Wakeland High School
Justin Wakeland High School is a public high school located in Frisco, Texas, United States. It is classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is a part of the Frisco Independent School District, and is one of ten district high schools. It opened on August 14, 2006. Incoming freshmen usually come from Griffin Middle School and Cobb Middle School. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. Namesake. The school was originally to be named Legacy High School. During construction, it was instead named for Justin Wakeland , who served as the superintendent of the Frisco ISD for 19 years from 1978 to 1997. Media attention. Marc Alan Carden, a former Wakeland coach and history teacher, was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 14 year old in 2014. The victim was a student in Frisco ISD.