Warrenton High School (Missouri)

Warrenton High School
Address
Map
803 Pinckney St.

Warrenton
,
Missouri

United States
Coordinates38°47′53″N 91°08′24″W / 38.79807°N 91.13992°W / 38.79807; -91.13992
Information
TypePublic Secondary
Established1906
School districtWarren County R-III
PrincipalBradley Ross[1]
Teaching staff60.41 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment996 (2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio16.50[2]
Color(s)   Red and white
Athletics conferenceGateway Conference
MascotWarrior
AccreditationMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
YearbookWAHISHO
WebsiteWarrenton H.S.
Warrenton High School exterior
The Warrenton High School gym

Warrenton High School is a secondary school located in Warrenton, United States, in Warren County, Missouri. It is part of the Warren County R-3 School District.[3] The current building was built in 1996. Prior to that period, the high school was housed in the current Black Hawk Middle School/Daniel Boone Building. Warrenton High School officially had 1006 students enrolled for the 2008-2009 academic year, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,.[4]

It was not until 2005 that the school was officially called "Warrenton High School" by the district. Prior to that time there was a very-often-brought-up (and sometimes heated) debate as to whether the school's official name was "Warrenton High School" or "Warren Co. R-3 High School." This confusion is still present, as MSHSAA officially calls all sports teams "Warren County." Following the tradition of students, however, district superintendent John Long decided to call the school "Warrenton High School" officially as of '05.[citation needed]

Warrenton High School's colors are red and white. Its mascot is the Warrior.

Warrenton High School is on a 4 day week.[5] It is the second biggest school in Missouri to have adopted it.[citation needed]

Activities

The school offers Softball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Wrestling, Dance Team, Baseball, Golf, and Track and Field for athletics,[6] and Marching and Concert bands as well as Color Guard, Choir, Speech and Debate, Math Team, Rotary Interact, Drama Productions which are a fall musical and spring play, and many other various clubs, including FFA, DECA, IMAGINE Higher Education (student-led college preparatory club), FCCLA, Photography Club, International Club, Peer Helpers, FBLA and FCA.

Warrenton is the smallest school in the Gateway Athletic Conference which is made up of schools mostly from St. Charles County. Its largest rival, however, is county foe Wright City High School.

Major Accomplishments

The Softball team won the school its first state championship in any sport in 2015, they would go on to win the state championship again in 2016.[7]

References and notes

  1. ^ "About Us". warrentonhighschool.warrencor3.org. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "WARRENTON HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "Warren County R-III School District". Retrieved November 20, 2006.
  4. ^ "Missouri School District Directory". Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
  5. ^ Byers, Christine. "Warrenton becomes latest Missouri school district to move to four-day school weeks". stltoday.com. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "WHS - Athletics". Retrieved November 20, 2006. [dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Warrenton softball earns first state title in school history". Retrieved October 28, 2015.