Pocono Mountain West

Pocono Mountain West High School is a high school located in the Pocono region of Northeast Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pocono Mountain School District. The school district split into two high schools: East and West in 2002 to accommodate the growing population of the area. The school currently houses grades 10 through 12.

Athletics

Since the district's split, West has done fairly well in sports. In 2006 and 2007, the Pocono Mountain West Track & Field Team became Mountain Valley Conference Champions. In 2007, the Football Team finally had a good year and beat rival Pocono Mountain East for the first time ever to become the Mountain Valley Conference Champions in the sport. Boys and girls basketball has been very successful. Boys basketball have earned the title of Mountain Valley Coference Champions for two years straight. Since the split, the PM West Marching Band has won the Atlantic Coast Championship. The Pocono Mountain West Marching Band also had the honor of playing for President George W. Bush when he came to the Poconos in 2005. Their Chess Team and Swim Team, however, have not beaten East.

Extracurriculars

The Pocono Mt. West Forensics (Speech and Debate) Team has made great strides in recent years.In 2006, the team sent three competitors to the National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) grand national tournament. In 2007, the team again sent three competitors to the national tournament.Every year, the PMW Forensics Team qualifies members to the Pennsylvania High School Speech League (PHSSL) State Tournament at Susquehanna University. In 2007, two members of the team placed and received awards.The team has enjoyed the 1st place Martin Luther King sweepstakes award from E. L. Meyers High School for the past three consecutive years (2006, 2007, 2008). At the same tournament in 2006, the team took home the 4th place overall sweepstakes trophy, and then the 3rd place one in 2007. In 2008, they went home with the 1st place sweepstakes trophy. In February 2008, the team placed first in the Pennsylvania High School Speech League's District 8 tournament.

Pocono Mountain West Student Council

The PMWHS Student Council has been awarded the National Gold Council of Excellence, for two straight years, one of three schools in the state of Pennsylvania. This is a high honor that only a few schools throughout the nation complete the application to achieve this award.

S.C. advisors are Ms. Jennifer Paul and Mr. Neil McGovern.Both advisors teach at Pocono Mountain West.

Pocono Mountain West Marching Band

The PMW Marching band has won many competions. The Pocono Mountain West Marching Band also had the honor of playing for President George W. Bush when he came to the Poconos in 2005. The band is currently under the direction of Johnatan Searfross