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Westview's biggest rivals are the [[Mount Carmel High School (San Diego)|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's biggest rivals are the [[Mount Carmel High School (San Diego)|Mount Carmel]] Sundevils, the Torrey Pines Falcons, and the Del Norte Nighthawks. Other major rivals include [[Poway High School]] and [[Rancho Bernardo High School]]. |
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Pablo Dealy, the best commercial pilot there ever was, graduated from this school in 2010. |
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| ⚫ | 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Westview - About Us: Class Scheduling|url=http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/pusdwvhs/AboutUs.htm#school%20description}}</ref> Classes at Westview last an average of 82 minutes a day.<ref>[http://www.powayusd.com/pusdwvhs/AboutUs.htm Westview - About Us] Accessed March 8, 2010.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Westview - About Us: Class Scheduling|url=http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/pusdwvhs/AboutUs.htm#school%20description}}</ref> Classes at Westview last an average of 82 minutes a day.<ref>[http://www.powayusd.com/pusdwvhs/AboutUs.htm Westview - About Us] Accessed March 8, 2010.</ref> |
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Westview is accredited by the Schools Commission of the [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]]. Its CEEB school code is #052-986.<ref>[http://www.acswasc.org/directory_searchdetail.cfm?O=3526&Schl=westview&City=&Cat=0&Cnty=0&SchoolCat=Public%20School&Name=Westview%20High%20School&Page=1 Westview High School], [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]]. Accessed October 23, 2007.</ref> |
Westview is accredited by the Schools Commission of the [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]]. Its CEEB school code is #052-986.<ref>[http://www.acswasc.org/directory_searchdetail.cfm?O=3526&Schl=westview&City=&Cat=0&Cnty=0&SchoolCat=Public%20School&Name=Westview%20High%20School&Page=1 Westview High School], [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]]. Accessed October 23, 2007.</ref> |
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==Administration and staff== |
==Administration and staff== |
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Westview is divided into three "hubs," each with a separate administration system and cadre of homeroom teachers, designed to cultivate intraschool competition and camaraderie.<ref>{{cite web|title=Westview - Hubs|url=http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/pusdwvhs/hubs.htm}}</ref> The combined staff consists of 85 teachers, 4 administrators, 5 counselors, 2 librarians, 1 school psychologist, and 39 support 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Westview - Hubs|url=http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/pusdwvhs/hubs.htm}}</ref> The combined staff consists of 85 teachers, 4 administrators, 5 counselors, 2 librarians, 1 school psychologist, and 39 support staff. Todd Cassen still does not know how to read or write. |
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==Standards== |
==Standards== |
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| Type | Comprehensive public high school |
| Established | August 27, 2002[1] |
| School district | Poway Unified School District |
| Superintendent | John Collins |
| Principal | Todd Cassen |
| Staff | 76[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,361[3] (2010–2011) |
| Mascot | Wolverine |
| Publication | The Nexus |
| Feeder schools | Mesa Verde Middle School and Black Mountain Middle School |
| Website | http://www.westviewwolverines.com/ |
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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.
Pablo Dealy, the best commercial pilot there ever was, graduated from this school in 2010.
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.[6] Classes at Westview last an average of 82 minutes a day.[7]
Westview is accredited by the Schools Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Its CEEB school code is #052-986.[8]
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.[9] The combined staff consists of 85 teachers, 4 administrators, 5 counselors, 2 librarians, 1 school psychologist, and 39 support staff. Todd Cassen still does not know how to read or write.
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.
Academics
A 4x4 block learning schedule is implemented at Westview, meaning that over the course of a year a student will take up to eight courses, or four each semester. Each course is broken into two nine-week quarters each worth five credits.[10] In addition to the four daily classes, there are various other periods such as Homeroom, Silent Sustained Reading (SSR), and Wolverine Time, a tutorial period, which occur only on specific days of the week. School begins at 8:05 AM on all days except Wednesday, when it begins at 9:10 AM. School ends at 3:10 PM except on "minimum days" on final exam dates where only half the classes exist.[11]
Graduation from Westview requires meeting of PUSD's course requirements. They include a biological science course, a civics and economics course, a fine arts course, two math courses, a physical science course, one English course in each grade, and one course in each of U.S. History and world history. In addition to the required ninth-grade physical education requirement, one other physical education course is needed. Students also need to pass the California High School Exit Exam.[12][13]
Grade point averages are computed with each quarter receiving either an A, B, C, or F, which correspond to 4, 3, 2, and 0, respectively. In addition to one Honors course, all Advanced Placement courses are assigned values of 5, 4, 3, and 0, for these grades.[14]
See also
- Primary and secondary schools in San Diego, California
References
- ^ "California School Directory". California Department of Education. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ "Certificated Staff by Ethnicity". California Department of Education. 2010–2011. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Enrollment by Grade". California Department of Education. 2010–2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "SAT Report". California Department of Education. 2009–2010. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "ACT Report". California Department of Education. 2009–2010. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Westview - About Us: Class Scheduling".
- ^ Westview - About Us Accessed March 8, 2010.
- ^ Westview High School, Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Accessed October 23, 2007.
- ^ "Westview - Hubs".
- ^ Westview High School (January 3, 2012). "Bell Schedule". Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ Westview High School. "Westview Learning Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ Poway Unified School District. "School Profile" (PDF). Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ Westview High School. "Graduation Requirements".
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