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{{Short description|Public high school in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina}}{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}

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Public school (government funded)>PublicWake County Public School Systempublisher=National Center for Education Statistics access-date=27 December 2023}}|ceeb = 340157|us_nces_school_id = 370472003570PUBLISHER=WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, 27 December 2023, |teaching_staff = 53.00 {{FTE}}Ninth grade>9–11|gender = Coeducational|enrollment = 928 (2022–23)|ratio = 17.5158.50ha}}WILLOW SPRING HIGHSCHOOL >URL=HTTPS://WWW.FUQUAY-VARINA.ORG/1147/WILLOW-SPRING-HIGHSCHOOL FUQUAY-VARINA, NORTH CAROLINA >ACCESS-DATE=27 DECEMBER 2023, |campus_type = RuralNavy}}{{color boxYellow}} Navy blue, Sky blue, and YellowABOUT OUR SCHOOL >URL=HTTPS://WWW.WCPSS.NET/DOMAIN/18597 WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM >ACCESS-DATE=27 DECEMBER 2023, |athletics = |conference = Greater Neuse River Conference|mascot = Storm|accreditation = |newspaper = wcpss.net/willowspringhs}}}}Willow Spring High School (WSHS) is a public high school located in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. The school began construction in 2017 to accommodate the growing population of Wake County, and began operation in 2021. The school has had one of its teachers nominated for a state award in 2023, and has had a successful varsity football team.

History

Willow Spring is a relatively new high school, built to accommodate the growing population of Wake County in the 2020s.WEB, Quigley, Colleen, Parents tour new Willow Springs high as reassignment plan is discussed,weblink WNCN, October 29, 2019, 27 December 2023, WCPSS Assistant Superintendent and future principal of the school upon opening, Wade Martin, helped propose the idea for a new school, after multiple schools in the area were citing as being "significantly over 100 percent of their capacity".Engineering plans for the school were drafted by LHC Structural Engineers, and the site plan approved on March 21, 2017. In 2019, construction on the school finished, and while the buildings were completed, they would first be used to temporarily house students of Fuquay-Varina High School while their old school was being reconstructed. In December 2020, the school mascot was chosen as "Storm", and in the 2021–2022 school year, the buildings were officially opened for their intended purpose, housing about 900 freshmen and sophomores in their inaugural class.WEB, Hoggard, DeJuan, Scott, Tamara, Many traditional calendar central North Carolina students return to class Monday amid pandemic,weblink WTVD, August 23, 2021, 27 December 2023, Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, about 35 students opted to attend via the district's Virtual Academy, while the remaining about 850 students attended in-person in classroom layouts designed with social distancing in mind.In February 2023, one of four of the school's assistant principals was suspended following a pending driving under the influence charge.WEB, Wake County assistant principal suspended after DWI charge,weblink WTVD, February 27, 2023, 27 December 2023, In October 2023, the school's special education teacher received the Educator of Excellence award from the state Department of Public Instruction.WEB, Hollingsworth, Brea, 'Definitely an honor': Willow Spring High School special education teacher wins state Educator of Excellence award,weblink WNCN, October 25, 2023, 27 December 2023,

Extracurricular

Athletics

The school is most notable for their varsity football team, which within the conference had a 1-9 overall record during the 2022–2023 school year.WEB, Bryant, Joel, HC Jason Wilkes previews Willow Spring's second season of varsity football,weblink HighSchoolOT, June 29, 2023, 27 December 2023, The school hosts cheer, crosscounty, football, women's golf, men's soccer, women's tennis, and women's volleyball in the fall; basketball, indoor track and field, women's soccer, swimming/diving, and wrestling in the winter; and baseball, men's golf, lacrosse, women's soccer, softball, men's tennis, and outdoor track and field in the spring.WEB, Willow Spring Storm,weblink Wake County Public School System, 27 December 2023,

Clubs and organizations

The school hosts a number of clubs: including Interact, Key Club, Mu Alpha Theta, National Art Honor Society, and National Honor Society.WEB, Clubs & Student Organizations,weblink Wake County Public School System, 27 December 2023,

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