Wissahickon High School
Wissahickon High School is the sole public high school of the Wissahickon School District, and is located in Ambler, Pennsylvania. The school is recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education. In 2021, Wissahickon High School was ranked as the 12th best public high school in Pennsylvania and 384th in the nation by Niche. "U.S. News and World Report 2021" ranked WHS #12 best in the state and #517 in the nation. Athletics. The Wissahickon athletic department is currently admitted under the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) and by  school size is sanctioned under District I. The high school boasts 2 artificial turf fields, 1 stadium, and a natatorium which serves the Wissahickon football, men and women's soccer, men's and women's lacrosse, women's field hockey, men's and women's swimming, men’s and women’s water polo, and numerous community club teams. Wissahickon has an athletic rivalry with Upper Dublin High School. Baseball. The Wissahickon basketball team is ranked 10th in Philadelphia by CSN philly.com. The program changed coaches in 2008 and again in 2013 and has steadily worked their way back to conference  champions and state contenders. Tennis. The 2011 Wissahickon boys tennis team made states for the first time in school history. Soccer. The soccer team in 2010 was ranked up to 10th in the state and 7th in the area at the end of the season by the "Philly Inquirer". Track and Field. The Boys track team has won the American Conference Championship 10 of the last 12 years and boasts 21 individual Pa. State Champions, 3 State Relay Champions, 80 State Medalists (2nd thru 8th) and has won 3 State Championship team titles (1967 'B', 1972 'A', 1982 'AAA'). Football . The Trojan football team were the 1973 & 1987 BuxMont Champions and 2007 PIAA Suburban One - American Champions. Hockey. The Trojan hockey team placed second in the Delaware Valley Hockey League in the 2014–2015 season. Extracurriculars. Computer Club. Teams "StackTrace" and "NullPointerException" both representing Wissahickon High School earned first and second place respectively in Pennsylvania for Lockheed Martin's 2021 CYBERQUEST competition. Student Council. The Wissahickon High School Student Council strives to encourage school pride and provide a meaningful school experience for all students. The Wissahickon High School Student Council is overseen by two faculty advisors. Its student leadership consists of  four elected student executives (president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary) and 16 student senators (four members from each grade level). QuizBowl. The school's QuizBowl team competed in the 2016-2017 QuizNet National Championship. Wissahickon Alumni Partnership. The Wissahickon Alumni Partnership (W.A.P.) club celebrates the accomplishments of current and past Wissahickon students. Wissahickon Marching Unit. Third place bronze finalist and "Most Improved" award in 2019 for the Independence A Division Cavalcade of Bands State Championships. Jazz At Wissahickon. Wissahickon has had a jazz band since 1926 and is currently under direction of Michael Hood. The focal points of the jazz  department are One O’clock and Two O’clock. The names were acquired after Neil Slator, former director of the North Texas One O’clock Lab Band, was a guest director for PMEA all state jazz band, which was held at Wissahickon in the 1990s. Today Wissahickon’s jazz department consists of two big bands, two jazz combos, a Gypsy Jazz Ensemble, a Trad Jazz ensemble, a Brass Band, and a subway band.