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'''Lincoln-Way West High School''' or '''LWW''', is a public four-year [[high school]] located about 1.5 miles south of [[Lincoln Highway]] near the intersection of Gougar Rd and the Illinois Highway in [[New Lenox, Illinois]], a southwest suburb of [[Chicago, Illinois]], in the [[United States]]. It is the part of [[Lincoln-Way Community High School District|Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210]], which also includes [[Lincoln-Way Central High School]], [[Lincoln-Way East High School]], and [[Lincoln-Way North High School]]. Students living within the Lincoln-Way boundaries of Liberty Junior High in [[New Lenox School District 122]] and the Lincoln-Way boundaries of [[Union school district]] attend Lincoln-Way West.<ref>http://newlenox.patch.com/listings/lincoln-way-west-high-school</ref> The student body makeup is 53 percent male and 47 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 11 percent. As of 2013, there are 1,280 students enrolled, with 66 full-time teachers, creating a 19:1 student to teacher ratio.<ref>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/illinois/districts/lincoln-way-chsd-210/lincoln-way-west-6830</ref>
'''Lincoln-Way West High School''' or '''LWW''', is a public four-year [[high school]] located about 1.5 miles south of [[Lincoln Highway]] near the intersection of Gougar Rd and the Illinois Highway in [[New Lenox, Illinois]], a southwest suburb of [[Chicago, Illinois]], in the [[United States]]. It is the part of [[Lincoln-Way Community High School District|Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210]], which also includes [[Lincoln-Way Central High School]], [[Lincoln-Way East High School]], and [[Lincoln-Way North High School]]. Students living within the Lincoln-Way boundaries of Liberty Junior High in [[New Lenox School District 122]] and the Lincoln-Way boundaries of [[Union school district]] attend Lincoln-Way West.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newlenox.patch.com/listings/lincoln-way-west-high-school |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-10-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019192412/https://web.archive.org/web/20131019192412/http://newlenox.patch.com/listings/lincoln-way-west-high-school |archivedate=2013-10-19 |df= }}</ref> The student body makeup is 53 percent male and 47 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 11 percent. As of 2013, there are 1,280 students enrolled, with 66 full-time teachers, creating a 19:1 student to teacher ratio.<ref>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/illinois/districts/lincoln-way-chsd-210/lincoln-way-west-6830</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 03:03, 16 May 2017

Lincoln-Way West High School
Lincoln-Way West High School
Address
Map
21701 S. Gougar Road

New Lenox
,
Illinois
60451

United States
Coordinates41°29′40″N 88°00′13″W / 41.494573°N 88.003567°W / 41.494573; -88.003567
Information
School typepublic secondary
Opened2009
School districtLincoln-Way Com. H.S. 210
SuperintendentR. Scott Tingley[1]
CEEB code143-171
PrincipalMonica Schmitt[2]
Grades9–12
Gendercoed
Enrollment1,288
Campus size100 acres
Campus typesuburban
Color(s)orange    black
Athletics conferenceSouthwest Suburban[3]
MascotWarriors
Team nameWarriors
NewspaperThe West Gazette
Websitehttp://www.lw210.org/west/

Lincoln-Way West High School or LWW, is a public four-year high school located about 1.5 miles south of Lincoln Highway near the intersection of Gougar Rd and the Illinois Highway in New Lenox, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the part of Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210, which also includes Lincoln-Way Central High School, Lincoln-Way East High School, and Lincoln-Way North High School. Students living within the Lincoln-Way boundaries of Liberty Junior High in New Lenox School District 122 and the Lincoln-Way boundaries of Union school district attend Lincoln-Way West.[4] The student body makeup is 53 percent male and 47 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 11 percent. As of 2013, there are 1,280 students enrolled, with 66 full-time teachers, creating a 19:1 student to teacher ratio.[5]

History

Lincoln-Way West opened in 2009 to reduce the student population at Lincoln-Way Central High School. Lincoln-Way West was designed very similarly to Lincoln-Way North High School which opened in 2008, one year prior to the opening of Lincoln-Way West. Sitting on 100 acres, Lincoln-Way West is the largest site of the four high schools that comprise Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210. The principal of the school is Monica Schmitt.[2]

Athletics

The Athletic Director is Ted Robbins and the Assistant Athletic Director is Jake Zajc.

  • Gymnastics (Boys): State Champions (2010–11)
  • Football: Conference Champs (2010–11, 2011–12), quarter finalist (2013, 2014) state runner up (2016)
  • Men's Soccer: Regional Champs (2010–11, 2012–13)
  • Women's Cross Country: Conference Champs (2011–12); Regional Champs (2011-2012)
  • Men's Cross Country: Regional Champs (2011–12, 2012-2013)
  • Men's Wrestling: Conference Champs (2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011–2012, 2012-2013), Regional Champs ( 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012–2013, 2013-2014), State Quarterfinals 2013
  • Girls Badminton: Conference Champions (2015)
  • Men's Basketball: Regionals Champions (2015, 2016), Sectional Champions (2016), Super-Sectional Champions (2016), 3A State Runners-up (2016)

Marching Band

Their Marching Band has performed shows such as "Warrior: Raising to Battle" (2009), "Ring of Fire: Music of the Pacific Rim" (2010), "Trapped!" (2011), "Urban Sprawl" (2012), "Infinite: The Sky Of Beauty And Dreaming" (2013), "Seven" (2014), and "Go West!" (2015).[6]

  • Bands of America Finalist: 2009
  • State of Illinois Invitational Marching Band Finalist: 2010, 2014, 2015

References

  1. ^ "Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Administrative team". Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Lincoln-Way West administrative team". Lincoln-Way West High School. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. ^ "IHSA school information: Lincoln-Way Central High School". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 18 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/illinois/districts/lincoln-way-chsd-210/lincoln-way-west-6830
  6. ^ http://ilmarching.com/bands_indiv.php?BandID=100&year=2015

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