West Seattle High School

West Seattle High School

Infobox_School| name=West Seattle High School


imagesize=200px
motto=|
established=1917
type=Public
enrollment in 2006= 1,367
principal= Bruce Bivins
certificated faculty=68
classified faculty=19
free_label=Mascot
Colors
free_text=Wild Cat
Blue & Gold
location= 3000 California Avenue Southwest
Seattle, WA 98116
website=http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/wshs/
information= (206) 252-8800

West Seattle High School (known to students as "Westside") is a comprehensive public high school in Seattle's West Seattle neighborhood that serves grades nine through twelve as part of the Seattle School District.

History

The building opened in 1917. The mascot was an Indian Chief, and the athletic teams were known as the Indians. A change in the nickname was considered several times starting in 1989. There was a major remodel of the building in 2000. The mascot was changed to a wild cat.Fact|date= February 2008

Athletics

West Seattle is a member of the 3A metro league. The 2006 Senior Varsity Baseball Team was Metro League ChampionsFact|date= February 2008. The 2004 and 2005 Varsity volleyball team were Metro League ChampionsFact|date= February 2008. The 2004 Wrestling Team was the Metro League ChampionsFact|date= February 2008.

Notable alumni

*Byron "By" Bailey former NFL and Canadian Football League player; member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
*Dyan Cannon (1956) actress
*Frances Farmer (1931) actress,
*Ivar Haglund founder of Ivar's
*Lou Whittaker (1952) mountaineer, founded Mt. Rainier guide service
*Jim Whittaker (1952) first American to climb Mt. Everest

Notes & References

External links

* [http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/wshs WSHS Homepage]
* [http://www.seattleschools.org/area/siso/reports/anrep/high/19.pdf West Seattle High School 2005 Annual Report]
* [http://www.seattleschools.org/area/historybook/west-seattle.pdf History of West Seattle High School]
* [http://www.fashionzombie.net Teacher James Couture's Academic Website]
* [http://www.friarslantern.com/westseattle.shtml Ghost photo and detail photos of the symbols that appear on the school]


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