Westfield High School (Westfield, Indiana)

Westfield High School is a public high school located in Westfield, Indiana, north of Indianapolis. Westfield High School is part of the Westfield Washington School District, and is commonly abbreviated as "WHS". Enrollment is about 1,900 students, although the school has grown significantly in the past decade.

Westfield High School
Established	unknown
Type	Public
Affiliation	Hoosier Crossroads Conference
Principal	Stacy McGuire
Students	1767 (2008-2009)
Grades	9-12
Location	18250 North Union Street, Westfield, Indiana, USA
Coordinates	40°03′06″N 86°07′48″W
Colors	Green, White, and Gold
Nickname	Shamrocks
Yearbook	Shamrocket
Newspaper	Rock Release
Website	[1] http://www.wws.k12.in.us/whs/

History

The shamrock was chosen to represent the school's athletic teams due to the significant population of Quakers living in the community who preferred a nonviolent mascot. From 1968, up until 1997, the school was on the south side of Hoover Street. The former high school is still standing, and forms the west end of Westfield Middle School. Before the old high school was built, WHS was located by S.R. 32, east of U.S. 31. This school at one time served grades Kindergarten and 7-12. In 1970, the auditorium and gymnasium were burnt down. The school still served as the junior high, although there was no auditorium or gym. A new middle school was built in the 1980s. In the fall of 1997, the school relocated to its current location at the intersection of Hoover and Union Streets, just north of the old school. This facility has been expanding since its opening, with two new two-story wings to the west, and a Multi-Purpose Instructional Facility (nicknamed "The MPIF") added in 2007 with four new practice basketball courts, weight rooms, baseball and wrestling rooms, and several classrooms.

School Schedule

Students at WHS begin their school day at 7:30 AM, and attend the same five classes every day of the week, ending at 2:20 PM. Students are dismissed for lunch during fourth period either before their class starts, in the middle of the class, or at the end of the class, making fourth period the longest period because it allows for lunchtime. Westfield runs on trimesters, meaning they have three different terms during the school year. First trimester spans from August until November, while second trimester picks up in November and runs through Winter Break before ending in February, and third trimester ends in late May or early June. Each trimester culminates with final exams for every class.

Extracurricular

Clubs

• Amnesty International
• Art Club
• Best Buddies
• Brain Game
• Chemistry Club
• Creative Writing Club
• Disc Golf Club
• DECA
• Environmental Club
• Expressions Diversity
• FCA
• Fencing
• French Club
• German Club
• Key Club
• Kids in Africa
• LEO Club
• Math Club
• National Honor Society
• Psychology Club
• Ski and Snowboarding Club
• Step-Up (formerly SADD)
• Spanish Club
• Spell Bowl
• Student Council
• Student Impact
• Thespians (Drama)
• Young Democrats
• Young Republicans

Athletics

Westfield athletic teams, nicknamed the Shamrocks, compete in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference. WHS is a 4A school in Indiana's class system for athletics, except for football, in which Westfield is a 5A school. The football stadium located next to Westfield Intermediate School is still used and is shared with Westfield Middle School. Westfield's mascot which appears at many athletic events is named Rocky and resembles a combination of the University of Notre Dame's fighting leprechaun logo and Purdue University's "Purdue Pete". Westfield's Girls' Cross Country team has been a powerhouse throughout Indiana for the past decade and a half, including three consecutive state championships: 2005, 2006, and 2007.

Sports Offered

• Boys' Baseball
• Boys' and Girls' Basketball
• Girls' Cheerleading
• Boys' and Girls' Cross Country
• Boys' Football
• Boys' and Girls' Golf
• Boys' and Girls' Soccer
• Girls' Softball
• Boys' and Girls' Swimming & Diving
• Boys' and Girls' Tennis
• Boys' and Girls' Track & Field
• Girls' Volleyball
• Boys' Wrestling

School Song

"Glory to Old Westfield"

Glory to Westfield,

We love our name

Throughout the land we'll sing

praises of our fame

RA RA RA!

'Til every loyal heart is filled through and through

With the glory of old Westfield

Our dear old Westfield school

RA RA RA, SIS BOOM BAH,

WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, RA RA RA!

School Newspaper

• The Rock Release

Notable alumni

• Chris Denari - Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever Television Play-By-Play Announcer

See also

• Westfield, IN

External links

• Westfield High School
• Westfield Soccer