Wilkinsburg High School

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Wilkinsburg High School
Location
747 Wallace Avenue
Wilkinsburg, PA 15221 Coordinates: 40.444204° N 79.881871° W
USA
Information
School district Wilkinsburg Borough School District
Principal Ms. Ella Rawlings
Asst. Principal Mr. Joseph Peacock
Enrollment

409 [1]
Type Public
Grades 9-12
Athletics Football, Boys Volleyball, Girls Volleyball, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track & Field, Girls Track & Field
Athletics conference City League(PIAA District 7)
Mascot The Tiger
Color(s) Scarlet and Blue
Asst. Principal Mrs. Dawn Golden
Asst. Principal Mr. Heath Bailey
Homepage Wilkinsburg High School

Wilkinsburg High School (formerly Wilkinsburg Jr. Sr. High School) is a public school in the Wilkinsburg borough of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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[edit] Current student body

As of 2006.[1]

Subset Number of students Percent
All 409 100%
White 11 2.7%
African American 395 96.6%
Asian 2 0.5%
Hispanic 1 0.2%
Mulitracial 0 0.0%
American Indian 0 0.0%
Male 191 46.7%
Female 219 53.3%

[edit] Building History

The building was constructed in 1910.[2] In 1985, due to declining enrollment, grades 7-9 were transferred to Wilkinsburg High School.[3] Grades 7 & 8 are now considered Wilkinsburg Middle School.

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Football

Wilkinsburg is a Class A school that competes in District 7 of the WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League)[4]

The football team won the conference seven times.


[edit] Basketball

Wilkinsburg is a Class AA school that competes in District 7 of the WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League)[5]

The Wilkinsburg Tigers Boys Basketball team had a perfect regular season in 2002 with a record of 24-0.

The Wilkinsburg Lady Tigers basketball team WPIAL Champs Section Champs in the following years 1913,1922,1947,1948,1955,1961,1963,1976,1977,1999,2002,2003. [6]


[edit] Volleyball

Wilkinsburg is a Class AA school that competes in District 7 of the WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League[7][8]


[edit] Track and Field

Wilkinsburg is a Class AA school that competes in District 7 of the WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic[9][10]

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Wilkinsburg High School Profile. Schoolmatters.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
  2. ^ Plaque at building entrance
  3. ^ Wilkinsburg Historical Society
  4. ^ file:///S|/WORDPROC/Deb/Football%20Championships/2008%20Football%20Classifications%20-%20A.htm
  5. ^ http://piaa.org/assets/web/documents/2008_2009_Boys_AA_Basketball_Report.pdf
  6. ^ Banners in main gymnasium
  7. ^ http://piaa.org/assets/web/documents/2008_2009_Girls_AA_Volleyball_Report.pdf
  8. ^ file:///S|/WORDPROC/Deb/Volleyball%20-%20Fall%20-%20Championships/2008%20VB%20-%20BOYS'%20AA.htm
  9. ^ file:///S|/WORDPROC/Deb/Track%20&%20Field%20Championships/2008%20-%20T&F%20GIRLS'%20AA
  10. ^ http://piaa.org/assets/web/documents/2008_2009_Boys_AA_Track_Report.pdf

[edit] External links

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