Willits High School

Public secondary school in Willits, California (United States)

Forest green and GoldNicknameWolverinesRivalFort Bragg TimberwolvesWebsitewhs.willitsunified.com

Willits High School is a high school located in Willits, California. The school first held classes in September 1904 in a room on the second floor of the Maize Mercantile Building on the corner of Main and Commercial Streets.^[3] Three years later, a new high school was built in the city's west hills at Pine and Maple Streets and classes were held there until a fire consumed the structure in November 1928.^[3] The next year construction commenced on a new campus at the school's present location near the center of town on North Main Street. It was first remodeled in 1958 and again more recently in 1988. In 1990, it was recognized as a California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education.^[4] The inaugural graduating class in 1904 consisted of just four students, while in 2008 that number had grown more than thirtyfold to 123, in relative proportion to the population growth of the community in that time.

Athletics

Willits High School has teams in 14 sports: swimming, diving, track, basketball, cross country, baseball, football, golf, soccer, softball, cheerleading, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling. These teams compete as part of the CIF North Coast Section in the Coastal Mountain Conference's North Central League I. Their primary rivals in that league are the Fort Bragg High School Timberwolves.

Student life

Student clubs and organizations at the school include:

Associated Student Body
California Scholarship Federation
Drama Club
Environmental Club
Future Farmers of America
Gay–straight alliance/Safe Haven
Interact Club
Las Razas Unidas, 'lit. The Races United'
Leadership
Odyssey of the Mind
Peer Counseling
Peer Health Education
Poetry Team
Youth for Christ
Film Club
Robotics Club

Spirit Weeks are held every season to unite the student body through shared activities. The anti-bullying organization Challenge Day comes to the school once a year and holds a day-long program, focusing on incoming freshmen.^[5] The goal of the program is to promote connection and understanding between students based on compassion, and embracing diversity.

Each academic year features at least four dances according to school tradition: Back to School (held outdoors during late summer, in the quad), Homecoming, Winter Ball, and the Prom Formal.

School song

Hail to Green and Gold,
Our colors lifted up to the sky,
We will never fail
To keep our banners waving on high.
Glory to our team,
Our fighting spirits ever prevail.
We will fight for Willits High,
And march on to gain our victory tonight!

References

^ "Willits High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Willits High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Remember Willits: Back to school edition (Willits High School)". Willits News. 2017-08-18. Archived from the original on 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
^ "1986–2009 California Distinguished Schools Awardees" (XLS). CA Dept. of Education. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
^ "WHS and WCS students gear up for 4th annual Challenge Day". Willits News. 2009-01-16. Archived from the original on 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2019-09-15.