Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy (WYMLA) is a public secondary school for boys in
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southe ...
. It is a part of
Wake County Public School System
The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is a public school district located in Wake County, North Carolina. With 157,673 students in average daily membership and 194 schools as of the 2021–2022 school year, it is the largest public sc ...
.
It has grades 6–13, with the former Thompson School in
Downtown Raleigh
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeas ...
having most grades, except the campus of
St. Augustine's University has grades 11 through 13.
History
In 2011 the school system proposed creating single gender schools. Initially they were to be located at
William Peace University
William Peace University is a private college in Raleigh, North Carolina. Formerly affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, it offers undergraduate degrees in more than 30 majors and the School of Professional Studies (SPS) offers accelerated ba ...
, but that institution chose not to host them.
It opened in 2012, with Ian Solomon as the first principal.
The ex-Thompson School held all Wake Young Men's students until St. Augustine's formed a partnership in 2013. In 2016 the first class graduated.
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In 2019 Xavier King became the principal.
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Athletics
In 2016 it allowed students to play sports at other schools if the sports are not offered at WYLMA, but that year a board member proposed changing the rule.
References
Further reading
* - Discussed in "Wake County's first single-gender public schools hold graduation".
External links
Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
Schools in Raleigh, North Carolina
Public high schools in North Carolina
Public middle schools in North Carolina
Public boys' schools in the United States
2012 establishments in North Carolina
Educational institutions established in 2012
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