W. F. West High School

W. F. West High School
For schools of a similar name, see West High School (disambiguation).
W.F. West High School
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Name

W.F. West High School
Nickname

"BEARCATS"
Address

342 SW 16th St.
City

Chehalis, WA 98532
Established

1892 (renamed W.F. West High School 1951)
Type

Public Secondary
Religion

Open to all
Students

Co-Educational
Enrollment

approx. 1,200
Grades

9 to 12
District

Chehalis School District
Mascot

Bearcats
Colors

Crimson and gray
Newspaper

The Crimson and Gray
Website

Link

William F. West High School, commonly referred to as W. F. West, is a public high school in Chehalis, Washington and one of two high schools in the Chehalis School District. Its athletic teams, competing as the Bearcats, are considered rivals with Centralia High School. The principal of W.F. West High School is Dr. Linda Smith. It was named for local businessman William F. West who donated money and land to the school district.

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Extracurricular Activities

W.F. West High School is a member of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association in the 2A Evergreen Conference. The school sanctions the following sports and extracurricular activities:

Fall: Theatre, Cheerleading, Football, Girls' Soccer, Cross Country, Boys' Tennis, Boys' Golf, Girls' Swimming, Volleyball, Forensics, Rifle team, Pep Band, Bowling Club.

Winter: Cheerleading, Pep band, Wrestling, Girls' Basketball, Boys' Basketball, Knowledge Bowl, Forensics, and Curling.

Spring: Theatre, Baseball, Boys' Soccer, Fastpitch, Girls' Golf, Girls' Tennis, Forensics, and Boys' and Girls' Track

In 2010, Girls' Fastpitch made 3rd place in state competition. Wrestling was 2nd in state. The Bearcats were also baseball 2010 WIAA 2A State Champions. One of the members of the Forensics Team went to NFL Nationals in Kansas City, Missouri. A trio of students from FCCLA went to nationals in Chicago. The Theatre competed in the 5th Avenue Awards hosted in Seattle.

Fight song

The W.F. West fight song, "On Chehalis," is set to "On Wisconsin," the fight song of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

"On Chehalis, on Chehalis, Fight on for our fame! Show the rest that we're the best 'cause we come from W.F.West, rah, rah, rah!

On To Victory, on to victory, Fight on for our fame! Fight, Bearcats! fight, fight fight, to win this game!" C. (clap clap, clap-clap) A. (clap clap, clap-clap) T. (clap clap, clap-clap) S. (clap clap, clap-clap) C (clap) A. (clap) T. (clap) S. (clap) C (clap) A. (clap) T. (clap) S. (clap) CATS!!

Famous alumni

  • Orin Smith, CEO and President Starbucks Corporation 2000-2005.
  • Capt. Robert Crawford, composer of the Army Air Corps song, now known as "The U.S. Air Force" or "Wild Blue Yonder".

External links


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 AA-AAAA Classifications
 2A Conferences


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