Toppenish High School Explained

Toppenish High School
Type:High School
Principal:Sara Frederiksen
Address:141 Ward Road
City:Toppenish
State:Washington 98948
Country:United States
District:Toppenish School District
Grades:9–12
Enrollment:987 (2022–2023)[1]
Ratio:19.48
Staff:50.68 (FTE)
Mascot:Wildcats
Colors:Cardinal, Black, Gray & White
Homepage:https://ths.toppenish.wednet.edu/

Toppenish High School(Top-Hi) is a public high school in Toppenish, Washington. It is a part of the Toppenish School District in Yakima County.

Demographics

In October 2019 the student population was identified as 86.8% Hispanic, 9.9% American Indian/Alaska Native, 2.2% White and 1.1% other. 97.9% of students graduated in four years.

Awards

The school earned a silver medal in U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of American high schools in 2008.[2] Additional awards followed, making the high school the most decorated in Washington State during a five-year period.

Sports

Toppenish High School plays in the Central Washington Athletic Conference (CWAC) as a size 2A school. Sports offered include football, golf, volleyball, basketball, soccer, wrestling, track and field, swimming, and tennis.

Toppenish is well known for their extremely successful wrestling program. The boys wrestling team has taken home state championships in 1991, 1993, 1998 (2A), 2016 (2A), 2017 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2020 (2A), 2022 (1A), 2023 (1A) and 2024 (1A).[3] [4]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toppenish High School. National Center for Education Statistics. August 30, 2024.
  2. News: Toppenish High School rated one of nation's best . Yakima Herald . 8 December 2008 . 10 July 2009 . https://archive.today/20110718122756/http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2008/12/08/toppenish-high-school-rated-one-of-nation-s-best . 18 July 2011 . dead .
  3. Web site: Washington Interscholastic Activities Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20170814075751/http://www.wiaa.com/schoolhistory.aspx . 2017-08-14.
  4. Web site: Team Scores . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212222004/https://wiaa.com/results/wrestling/MC33/1ATeam2022.pdf . 2023-02-12.