Wellington High School (Wellington, Florida)

Wellington High School
Location
2101 Greenview Shores Blvd., Wellington, Florida, 33414
Information
Type	High School
Established	1988
Principal	Mario Crocetti
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,145
Color(s)	Blue, Silver & White
Information	(561)-795-4900
Mascot	Wolverine
Website	www.edline.net/pages/Wellington High School

Wellington High School is a public school located in Wellington, Florida, in central Palm Beach County.

Curriculum

Schedule

School begins at 7:23 AM and ends at 2:50 PM. The school is run on a 7 period .

English

Four Credits of English are required. English 1 is offered all the way up to English 4, with the addition of AICE General Papers for 10th graders, AP Language and Composition for 11th graders and AP Literature and Composition for 12th graders. Dual Enrollment is now offered as well.

Social Studies

One credit of World History, one credit of American History, 0.5 credits of Economics, and 0.5 credits of Government are required to graduate. Geography is optional during freshman year, World History is taken during sophomore year, American History during junior year, and Economics and Government is taken during senior year, one semester each.

Math

Four Credits of Math are required to graduate. Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, AP Calculus(AB and BC), Trigonometry, and AP Statistics are offered ...

Science

Three Credits of Science are needed to graduate. Integrated Science (formerly known as Earth Sciences), Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy, Physics, Zoology, Marine Biology, Environmental Science, and the Veterinary Academy are all offered, and in the 2010–2011 school year, Forensic Science will be offered.

Foreign Languages

Foreign Language is required to graduate from high school. At least two credits are required for college acceptance. Spanish and French are both offered from Spanish and French 1 up to AP Spanish and French. American Sign Language is also offered.

Magnet Programs

The Veterinary and the new Drafting and Design Academies are offered as magnet programs at WHS. There are two science labs and a long distance communications lab.

Extra Curricular Programs

Debate

The debate team has had much success in regional and even national competition. The team is under the direction of Paul Gaba.

Sports

The Girls soccer team were the state champions in the 2007–2008 school year. There are also a full complement of team sports, including Football, Soccer, Tennis , Lacrosse, Swimming, Bowling, Basketball, Baseball, Track, Volleyball, Hockey ,and Golf.

The 2008–2009 Boys Varsity Soccer team is ranked 2nd in the country by Adidas and 4th overall by Rise Magazine.

Track star Ashley Brasovan graduated in 2009. She was ranked number one in the country by Rise Magazine and is currently attending Duke University.

The varsity football team under coach Chris Romano went 5–5 in the 2009–2010 season. The football team beat Forest Hill during homecoming 2009. The Wolverines eventually would get into the playoffs and lose to Blanche-Ely 49–3.

The varsity football team under Coach romano went 5–5 in th 2010–2011 season winning the first distirct title since 2001. The Wolverines played the Boyd anderson cobras in the first round of the playoffs, but lost 21–12

Band

The Mighty Wolverine Sound Marching Band [1] has many participants. The band is directed by Mary S. Oser, who is assisted by 2–3 Drum Majors, which change every year. The Concert Bands are split by skill. There is the Wind Ensemble (the advanced band), the Symphonic Band (the intermediate band), and in the 2008–2009 school year, there will be a Beginning band for students new to music. An excerpt from the band's own website in 2009:

"Now in its 20th year, the Wellington High School Band program has consistently earned Superior ratings at Florida Bandmasters Association district assessments in the areas of marching, concert, solo, ensemble, jazz, and auxiliary performance. The band program has also earned several Gold ratings and Sweepstakes Awards in national competitions held in Nashville, Atlanta, Toronto, Orlando, New York City, and Chicago."

Chorus

At the end of the 2006-2007 school year, longtime choral director Dr. Robert Sharon retired, leaving behind an impressive legacy for the department. The three choirs at that time were separated by talent level. Visions, the beginning choir, Montage, the all-women show choir, and Impressions, the co-ed advanced honor show choir. Montage was seen performing around 15 concerts a year around Palm Beach County. The Impressions choir traveled overseas every year to perform for prime ministers, ambassadors, czars, assistant principals, and sultans, just to name a few. With nearly 60 concerts a year spanning 7 months the Impressions choir was widely known in the area, state, county and even overseas. The choir room became a safe haven for all choir students, many of them calling Dr. Sharon and fellow choir members a family. Doc, as he was known to his students, retired with the 2007 class, leaving behind fond memories for every student he taught, and a many recognitions and awards for Wellington High School. In Fall 2007 Ms. Braedi DeLong took his place. Under Ms. DeLong's guidance, Montage, Impressions, and Visions received high scores at Solo & Ensemble, a local competition. Ms. DeLong was replaced by Mr. Bradley during winter break of that year for unspecified reasons. During that time, the three choirs scores at MPA were impressive, mostly due to the extensive work done by Ms. DeLong, which even Mr. Bradley has stated. At the end of 07–08 school year, it was said that Mr. Bradley would be returning to retirement and a new director would be taking his place. In the fall of 2008, Mr. Chase took the reins from Mr. Bradley, and promptly missed 50 days of school due to a rare inner ear disease. He is now deaf in one ear, and the chorus continues to grow.

Literary Magazine

Mr. Scott Zucker has published Poetic Justice Magazine for very nearly two decades, and it is the longest running poetry magazine in Palm Beach County. In Zucker's class, students are encouraged to submit poems, photos, and other forms of artistic creativity. The magazine is sold to students with the incentive of obtaining extra credit in their English classes.

Newspaper

The Wave is the newspaper for the school. Approximately 4–5 issues are published each year. The newspaper class is advised by Kristi Gibbins.

Alumni of Note

• Stephanie Abrams of The Weather Channel
• Vanessa Rousso of competitive poker
• Julian Battle of the Canadian Football League
• Sean Burnett of the Washington Nationals (MLB)
• Brian Jeroloman of the Toronto Blue Jays
• Cassadee Pope of the power pop/pop punk band, Hey Monday.
• Nick Zano of What I Like About You (TV series)

External links

• Wellington Community High School Main Site
• Wellington High School Marching Band Main Page
• Wellington High School Debate Main Page