Earl Wooster High School, or Wooster
High School (WHS), is a public secondary school in Reno, Nevada that is a part of the Washoe County School District. Its mascot is the Colt and the school colors are scarlet, white, and silver. It is currently part of the International Baccalaureate program.
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History
Earl Wooster High School is named after Earl Wooster, an early president of the Washoe County School District.
Curriculum
In 1996, the school introduced the International Baccalaureate program. Since its implementation, students have participated in the program as preparation for postsecondary education.
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
Wooster competes in the Sierra League of the Northern Nevada 4A Region. The football program has won eight Nevada state championships.
The wrestling program has won multiple Nevada 4A state championships. The softball team won four consecutive Nevada 4A state titles from 2000 to 2003 and was ranked as high as third nationally by ESPN and fifth in the USA Today high school poll during that period. The baseball team won the Nevada 4A state championship and the Northern Region title in 2002.
Publications
Hoofprints — monthly school newspaper
Pegasus — yearbook
Colts Tale — literary anthology
Colt Connection — update newsletter
The Giddy Up — bi-weekly news program
Campus
Located near the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, Wooster is an open courtyard high school that has individual buildings separated by a covered walkway. There is a large metal and auto shop where industrial education classes are held. Wooster has two gyms and three playing fields, the main one named Joe "Mac" Sellers, after a football coach. The auto shop classes were dropped between the 2003 and 2004 school years.
Awards and recognition
In 1965, the school produced a United States Presidential Scholar award for a high school senior.
As of the 2010 school year, Wooster was ranked 177th on Newsweek magazine's list of the 1500 best U.S. high schools.
Notable alumni
Glenn Carano - NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys) and USFL (Pittsburgh Maulers), local chef Eldorado Hotel Casino; class of 1973
Patty Sheehan - LPGA golf professional, six women's major titles; class of 1974
Greg LeMond - cyclist and three-time Tour de France winner (turned professional before graduation); class of 1979
Jason-Shane Scott - TV and film actor; class of 1995
David Wise - two-time freestyle skiing Olympic gold medalist
Dave Wyman - NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos); class of 1982