Winter Park High School (often simply abbreviated as WPHS) located in Winter Park,

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, United States is one of nineteen public high schools in Orange County. Winter Park High School is an International Baccalaureate school and delivers Advanced Placement courses.

History

Winter Park High School was constructed at 528 Huntington Avenue in 1923 and was one of the first high schools in Orange County. The school remained in this location until construction began in 1969 at the present location (2100 Summerfield Road). The original campus remains in use to this day as the Winter Park High School Ninth Grade Center, a campus exclusively used by ninth-grade students.

Athletics

The following sports are offered at Winter Park: *

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Notable alumni

* Rafael Araujo-Lopes, American football player *

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, actress *

Jack Billingham John Eugene Billingham (born February 21, 1943) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from through , most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty th ...

, baseball player (MLB) * Torrey DeVitto, actress * Thomas Dodd, Digital artist and photographer * George Eddy, American-French basketball commentator and professional basketball player *

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(1987), comedian and actor (star of

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) * Keith Gill (1990),

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of the

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(1998), videoblogger and entrepreneur * John Hart, baseball executive (MLB) *

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, baseball player and manager (MLB) * Arielle Kebbel, actress * Kostya Kimlat, magician *

Kilo Kish Lakisha Kimberly Robinson (born May 10, 1990), known professionally as Kilo Kish, is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist. Early life Kilo Kish was born in Orlando, Florida, on May 10, 1990. She attended Glen Rock Elementary School in ...

, American rapper and visual artist *

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, comedian and actress *

Dax McCarty Michael Dax McCarty (born April 30, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. McCarty spent his entire professional career in Major League Soccer with six different clubs. Early career McCarty was raise ...

, soccer player – attended Winter Park from 2001 to 2003 * Paul McGowan, football player (1987 Butkus Award Winner) * Bret Munsey, football coach (Arena) *

Jo Ann Pflug Jo Ann Pflug (born 1940) is a retired American film and television actress. Early life and education Pflug was born to J. Lynn and Kelly Pflug. She was raised in Winter Park, Florida, where her father was elected mayor in 1958 and she graduat ...

(1958), actressWinter Park High School Yearbooks
* Stan Pietkiewicz, basketball player (NBA) *

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(1984), journalist and computer game designer *

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(2011), basketball player,

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(NBA) * Jeremiah Rivers (2006), basketball player * Ben Rock, filmmaker * Aidan Warner (2023), college football quarterback

References

External links

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