Washington Park High School

Washington Park High School (also known as Park or Racine Park High School) is a public, four-year high school in Racine, Wisconsin with an enrollment of over 2,400 students. Its school colors are blue and orange. The school's mascot, the panther, was adopted by the Class of 1949, reportedly because of a nearby Native American effigy mound in the shape of a panther.

History

The school traces its roots to 1852 when Racine High School, the first public school in Wisconsin opened. In 1926, the Racine School Board decided to replace Racine High School with a new school that would eventually become Park. The new Washington Park High School opened in 1928. The north side of Racine also received their own high school the same year when land donated by malted milk magnate William Horlick was utilized by the Racine School board for another high school named in Horlick's honor. The school building was designed by Racine architect J. Mandor Matson. The school mascot is the panther.