Toppenish High School

High school in Toppenish, Washington , United States

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Toppenish High School(Top-Hi) is a public high school in Toppenish, Washington. It is a part of the Toppenish School District in Yakima County.

Demographics

In October 2019 the student population was identified as 86.8% Hispanic, 9.9% American Indian/Alaska Native, 2.2% White and 1.1% other. 97.9% of students graduated in four years.

Awards

The school earned a silver medal in U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of American high schools in 2008.^[2] Additional awards followed, making the high school the most decorated in Washington State during a five-year period.

2010 Recipient of a Washington Achievement Award (Language Arts)
2011 Engineering Program nationally certified
2011 Recipient of Washington Achievement Awards in four areas (Excellence, Language Arts, Extended Graduation Rate, and Improvement)
2012 Washington State STEM Lighthouse School
2012 KCTS 9 Stanley O. McNaughton Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Education
2013 Recipient of a Washington Achievement Award (High Progress)
2013 KCTS 9 (Seattle) Golden Apple “Pathways to Excellence” School

Sports

Toppenish High School plays in the South Central Athletic Conference (SCAC) as a size 1A school. Sports offered include football, golf, volleyball, basketball, soccer, wrestling, track and field, swimming, and tennis.

Toppenish is well known for their extremely successful wrestling program. The boys wrestling team has taken home state championships in 1991, 1993, 1998 (2A), 2016 (2A), 2017 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2020 (2A), 2022 (1A), 2023 (1A) and 2024 (1A).^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Report Card - Washington State Report Card". washingtonstatereportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
^ "Toppenish High School rated one of nation's best". Yakima Herald. 8 December 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
^ https://wiaa.com/schoolhistory.aspx
^ https://wiaa.com/results/wrestling/MC33/1ATeam2022.pdf

46°22′53″N 120°20′03″W / 46.38139°N 120.33417°W / 46.38139; -120.33417

WIAA Yakima Valley District Five

AA-AAAA Classifications

4A Classification
Big Nine 4A in District 6

2A Classification
Central Washington (CWAC) East Valley Red Devils Ellensburg Bulldogs Ephrata Tigers (D6) Grandview Greyhounds Othello Huskies Prosser Mustangs Selah Vikings

A & B-BB Classifications

1A Classification
South Central (SCAC) College Place Hawks Connell Eagles Kiona-Benton Bears La Salle Lightning Naches Valley Rangers Royal Knights Toppenish Wildcats Wahluke Warriors Wapato Wolves Zillah Leopards

2B Classification
Eastern Washington (EWAC) Cle Elum-Roslyn Warriors Columbia (Burbank) Coyotes Dayton-Waitsburg Bulldogs Goldendale Timberwolves Granger Spartans Highland Scotties Kittitas Coyotes Lincoln (Walla Walla) Phoenix Mabton Vikings River View Panthers Tri Cities Prep Jaguars Walla Walla Valley Knights Warden Cougars White Swan Cougars