West High School (Texas)

West High School
West High School
Address
	1008 Jerry Mashek Drive; West, Texas 76691-1141; United States
Coordinates	31°48′42″N 97°05′37″W / 31.811632°N 97.093496°W
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	West Independent School District
Principal	Jan Hungate
Teaching staff	34.06 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	443 (2018–19)
Student to teacher ratio	13.01
Color(s)	Red, Black & White ;
Athletics conference	UIL Class 3A
Mascot	Trojan
Website	West High School

West High School is a public high school located in West, Texas (USA) and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is part of the West Independent School District located in northern McLennan County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

The campus was heavily damaged in the April 2013 West Fertilizer Company explosion and demolition of the school building began in mid-December 2013. Classes were held at a temporary site until the new West High School campus opened in 2015.^[3]

Athletics[edit]

The West Trojans compete in these sports ^[4]

State Titles[edit]

West (UIL)

Baseball - ^[5]^[6]
- 1999(3A), 2015(3A), 2016(3A)
Softball - ^[7]
- 2016(3A)
Girls Basketball - ^[8]
- 1963(2A)

West Dunbar (PVIL)

Football - ^[9]
- 1959(PVIL-1A)
Boys Track - ^[10]
- 1953(PVIL-1A)
Girls Track - ^[11]
- 1957(PVIL-1A)

Notable alumni[edit]

Scott Podsednik (class of 1994), major league baseball player (2001-2012); outfielder for 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "WEST H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency.
^ O'Connor, Hollie (December 13, 2013). "Demolition of West High School begins". Waco Tribune-Herald. Waco, TX: Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
^ The Athletics Department
^ UIL Baseball Archives
^ UIL Baseball Archives
^ "Softball State Archives — University Interscholastic League (UIL)".
^ UIL Girls Basketball Archives
^ UIL Football Archives
^ PVIL Boys Track Archives
^ PVIL Girls Track Archives

External links[edit]

West ISD

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[NCES-1] "WEST H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 2, 2020.

[2] "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency.

[wac131213-3] O'Connor, Hollie (December 13, 2013). "Demolition of West High School begins". Waco Tribune-Herald. Waco, TX: Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved December 13, 2013.

[4] The Athletics Department

[5] UIL Baseball Archives

[6] UIL Baseball Archives

[7] "Softball State Archives — University Interscholastic League (UIL)".

[8] UIL Girls Basketball Archives

[9] UIL Football Archives

[10] PVIL Boys Track Archives

[11] PVIL Girls Track Archives

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v t e McLennan County, Texas schools
Public high schools
Waco ISD	University Waco High A.J. Moore Academy (closed) Richfield (closed)
Other school districts	Axtell ISD Axtell High Bosqueville ISD Bosqueville High Bruceville-Eddy ISD Bruceville-Eddy High China Spring ISD China Spring High Connally ISD Connally High Crawford ISD Crawford High Gholson ISD Gholson School La Vega ISD La Vega High Lorena ISD Lorena High Mart ISD Mart High McGregor ISD McGregor High Midway ISD Midway High Moody ISD Moody High Riesel ISD Riesel High Robinson ISD Robinson High Valley Mills ISD Valley Mills High West ISD West High
Independent schools
Secular private high schools	Vanguard College Preparatory School
Religious private high schools	Reicher Catholic High School Texas Christian Academy
Some school districts extend beyond the boundaries of McLennan County. Hallsburg ISD does not operate any high schools in McLennan County. Oglesby ISD serves a small section of McLennan County but does not operate any schools inside it.

Authority control databases
International	ISNI
Geographic	NCES