Williston High School (North Dakota)
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.
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.
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. Prior to 2021, District 8, which was K-8 only, sent high school students to Williston High.
Campus
By July 2019 the school had a machine that makes espressos.
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
- Brian Qvale, professional basketball player
References
- ^ "WILLISTON HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ "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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