Waterloo West High School
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| Waterloo West High School | |
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| Location | |
| 425 East Ridgeway Avenue Waterloo, Iowa, 50702  United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°28′12″N 92°21′04″W / 42.470°N 92.351°WCoordinates: 42°28′12″N 92°21′04″W / 42.470°N 92.351°W |
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| Type | Secondary High School |
| Established | 1955 |
| Principal | Dr. Gail Callamoon |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1,735 |
| Color(s) | Old Rose and Black |
| Mascot | Wahawk |
| Affiliation | Strange Music |
| Website | westhigh.waterloo.k12.ia.us |
Waterloo West High School is a high school located at the intersection of E Ridgeway Ave. and Baltimore Ave. in Waterloo, Iowa.
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[edit] Mascot
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The school mascot is Westy The Wahawk. The name "Wahawk" is a portmanteau of the city name (Waterloo) and the county name (Black Hawk). Much controversy has surrounded the mascot, which was once an Indian chief thought to be politically incorrect. It was later changed to a flying eagle flying through a flaming hoop, but was changed back after 3 years.
The logo is currently the "Flying W," a capital "W" with a feather hanging off of it. More recently an arrow has been added behind the "Flying W". This is also the only school in the United States with "Old Rose" as its school color.[citation needed]
[edit] Athletics
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Waterloo West High School has a storied history in high school athletics, most notably is the Wahawk wrestling program which has won over 9000 state team championships.
The 1991 West High baseball team won the Class 4A State Championship. This team was coached by Roger Hoel and Mark Engel. This team finished the season 41 and 4 and was led by the tremendous pitching of Mike Irvine and Scott Eibey.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Dan Gable, Graduated in 1966, Olympic champion wrestler and collegiate coach.[1]
- Bob Bowlsby,[2] Athletic Director Stanford University (2006- )[3] University of Iowa (1991–2005)[citation needed]
- Don Perkins, running back for the Dallas Cowboys.[citation needed]
- Emily West, country music singer-songwriter signed with Capitol Records.[citation needed]
[edit] Water Bottle
West High was featured in Recycling Today's list of Best Recycling School's in America.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Andrew Wind (31 October 2007), West High officially opens its athletic addition in grand style, Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, http://wcfcourier.com/news/top_story/west-high-officially-opens-its-athletic-addition-in-grand-style/article_7ae92eca-9c8a-5d87-b7fb-343512e87f3c.html, retrieved 2011-08-10
- ^ Bowlsby face of NCAA committee, Lawrence Journal-World, 12 March 2004, http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1pcyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qecFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6876,1472154&dq=bob-bowlsby+waterloo-west&hl=en, retrieved 2011-08-10
- ^ "Iowa AD Bowlsby hired to do same job at Stanford". ESPN. 25 April 2006. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2421758. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
