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'''William Chrisman High School''' is a [[High School]] located in [[Independence, Missouri]]. |
'''William Chrisman High School''' is a [[High School]] located in [[Independence, Missouri]]. |
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William Chrisman High School has a long tradition of school spirit and community involvement. The school was founded in 1888 and was originally known as Independence High School. The first building was located at the intersection of Pleasant and Truman Road, the current location of the Palmer/Central Office Building. It is from this location that President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, and Truman White House Press Secretary and Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Ross graduated from in 1901. |
William Chrisman High School has a long tradition of school spirit and community involvement. The school was founded in 1888 and was originally known as Independence High School. The first building was located at the intersection of Pleasant and Truman Road, the current location of the Palmer/Central Office Building. It is from this location that President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, and Truman White House Press Secretary and Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Ross graduated from in 1901. |
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William Chrisman High School is a High School located in Independence, Missouri.
William Chrisman High School has a long tradition of school spirit and community involvement. The school was founded in 1888 and was originally known as Independence High School. The first building was located at the intersection of Pleasant and Truman Road, the current location of the Palmer/Central Office Building. It is from this location that President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, and Truman White House Press Secretary and Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Ross graduated from in 1901.
In 1917 the Independence School District passed a levy and bond to build a new high school building. Margaret Chrisman Swope offered to sell the district land for the new school at the southeast corner of Union and Maple for $1 in exchange for naming the school after her father - William Chrisman. Chrisman had served as a member of the first school board in 1866 and was also a prominant lawyer and banker in the community. The new building opened in 1918 as William Chrisman High School.
The high school moved to its current site in 1956 when a major addition was added to Ott Elementary School and the building was converted into the high school. Since that time the building has undergone numerous additions and currently is one of the largest high school buildings in the state of Missouri.
Present Day
William Chrisman is currently home to approximately 1,700 students.
Sports
Recently, the Independence School District invested money into covering the football field with artificial turf.
On October 27, 2006 WCHS's football team again defeated cross-town rival [Harry S. Truman High School (Independence)|Truman] to retain the Wagon Wheel trophy.
Notable Alumni
Harry S. Truman - 33rd President of the United States Bess Wallace Truman - First Lady of the United States Charles Ross - White House Press Secretary/Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Forrest "Phog" Allen - KU Basketball Coach Paul Henning - TV Producer (Beverly Hill Billies, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres)
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