Webb City High School (Missouri)
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| 621 North Madison Webb City, Missouri, 64804 United States |
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| Type | Public Secondary |
| Established | 1877 (1968 current building) |
| Oversight | Webb City R-7 |
| Principal | Tim Davied |
| Faculty | 77 |
| Grades | 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,162 on campus |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15:1[1] |
| Campus type | Suburban/Rural |
| Color(s) | Blue, White, and Red |
| Athletics | Boy's Soccer, Football, Cross Country, Volleyball, Girl's Tennis, Girl's Softball, Girl's Golf, Boy's Diving & Swimming, Girl's Diving & Swimming, Boy's Basketball, Wrestling, Girl's Basketball, Boy's Baseball, Boy's Tennis, Boy's Golf, Track and Field, Girl's Soccer[2] |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Website | [1] |
Webb City High School, or WCHS, is a public high school in the Webb City R-7 located in Webb City, Missouri USA.
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[edit] Location and campus
The school's campus, located at 621 North Madison, Webb City, Missouri is currently housed in a one-story structure originally built in 1968. It was expanded in 1971, 1975, 1983, 1987, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2004, and 2009. The most recent addition added a new library to the high school and the old library was torn down to make more space and new classrooms. A skylight was put in along with older classrooms having doors added. Adjacent to the main building are several annex structures including a football stadium, tennis courts, a soccer field and an indoor swimming pool. The famous quotes of this school are "You can go anywhere from here," and "Webb City High School is my school." Getting the students to recognize their full potential in life and that they might not always be the star of the football team.
[edit] Controversy
WCHS was the center of a gay rights controversy when Brad Mathewson, a recent transfer student, was suspended from school for wearing gay pride shirts on two separate occasions in November 2004.[3] The ACLU issued press releases about the incident and created a national controversy about students' free speech rights on high school campuses. The ACLU filed a civil lawsuit on November 23, 2004 against the school.[4] The controversy attracted the attention of the Westboro Baptist Church which announced it would hold a protest at the school.[5]
In the days following Mathewson's suspension, students on both sides of the Mathewson issue wore t-shirts, bumper stickers, and other displays of their beliefs. Some opposed to Mathewson wore shirts supporting a ban on gay marriage, while at least one student in support of Mathewson wore a shirt reading "I Love Lesbians." Lastaysha Myers, a friend and supporter of Mathewson, was later suspended for wearing pro-gay rights shirts on several occasions. The ACLU filed a lawsuit in April 2005 on her behalf.[6]
On the day of the Westboro Baptist Church's protest, the protesters were greatly outnumbered by counter-protesters against the church. While the counter-protesters were not necessarily supporting the rights of Mathewson, or of gays in general, they were protesting the incendiary tactics of the church. Mathewson's suit was withdrawn because he dropped out of school. Myers' suit was withdrawn when the school district agreed to not limit the free speech of their students.[7]
[edit] Athletics
[edit] Football
The Webb City High School football program won its first state championship in 1989. Including that season through 2011, the Cardinals have played in 12 of the last 23 class 4 state championship games, winning 10 of those 12. Nine of the 10 titles were the culmination of undefeated seasons and 6 of the 10 came in pairs ('92 & '93, '00 & '01,and '10 & '11). These championship titles have become more frequent lately as Webb City has won 6 of the last 12, 4 of the last 6, and 3 of the last 4. Since Webb City's last regular season loss in 2003, the Cardinals have won 81 consecutive regular season games. Over the past 8 seasons, the Cardinals have lost a total of 4 games, all playoff games, and 3 of the 4 to the eventual class 4 champions. Although Webb City has produced a handfull of division 1 college standouts, the Webb City football program is not known for its individual star players, but rather for its depth and its discipline. It has been said that other teams may have some athletes, but Webb brings them in waves and they know their jobs. What they may lack in height and weight, they make up for in strength, speed, and smarts. The current head coach is John Roderique, who has coached the past 15 seasons. state championships
[edit] Baseball
The Webb City baseball team won back to back state championships in 2005 and 2006. The Cards were a state contenders in 2007 finishing the season with only one loss.
[edit] Basketball
The Webb City basketball team nabbed the school's only state championship in 1997.
[edit] Girls Basketball
The Webb City Lady Cardinal basketball team was the third best in the state in 2008, but in 2009 they won the school's first ever girl's basketball championship.
[edit] Soccer
Are looking to be winning games like the glory days in the 90's and mid 2000's
[edit] Swimming
Webb City High School also has a swim team with head coach Shawn Klosterman. There is a boys season in the fall and a girls in the winter
[edit] Notable alumni
- Grant Wistrom - Retired Professional Football Player (NFL), Class of 1994.
- Lisa Myers - NBC News Senior Investigative Correspondent, Class of 1969.
- Ken Boyer - Professional Baseball Player (MLB), St. Louis Cardinals, National League MVP in 1964, Class of 1949.
- Clete Boyer - Professional Baseball Player (MLB) 1959-1969, member of the 1961 and 1962 New York Yankee World Championship team, Class of 1955.
- Cloyd Boyer - Professional Baseball Player (MLB) 1949-1955, St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Athletics, Class of 1945.***
- Andrew Shull - Kansas State football player and professional football player, Class of 1999.
[edit] References
- ^ "MDOESE annual report of School Data". Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. http://dese.mo.gov/planning/profile/RA049144.html. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ^ "Sports main". Hickman High School website. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928053510/http://www.kewpie.us/hhs/sports/sportsmain.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- ^ "ACLU Sues Missouri High School for Censoring Gay Student". American Civil Liberties Union web site. ACLU. http://www.aclu.org/lgbt/youth/12426prs20041123.html. Retrieved 2006-10-23.
- ^ "Complaint - Mathewson v. Webb City High School" (PDF). American Civil Liberties Union web site. ACLU. http://www.aclu.org/FilesPDFs/mathewson%20complaint.pdf. Retrieved 2006-10-23.
- ^ "Press Release (site contains language which may be offensive)" (PDF). Press Release. Westboro Baptist Church. Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20061108130850/http://www.godhatesfags.com/fliers/nov2004/Webb_City_Fag_Churches_11-11-2004.pdf. Retrieved 2006-10-23.
- ^ "Myers v. Thornsberry Declaration of LaStaysha Myers" (PDF). American Civil Liberties Union web site. ACLU. http://www.aclu.org/FilesPDFs/myersdeclaration.pdf. Retrieved 2006-10-23.
- ^ "ACLU Secures Promise from Missouri High School to Stop Censoring Student's Gay-Supportive T-Shirts". American Civil Liberties Union web site. ACLU. Archived from the original on 2006-10-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20061007083630/http://www.aclukswmo.org/news/tshirt.htm. Retrieved 2006-10-23.
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