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Warrenton High School (Missouri)
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Warrenton High School is a secondary school
located in Warrenton
, Missouri
in Warren County
. It is part of the Warren County R-3 School District. The current building was built in 1996. Prior to that period, the high school was housed in the current Black Hawk Middle School/Daniel Boone Building. Warrenton High School officially had 1006 students enrolled for the 2008-2009 academic year, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,.
It was not until 2005 that the school was officially called "Warrenton High School" by the district. Prior to that time there was a very-often-brought-up (and sometimes heated) debate as to whether the school's official name was "Warrenton High School" or "Warren Co. R-3 High School." This confusion is still present, as MSHSAA officially calls all sports teams "Warren County." Following the tradition of students, however, district superintendent
John Long decided to call the school "Warrenton High School" officially as of '05.
Warrenton High School's colors are red and white (but its uniforms are often trimmed in black in accordince with prevailing trends, much to the chagrin of a small yet vocal minority of alumni and one faculty member). Its mascot is the Warrior. Prior to 1967, the school's colors were maroon and white. However, according to the story which is told, in 1967, the then-new basketball uniforms came in red and white instead, and the school voted to change its colors.
The school offers Softball
, Cheerleading
, Cross Country
, Football
, Soccer, Volleyball
, Basketball
, Wrestling
, Dance Team
, Baseball
, Golf
, and Track and Field
for athletics, and Marching
and Concert
bands as well as Color Guard
, Choir
, Speech and Debate
, Math Team, Rotary Interact, Drama Productions
which are a fall play and spring musical, and many other various clubs, including FFA
, DECA
, IMAGINE Higher Education (student led college preparatory club), FCCLA, Photography Club, International Club, Peer Helpers, and FCA
.
Warrenton is the smallest school in the Gateway Athletic Conference which is made up of schools mostly from St. Charles County. Its largest rival, however, is county foe Wright City High School.
Despite having records of teams back to 1939 (the earliest state plaque for men's Basketball), the school does not have a state title in any sport. Through the 1990s, the school recorded many district and sectional championships when it was classified a 3A school and was a member of the Eastern Missouri Conference, its first conference affiliation. However, in the 2002-2003 year, the school became a member of the GAC and won the conference title in Men's Basketball. Warrenton is now a class 4A school and currently has sports teams which are struggling to compete, although the teams are getting more competitive every year. For example, in 2004 and 2005, the Football team went 0-10 and went 1-9 in 2003. They had not won at home since 2001 and had not ever won in GAC conference play. In 2006, the team went 2-8, defeating first the Pacific Indians for Homecoming
night, and then winning their first conference game later against the St. Charles Pirates.
In 2006, the Marching Warriors/Symphonic (Concert) Band and Color Guard attended the Chick-Fil-A Bowl, receiving the Grand Champion award out of all bands to have participated, along with a National Gold Rating in concert band and a Silver Rating in parade marching.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Warrenton
Warrenton, Missouri
Warrenton is a city in Warren County, Missouri, United States. The population was estimated at 7,398 in 2008. It is the county seat of Warren County. Warrenton is located in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area. Warrenton's slogan is "A City for All Seasons."-Geography:Warrenton is located...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
in Warren County
Warren County, Missouri
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Warren County is part of the St. Louis Metro Area and is located west of the city on the north side of the Missouri River. As of 2008, the population was estimated to be 31,214. Its county seat is Warrenton...
. It is part of the Warren County R-3 School District. The current building was built in 1996. Prior to that period, the high school was housed in the current Black Hawk Middle School/Daniel Boone Building. Warrenton High School officially had 1006 students enrolled for the 2008-2009 academic year, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,.
It was not until 2005 that the school was officially called "Warrenton High School" by the district. Prior to that time there was a very-often-brought-up (and sometimes heated) debate as to whether the school's official name was "Warrenton High School" or "Warren Co. R-3 High School." This confusion is still present, as MSHSAA officially calls all sports teams "Warren County." Following the tradition of students, however, district superintendent
Superintendent (education)
In education in the United States, a superintendent is an individual who has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization....
John Long decided to call the school "Warrenton High School" officially as of '05.
Warrenton High School's colors are red and white (but its uniforms are often trimmed in black in accordince with prevailing trends, much to the chagrin of a small yet vocal minority of alumni and one faculty member). Its mascot is the Warrior. Prior to 1967, the school's colors were maroon and white. However, according to the story which is told, in 1967, the then-new basketball uniforms came in red and white instead, and the school voted to change its colors.
Activities
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, Cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
, Cross Country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, Soccer, Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, Wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
, Dance Team
Competitive dance
Competitive dance is a popular, widespread activity in which competitors perform dances in any of several permitted dance styles—such as acro, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, modern, and tap—before a common group of judges...
, Baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, Golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, and Track and Field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
for athletics, and Marching
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
and Concert
Concert band
A concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
bands as well as Color Guard
Color guard
In the military of the United States and other militaries, the color guard carries the National Color and other flags appropriate to its position in the chain of command. Typically these include a unit flag and a departmental flag...
, Choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
, Speech and Debate
Debate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
, Math Team, Rotary Interact, Drama Productions
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
which are a fall play and spring musical, and many other various clubs, including FFA
National FFA Organization
The National FFA Organization is an American youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education...
, DECA
DECA (organization)
DECA, also known as Collegiate DECA on the college level) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service . DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing,...
, IMAGINE Higher Education (student led college preparatory club), FCCLA, Photography Club, International Club, Peer Helpers, and FCA
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a non-profit interdenominational Christian organization founded in 1954 and that has been based in Kansas City, Missouri since 1956. It falls within the tradition of Muscular Christianity. Although established by evangelical Protestants, the concept has...
.
Warrenton is the smallest school in the Gateway Athletic Conference which is made up of schools mostly from St. Charles County. Its largest rival, however, is county foe Wright City High School.
Despite having records of teams back to 1939 (the earliest state plaque for men's Basketball), the school does not have a state title in any sport. Through the 1990s, the school recorded many district and sectional championships when it was classified a 3A school and was a member of the Eastern Missouri Conference, its first conference affiliation. However, in the 2002-2003 year, the school became a member of the GAC and won the conference title in Men's Basketball. Warrenton is now a class 4A school and currently has sports teams which are struggling to compete, although the teams are getting more competitive every year. For example, in 2004 and 2005, the Football team went 0-10 and went 1-9 in 2003. They had not won at home since 2001 and had not ever won in GAC conference play. In 2006, the team went 2-8, defeating first the Pacific Indians for Homecoming
Homecoming
Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni of a school. It most commonly refers to a tradition in many universities, colleges and high schools in North America...
night, and then winning their first conference game later against the St. Charles Pirates.
In 2006, the Marching Warriors/Symphonic (Concert) Band and Color Guard attended the Chick-Fil-A Bowl, receiving the Grand Champion award out of all bands to have participated, along with a National Gold Rating in concert band and a Silver Rating in parade marching.