Wheeling Park High School is a public high school in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. It is the only public high school in the Ohio County School District. Athletic teams compete as the Wheeling Park Patriots in the WVSSAC Class AAA, as well as the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference. The school opened for the 1976-1977 academic year following the consolidation of Wheeling, Triadelphia, Warwood and West Liberty high schools. Education Academic Performance In Wheeling Park's 2017-2018 Balanced Scorecard report conducted by the West Virginia Department of Education, the school received positive marks for its graduation rate but received negative marks for its academic performance due to its failure to meet the State's standards for academic performance. For this period, Wheeling Park received the lowest possible grade, Does Not Meet Standard, for its academic performance in mathematics and a Partially Meets Standard grade for its academic performance in English language arts. Advanced Placement Wheeling Park offers 19 Advanced Placement courses: Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Environmental Science, English Language, English Literature, Geography, Physics B, Physics C, Political Science, U.S. History, World History, Statistics, Chemistry, Psychology, Music Theory, Spanish, Seminar, and Research. Wheeling Park students may also take courses for college credit through West Liberty University and West Virginia Northern Community College. Career and Technical The Career and Technical Department consists of multiple computer electronics, graphic design, and engineering laboratories; including a 3D printer. This department also has the auto-mechanics shop, collision repair, welding, machine tool technology, building construction, and power equipment systems classes. Fine and Performing Arts There are two theaters at Wheeling Park High school: the Phyllis A. Beneke Theatre and the JB Chambers Performing Arts Center. The music department has a piano lab and three rehearsal rooms. Wheeling Park is home to bands, choral ensembles, orchestral groups, and bluegrass bands. Its concert band has achieved 36 consecutive "superior" ratings at Region 1 Band Festival + 9 academic achievement awards statewide. Wheeling Park's music department and many other Ohio County Schools' music departments perform at the JB Performing Arts Center, commonly referred to as the "PAC," a 12 million dollar investment from Ohio County Schools, seating 1200 in a gallery style theater, having opened in 2012. Wheeling Park is also the home of the award-winning Wheeling Park High School Speech and Debate Team, which in 2022 won its 42nd state championship in Morgantown, WV. Athletics Sports Boys: soccer, football, basketball,