Cranston High School West

The front entrance of Cranston High School West.

Cranston High School West (often called Cranston West or abbreviated as CHSW) is a high school located in Cranston, Rhode Island. The school comprises five buildings; one of these buildings is the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center. The school grounds include six tennis courts, a baseball field, and a track and football field. West has 155 staff members who work with the student population of approximately 1750 daily. The program of studies encompasses 203 different courses. The Cranston Area Career and Technical Center offers 17 different courses. All courses are geared toward student academic abilities. Fifty-two percent of graduates go on to pursue a four-year degree while twenty-two percent pursue a 2-year degree.

Numerous athletic teams have won championship titles for the school, more recently being the 2004 varsity football team, 2006 varsity wrestling team, 2007 varsity wrestling team, 2008 varsity wrestling team, 2009 varsity wrestling team, 2006 varsity baseball team, 2007 varsity baseball team, 2009 varsity hockey team, and 2010 junior varsity volleyball team. It is also the high school of former NFL Pro Bowl running back Mark Van Eeghen.^{[1][citation needed]}

Notable alumni

• Jeff Diehl - baseball catcher. He was drafted in the 23rd round by the New York Mets in the 2011 MLB draft.
• Anthony Meo - baseball pitcher. He was drafted in the 43rd round in 2008 by the Washington Nationals. He is currently pitches for Coastal Carolina. He was a 2nd team Freshman All-American his freshman year in 2009 and was a 1st team All-American his sophomore year in 2010. Meo was drafted with the 3rd pick in the 2nd round (63rd overall) in the 2011 MLB draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks
• Tom Denucci - American Actor. He is most known for acting and writing the movies Inkubus, Loosies, Infected (2011 film), and Paz^{[disambiguation needed ]}
• Monty Are I - rock band. named after the band instructor at Cranston West
• Amber van Eeghen - former cheerleader for the New England Patriots. She is also the daughter of former NFL running back Mark van Eeghen, who also attended Cranston West.
• Mark van Eeghen - Former NFL Pro Bowl running back. Van Eeghen is the only person ever from Cranston West to have their number retired in any sport.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Scholar Athlete Hall of Fame". Institute for International Sport. http://www.internationalsport.com/sa_hof/hof_rihonorees.cfm#49. Retrieved 2006-06-02. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Scholar Athlete Hall of Fame". Institute for International Sport. http://www.internationalsport.com/sa_hof/hof_rihonorees.cfm#49. Retrieved 2006-06-02. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Cranston High School West Official Website