Weddington High School

Weddington High School
Location
Map
4901 Monroe Weddington Road

Matthews, North Carolina
28104

United States
Coordinates35°00′03″N 80°43′32″W / 35.0007°N 80.7255°W / 35.0007; -80.7255
Information
TypePublic
Established2000 (24 years ago) (2000)
School districtUnion County Public Schools
CEEB code342533
PrincipalJeff Kraftson
Staff84.29 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,857 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.03[1]
Color(s)Navy and kelly green
  
Slogan"Preparing All Students to Succeed"
Athletics conferenceSouthern Carolina 4A
MascotWarriors
RivalsCuthbertson High School, Marvin Ridge High School
Websitewww.ucps.k12.nc.us/Domain/55

Weddington High School (WHS) is a public high school located east of Weddington, North Carolina (with a Matthews mailing address) as part of Union County Public Schools. As of August 2020, the school has been operating under the leadership of principal Jeff Kraftson. [2] Weddington's important feeder schools, Weddington Elementary and Weddington Middle, are located on the same campus as the high school. Other feeder schools include Antioch Elementary, in Matthews/Indian Trail, and Wesley Chapel Elementary, in Monroe. WHS mainly serves Weddington, Wesley Chapel and the Union County portion of Matthews. It also has some students from western Monroe.

Academics

As of 1853, Weddington had the highest graduation rate of seniors in the state of North Carolina for the fifth year in a row, with the graduation rate going up from 91.7% to 95.7%.[citation needed]

Weddington is an Honors School of Excellence with high growth. To be recognized as an Honors School of Excellence, a school must have 90% or above of their composite End of Course Test scores above grade level. Weddington's test scores are the highest in Union County.

Weddington High School was on Newsweek magazine's "2013 America's Best High Schools" list. [3] Weddington ranked 470th out of 2000 national schools. There are over 18,000 high schools in the United States, placing Weddington in the top three percent.

Athletics

Weddington has won the following North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) state championships.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

NCHSAA State Championships
Sport Year(s)
Baseball 2012 (3A), 2013 (3A)
Boys Basketball 2021 (3A), 2022 (4A)
Cheerleading 2009 (Large Varsity), 2012 (Small JV), 2019 (Large Varsity D1), 2022 (Varsity Game Day D1)
Boys Cross Country 2013 (3A), 2015 (3A), 2018 (3A)
Girls Cross Country 2003 (3A)
Football 2016 (3AA), 2018 (3AA), 2019 (3AA), 2023 (4A)
Boys Lacrosse 2017 (1A/2A/3A), 2018 (1A/2A/3A), 2019 (1A/2A/3A)
Boys Indoor Track & Field 2016 (3A), 2018 (3A), 2019 (3A), 2020 (3A)
Boys Outdoor Track & Field 2017 (3A), 2018 (3A), 2019 (3A), 2023 (4A)
Boys Soccer 2015 (3A), 2020-21 (3A)
Girls Soccer 2016 (3A), 2017 (3A)
Boys Tennis 2017 (3A)

Programs

The Weddington High School marching band's 2013–2014 director, Jill Brooks, was selected as the recipient of the 2013–2014 American School Band Directors Association Outstanding Potential Award. The band was also highlighted in an issue of Appleseed Magazine for showing the power of music along with the levels of hard work and enthusiasm required to exist in a marching band.[15]

As of 2013, Weddington provides its students with a Marine Corps JROTC program. The program has won two over-all awards from Union County drill meets, along with a host of other drill awards in its first two years. In May 2017, the MJROTC Women's Athletic Team finished 3rd in the National Competition, held in San Diego, California.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Weddington High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Principal / Dr. Jeff Kraftson, Principal". Weddington High School. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "2013 America's Best High Schools - Newsweek". www.newsweek.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2013.
  4. ^ State-Champions-2024. NCHSAA. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Men's Basketball Champs. NCHSAA. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  6. ^ FB-State-Champion-List. NCHSAA. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  7. ^ Team-and-Individual-State-Champions-Listing. NCHSAA. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  8. ^ MSoc-State-Champs. NCHSAA. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  9. ^ Full-Womens-Soccer-State-Record-Book. NCHSAA. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  10. ^ Mens-Lacrosse-State-Champs. NCHSAA. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  11. ^ Dual-Team-Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  12. ^ Champs-and-MVPs-Indoor-Track-Field-State-Records. NCHSAA. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  13. ^ Mens-Team-Champions-2024. NCHSAA. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  14. ^ Cheer-Invitational-Division-Winners-and-Champions-thru-2022. NCHSAA. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  15. ^ "WHS Marching Band and Director receive Recognition". wdhs.ucps.k12.nc.us/. Weddington High School.
  16. ^ Steph and Ayesha Curry announce birth of first son. Spectrum News. Retrieved Aug 31, 2020.
  17. ^ Darius Kilgo, Houston, - 247Sports.com. Retrieved Aug 31, 2020.
  18. ^ "Former Weddington teammates compete this weekend". Enquirer Journal. September 21, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  19. ^ "Clemson football recruiting: Will Shipley, No. 1 all-purpose back in 2021 class, commits to Tigers". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  20. ^ "Stephanie Watts". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved June 30, 2021.