Wakeland High School

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = Wakeland High School | image = Wakelandlol.png | city = Frisco | state = Texas | zipcode = 75033 | country = United States | coordinates = {{Coord|33.1674|-96.8461|type:edu_region:US-TX_source:enwiki|display=title,inline|format=dms}} | schooltype = high school | type = Public | established = 2006 | district = Frisco Independent School District | principal = Donna Edge | grades = 9–12 | enrollment = 2,158 (2023–2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4820010&SchoolPageNum=5&ID=482001010494|title=WAKELAND H S|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 11, 2024}}</ref> | ratio = 16.66<ref name=NCES/> | teaching_staff = 129.56 {{FTE}}<ref name=NCES/> | athletic_conference = UIL Class AAAAAA (6A) | mascot = Wolverines | yearbook = The Prowler | footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/public-ed/explore/frisco-isd/wakeland-high-school/|title=Wakeland High School|author=The Texas Tribune|work=The Texas Tribune|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref> | enrollment_as_of = | colors = Orange and Blue<br /> {{color box|orange}} {{color box|navy}} | address = 10700 Legacy Road | website = [https://schools.friscoisd.org/campus/high-school/wakeland/home School Website] }} '''Justin Wakeland High School''' is a public high school located in Frisco, Texas, United States. It is classified as a 6A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is a part of the Frisco Independent School District, and is one of twelve 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.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/perfreport//account/2015/srch.html?srch=C|title = 2015 Accountability Rating System|publisher = Texas Education Agency}}</ref>

==Namesake== 250px|thumb|left|View from main staircase inside Justin Wakeland High School The school was originally to be named Legacy High School.<ref>Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Frisco ISD, ending August 31, 2003, pg 37</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://schools.friscoisd.org/hs/wakeland|title=Wakeland High School Home|access-date=March 10, 2014|archive-date=January 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105181051/http://schools.friscoisd.org/hs/wakeland|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Athletics and fine arts== *2010, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 (5A) Boys' soccer state champion *2011, 2018, 2022, 2024 (5A) Girls' soccer state champion *2015 (5A) Boys' cross country state champion *2018 (5A) Girls' cross country state champion *2019, 2023, 2025 (5A) Marching Band State bronze medalist *2017, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 (5A) Marching Band Area B champion *2024 (5A/D2) Volleyball state champion

==Media attention== Marc Alan Carden, a former Wakeland coach and history teacher,<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/2016/06/10/former-frisco-history-teacher-gets-10-year-prison-sentence-for-sexually-assaulting-14-year-old| title = Former Frisco history teacher gets 10-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting 14-year-old| date = 10 June 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/frisco-teacher-coach-arrested-for-sexual-assault-of-child/|title=Frisco Teacher, Coach Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault of Child|date=23 January 2014}}</ref>

==Notable alumni== * Ryan O'Hearn (2011), first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles<ref>{{cite web |title=Ryan O |url=https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=277294 |website=Perfect Game |language=en}}</ref> * Javante McCoy (2017 - transferred), NBA G-League player<ref>{{cite web |title=Javante McCoy Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mccoyja01.html |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> * Gracie Brian (2019), soccer player for Dallas Trinity FC<ref>{{cite web |title=Gracie Brian - Women's Soccer |url=https://gofrogs.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/gracie-brian/15103 |website=TCU Athletics |language=en}}</ref> * Skye Blakely (2023), gymnast<ref>{{cite web |title=Gold, Grit, and Glory - Frisco Style |url=https://friscostyle.com/gold-grit-and-glory/ |date=2 September 2024}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{Official website|http://schools.friscoisd.org/hs/wakeland/site/home}} * [https://wakelandaccess.com/ Wakeland Access News]

Category:High schools in Denton County, Texas Category:2006 establishments in Texas Category:Educational institutions established in 2006 Category:Frisco Independent School District high schools Category:Frisco, Texas