Merrill F. West High School

For schools of a similar name, see West High School.

Merrill F. West High School
Location
Tracy, California, United States
Coordinates	37°44′53″N 121°27′04″W / 37.74806°N 121.45111°W / 37.74806; -121.45111Coordinates: 37°44′53″N 121°27′04″W / 37.74806°N 121.45111°W / 37.74806; -121.45111
Information
Established	1993
School district	Tracy Joint Unified School District
Principal	Jeff Frase
Faculty	119
Enrollment	2,856
Campus size	51 acres (21 ha)
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Athletics conference	CIF Sac-Joaquin Section
Mascot	Wolf Pack
Newspaper	Zephyr
Yearbook	Wolf Prints
Website	[1]

Merrill F. West High School (also known as West High School) is a four-year, public secondary school located on the northwest side of Tracy, California, United States. A member of the Tracy Unified School District, the school was founded in 1993. Enrollment for the 2009-2010 was 2,856 students.^[1]

History

Merrill F. West High School was established in 1993. It is named for Merrill F. West, a farmer who came to Tracy in 1936 from Laurel, Iowa. West worked on the County Board of Education. He was a member of the Tracy Unified School District Board from 1954 to 1965, including four years as president.^[2]

In 2003, West High School was eligible for the Governor’s Performance Award and was named a California Distinguished School.^[3]

Athletics

The school's teams are nicknamed the Wolf Pack and school colors are blue and gold, both of which were chosen by the student body in 1993.^[2]

References

1. ^ "For Merrill F. West High School". Executive Summary School Accountability Report Card, 2009–10. tracy.k12.ca.us. http://www.tracy.k12.ca.us/schools/School%20Accountability%20Report%20Cards%200910/High%20Schools/Merrill%20F%20West%20High%20SARC%200910.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-22. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "West High School: History". Tracy Unified School District. http://www.tracy.k12.ca.us/sites/whs/Pages/SchoolHistory.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
3. ^ Aaron Swarts (January 28, 2004). "West High students set scholar mark". Tri-Valley Herald. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=TVHB&p_theme=tvhb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=100AEB7CE5AFB567&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM.