Williston High School is a public high school located in Williston, North Dakota. It currently serves about 1,000 students and is a part of the Williston Basin School District 7. The official school colors are orange and black and the athletic teams are known as the Coyotes.[3]
The historic school building of Williston High School at 612 1st Ave. W. was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[4]
It was in the Williston Public School District 1 until it merged with Williams County School District 8 into the Williston Basin School District 7 in 2021.[5] Prior to 2021, District 8, which was K-8 only, sent high school students to Williston High.[6]
Campus
By July 2019 the school had a machine that makes espressos.[7]
Athletics
Championships
- State Class 'A' boys' basketball: 1948, 1963, 1968, 1975
- State Class 'A' girls' basketball: 1975, 1976, 1977
- State Class 'A' football: 1917, 1919, 1920
- State Class 'A' wrestling: 1958, 1959, 1985, 1999
- State Class 'A' volleyball: 2004
- State Class 'A' cross country: 1979, 1980, 1984, 2004
- State Class A cross country girls: 2020, 2021, 2022
- State Class 'A' baseball: 2008
- State Class 'A' girls' tennis: 1980, 1981, 1999
Demographics
- 99% White
- .8% Native American
- .1% African American
- .1% Asian
Notable alumni
- Quentin N. Burdick, Lawyer and former senator and congressman
- Virgil Hill, professional boxer
- Phil Jackson, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach and former NBA player
- Brent Qvale, NFL tackle[8]
- Brian Qvale, professional basketball player
References
- ^ a b c "WILLISTON HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Williston High School". Williston School District #1.
- ^ "Announcements and actions on the National Register for week ending July 8, 2011". National Park Service. (with reference number #11000413)
- ^ "Home". Williams County School District 8. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ "Williston Public School District #1 And Williams County School District #8 Reorganized as Williston Basin School District #007" (PDF). Williams County School District. p. 10 (PDF p. 11/72). Retrieved 2021-08-22. - Linked from here ("Reorganization Document Final" links to https://5il.co/lvuc which links to the document site)
- ^ "Dairy groups push coffee in schools to boost milk consumption". CBS News. Associated Press. 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ "New York Jets sign Qvale to practice squad". The Washington Times. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
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