollment	1,050
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Mascot	Bobcat
Information	(360) 538-2050
Website	http://bobcat.asd5.org/

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J. M. Weatherwax High School, commonly Aberdeen High School, is a public high school located in Aberdeen, Washington. The high school mascot is the Bobcat. The school teaches grades from 9 to 12.

Demographics

As of October 2005, there were 1,050 students enrolled, 52.4% of which were male, and 47.6% female. 79.8% of the students were white, 8.8% Hispanic, 5.6% native American, 4.9% Asian, and 0.9% black. There were 58 classroom teachers, for an average of 18.1 students per teacher.^[1]

Recent events

The Weatherwax building of Aberdeen High School burned down in 2002

On Saturday, 5 January 2002, the Weatherwax building of Aberdeen High School, one of Aberdeen's most historical buildings (built in 1909), burned to the ground^[2] just after midnight. The Weatherwax building housed the school library, counseling office, and many classrooms. Students have since been spread out over the remaining campus, even using remains of an old church for classroom space until the new school is built. Construction of the new building has begun and should be ready to open September 2007. Weatherwax high school has ay least one Nobel Prize winning graduate, Dr. Douglas Osheroff, Nobel Prize in Physics. Danny Hensley was also a student there.

Sports

The following sports are offered:

Boys' sports:

Football
Baseball
Basketball
Soccer
Wrestling
Tennis
Cross Country
Track and Field
Golf
Swimming

Girls' sports:

Basketball
Fastpitch
Volleyball
Soccer
Tennis
Golf
Swimming
Track and Field
Cross Country
Wrestling

References

^ "Washington State Report Card". Retrieved 2007-03-01.
^ Kamb, Lewis (7 January 2002). "Aberdeen history burns". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2007-03-01. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

Aberdeen High School website

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[wasl-1] "Washington State Report Card". Retrieved 2007-03-01.

[AberdeenHistoryBurns-2] Kamb, Lewis (7 January 2002). "Aberdeen history burns". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2007-03-01. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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