Wheeler High School (Fossil, Oregon)
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{{Infobox school
| name = Wheeler High School
| image = Wheeler High School in Fossil.jpg
| imagesize = 300px
| streetaddress = 600 B Street
| city = Fossil
| county = Wheeler County
| state = Oregon
| zipcode = 97830
| country = U.S.
| coordinates = {{coord|45.00149|-120.2134|type:edu_source:googlemaps_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}
| type = Public
| district = Fossil School District
| principal = Jon McMurray {{cite web|title=Score Center: Wheeler High School|url=http://w3.osaa.org/scorecenter/schools/details/Wheeler|publisher = Oregon School Activities Association|accessdate=September 17, 2011}}
| rival = Condon High School
| mascot image =
| team_name =
| colors = Black and gold {{color strip|border-color=black|border-style=dotted|border=1|black|gold}}
| conference = OSAA Big Sky League 1A-6
| newspaper =
| opened = 1901
| homepage = http://www.fossil.k12.or.us/wheeler_high_school
}}
Wheeler High School is a public high school in Fossil, Oregon, United States. It is in the Fossil School District, and competes jointly with Spray and Mitchell school as the Spray-Mitchell-Wheeler Rattlers.
Academics
In 2008, 100 percent of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of six students, six graduated and none dropped out.{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2009/06/high_school_dropout_rates.html|title=State releases high school graduation rates|date=June 30, 2009|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=July 1, 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/06/Dropout-Rates.xls|title=Oregon dropout rates for 2008|date=June 30, 2009|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=July 1, 2009}}
In 2021, 100 percent of the school's seniors dropped out. The school's only student dropped out.{{cite web|url=https://schools.oregonlive.com/school/Fossil/Wheeler-High-School/|accessdate=May 12, 2021|title=Wheeler High School :: Schools Guide - the Oregonian }}
Fossil Beds
Wheeler High School also contains fossil beds containing fossils of plants like sycamore, maples, oaks, roses, and alder from the Oligocene (33 million years ago) and they are open to the public including fossil collecting.{{cite web|title=Wheeler High School Fossil Beds|url=https://www.oregonpaleolandscenter.com/wheeler-high-school-fossil-beds|website=Oregon Paleo Lands Center (OPLI)|publisher=Oregon Paleo Lands Center|accessdate=10 May 2018|language=en}}
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Category:High schools in Wheeler County, Oregon
Category:Education in Wheeler County, Oregon
Category:Public middle schools in Oregon
Category:Educational institutions established in 1901
Category:Public high schools in Oregon
Category:Charter schools in Oregon
Category:1901 establishments in Oregon
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