Westview High School (San Diego)
Coordinates: 32°58′01.63″N 117°08′56.53″W / 32.9671194°N 117.1490361°W
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| 13500 Camino del Sur San Diego, California |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 2002 |
| School district | Poway Unified School District |
| Principal | Todd Cassen |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,402[1] |
| Mascot | Wally Wolverine and Wilma Wolverine |
| Publication | The Nexus |
| Website | http://www.westviewwolverines.com/ |
Westview High School is a public secondary school located in Torrey Highlands, a community of San Diego, California in the United States. It is part of the Poway Unified School District.
Westview's biggest rivals are the Mount Carmel Sundevils, the Torrey Pines Falcons, and the Del Norte Nighthawks. Other major rivals include Poway High School and Rancho Bernardo High School.
Westview uses a 4 by 4 block schedule for each school year. Under this system, the school year is divided into four quarters, as opposed to other schools' semester and trimester systems. Each student takes up to four classes per quarter, allowing a student to complete up to sixteen classes each year—four classes more than under a semester schedule and one more than under a trimester schedule.[2] Classes at Westview last an average of 82 minutes a day.[3]
Westview is accredited by the Schools Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Its CEEB school code is #052-986.[4]
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[edit] Administration and staff
Westview is divided into three "hubs," each with a separate administration system and cadre of homeroom teachers, designed to cultivate intraschool competition and camaraderie.[5] The combined staff consists of 85 teachers, 4 administrators, 5 counselors, 2 librarians, 1 school psychologist, and 39 support staff.
[edit] Standards
Originally, Westview incorporated a "standards" system into its grading policy. These standards were based on the content standards set by the California Department of Education and all classes were required to implement them. Each course included a set of standards that students had to pass in order to obtain a passing grade. Each standard had to do with a particular concept taught in the course, and a student passed the standard after demonstrating sufficient knowledge of the concept, usually by way of in-class examination. One effect of the standards system was that a student was guaranteed a passing grade if he or she passed all the standards of the class. Irrespective of a student's overall grade, a student could not receive credit for the class absent completion of even one standard at the end of the quarter. This was especially problematic in math and science courses, which generally had a large amount of standards. This system was dropped at the end of the 2004-2005 school year.
[edit] See also
- Primary and secondary schools in San Diego, California
[edit] References
- ^ Westview - About Us: Enrollment Accessed December 15, 2010
- ^ "Westview - About Us: Class Scheduling". http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/pusdwvhs/AboutUs.htm#school%20description.
- ^ Westview - About Us Accessed March 8, 2010.
- ^ Westview High School, Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Accessed October 23, 2007.
- ^ "Westview - Hubs". http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/pusdwvhs/hubs.htm.
