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The front entrance of Cranston High School West.

Cranston High School West (often called Cranston West or abbreviated as CHSW) is a public high school located in Cranston, Rhode Island. The school comprises five buildings; one of these buildings is the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center. The school grounds include six tennis courts, a baseball field, and a track and football field. West has 155 staff members who work with the student population of approximately 1750 daily. The program of studies encompasses 203 different courses. The Cranston Area Career and Technical Center offers 17 different courses. All courses are geared toward student academic abilities. Fifty-two percent of graduates go on to pursue a four-year degree while twenty-two percent pursue a 2-year degree.

Numerous athletic teams have won championship titles for the school, more recently being the 2004 varsity football team, 2006 varsity wrestling team, 2007 varsity wrestling team, 2008 varsity wrestling team, 2009 varsity wrestling team, 2006 varsity baseball team, 2007 varsity baseball team, 2009 varsity hockey team, and 2010 junior varsity volleyball team. It is also the high school of former NFL Pro Bowl running back Mark Van Eeghen.^[1]^{[citation needed]}

Ahlquist v. Cranston

see Ahlquist v. Cranston

On April 4, 2011, 10th-grade student Jessica Ahlquist filed a federal lawsuit aimed at ending the school's display of a prayer on a banner. District Court Judge Ronald R. Lagueux issued a decision^[2] in favor of Jessica on January 11, 2012. The decision was in part based on the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, and the Lemon v. Kurtzman, Lynch v. Donnelly, and Lee v. Weisman US Supreme Court cases. Upon learning of the results of the case, some residents of Cranston, and others opposed to the decision and to Jessica's atheism, took their anger out on Jessica on Twitter and Facebook^[3], and local florists refused to deliver to her.^[4]

Notable alumni

Leigh Petranoff - Track Athlete. Four time state champion in javelin at Cranston West and was an college All-American in her junior season at Illinois State
Bryan Yarce - Basketball. Two Time First Team All-Stater, 2nd Person In School History to score 1000 points. First Player to be nominated for All American at Cranston West. Plays at CCRI
Robert Allen - Track and cross country star. All-American in high school and was the NCJAA cross country national champion in 2011.
Jimmy Strawderman -All-American Pole Vaulter while at Cranston West. Holds the state's record record for pole vaulting and currently is a member of University of Rhode Island indoor and outdoor track team.
Shawn Giblin -All-American wrestler while at Cranston West. Was a four time State Champion and first team All-state member at Cranston West and is one of only 2 wrestler's in the state's history to ever accomplish that. He also helped win four team state championships while at Cranston West. #ONETEAMONEDREAM
Jeff Diehl - baseball catcher. He was drafted in the 23rd round by the New York Mets in the 2011 MLB draft.
Anthony Meo - baseball pitcher. He was drafted in the 43rd round in 2008 by the Washington Nationals. He is currently pitches for Coastal Carolina. He was a 2nd team Freshman All-American his freshman year in 2009 and was a 1st team All-American his sophomore year in 2010. Meo was drafted with the 3rd pick in the 2nd round (63rd overall) in the 2011 MLB draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks
Tom Denucci - American Actor. He is most known for acting and writing the movies Inkubus, Loosies, Infected (2011 film), and Paz^{[disambiguation needed]}
Monty Are I - rock band. named after the band instructor at Cranston West
Amber van Eeghen - former cheerleader for the New England Patriots. She is also the daughter of former NFL running back Mark van Eeghen, who also attended Cranston West.
Mark van Eeghen - Former NFL Pro Bowl running back. Van Eeghen is the only person ever from Cranston West to have their number retired in any sport.^[5]

References

^ "Scholar Athlete Hall of Fame". Institute for International Sport. Retrieved 2006-06-02. ^{[dead link]}
^ Ahlquist v. Cranston (D.R.I. 01/11/2012) ("...this Court grants Plaintiff’s motion for a mandatory permanent injunction, and orders the immediate removal of the School Prayer mural from Cranston High School West."), Text.
^ Schieldrop, Mark (16 January 2012). "Ahlquist: Fight over Mural, Despite Harrassment, Threats, "Worth It."". patch.com. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
^ Paul Davis (January 19, 2012). "Florist found in Connecticut to deliver roses to Cranston West prayer banner opponent / Poll". Providence Journal. Retrieved January 20, 2012. After florists in Cranston and Warwick refused, a Connecticut florist agreed to deliver the flowers.
^ "Scholar Athlete Hall of Fame". Institute for International Sport. Retrieved 2006-06-02. ^{[dead link]}

External links

Cranston High School West Official Website

[1] "Scholar Athlete Hall of Fame". Institute for International Sport. Retrieved 2006-06-02. ^{[dead link]}

[2] Ahlquist v. Cranston (D.R.I. 01/11/2012) ("...this Court grants Plaintiff’s motion for a mandatory permanent injunction, and orders the immediate removal of the School Prayer mural from Cranston High School West."), Text.

[3] Schieldrop, Mark (16 January 2012). "Ahlquist: Fight over Mural, Despite Harrassment, Threats, "Worth It."". patch.com. Retrieved 21 January 2012.

[4] Paul Davis (January 19, 2012). "Florist found in Connecticut to deliver roses to Cranston West prayer banner opponent / Poll". Providence Journal. Retrieved January 20, 2012. After florists in Cranston and Warwick refused, a Connecticut florist agreed to deliver the flowers.

[5] "Scholar Athlete Hall of Fame". Institute for International Sport. Retrieved 2006-06-02. ^{[dead link]}

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 * [[Robert Allen]] - Track and cross country star.  All-American in high school and was the NCJAA cross country national champion in 2011.
 * [[Jimmy Strawderman]] -All-American Pole Vaulter while at Cranston West.  Holds the state's record record for pole vaulting and currently is a member of [[University of Rhode Island]] indoor and outdoor track team.
-* [[Shawn Giblin]] -All-American wrestler while at Cranston West.  Was a four time State Champion and first team All-state member at Cranston West and is one of only 2 wrestler's in the state's history to ever accomplish that.  He also helped win four team state championships while at Cranston West.
+* [[Shawn Giblin]] -All-American wrestler while at Cranston West.  Was a four time State Champion and first team All-state member at Cranston West and is one of only 2 wrestler's in the state's history to ever accomplish that.  He also helped win four team state championships while at Cranston West. #ONETEAMONEDREAM
 * [[Jeff Diehl]] - baseball catcher.  He was drafted in the 23rd round by the [[New York Mets]] in the 2011 MLB draft.
 * [[Anthony Meo]] - baseball pitcher.  He was drafted in the 43rd round in 2008 by the [[Washington Nationals]].  He is currently pitches for [[Coastal Carolina]].  He was a 2nd team Freshman All-American his freshman year in 2009 and was a 1st team All-American his sophomore year in 2010. Meo was drafted with the 3rd pick in the 2nd round (63rd overall) in the 2011 MLB draft by the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]