Wichita Heights High School is a coeducational secondary school located at 5301 N. Hillside, Wichita, Kansas, 67219 and is part of the USD 259 public school system. The school principal is Mr. Bruce Deterding, who replaced Mr. Mark Christian after Christian retired in 2006.

History

Wichita Heights High School was originally approved, planned and built as Wichita Heights Rural School District Number 192, to serve the districts of Bridgeport, Kechi, Kechi Center, Riverside, and Riverview. No secondary school existed at the time for these districts; prior to its construction students were placed into other Wichita area schools. Construction of the school started in 1959, and was finished two years later in 1961 in time for the school year. In July 1963, the school became a part of the Wichita Public Schools. In 1983, Wichita Heights was designated an urban overflow school due to the increasing populations of other inner city Wichita Public Schools.

Notable Graduates

• Class of 1963: Dennis Lynn Rader, the "BTK killer"
• Class of 1968: Stephen D. Hill, Kansas Court of Appeals
• Class of 1977: Darnell Valentine, NBA player
• Class of 1979: Antoine Carr, NBA player
• Class of 1990: Darren Dreifort, a Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher
• Class of 1998: Danny Roew, film director
• Class of 2002: Mike Pelfrey, a New York Mets pitcher
• Class of 2003: Xzavie Jackson, an Edmonton Eskimos Defensive Lineman

References

External links

• Wichita Heights High School website