West Iredell High School
{{Short description|American public school in North Carolina}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}{{more footnotes|date=February 2012}}
{{infobox school
| name = West Iredell High School
| schooltype = Public
| streetaddress = 213 Warrior Dr
| city = Statesville, North Carolina
| zipcode = 28625
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|35.7935|-80.9912|type:edu_region:US-NC|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = North Carolina#USA
| district = Iredell-Statesville Schools
| ceeb = 343797
| principal = Benjamin Johnson
| grades = 9–12
| teamname = Warriors
| teaching_staff = 46.05 (FTE)
| students = 795 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=370231000999&ID=370231000999|title=West Iredell High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=January 2, 2025}}
| colors = Green and gold
{{color box|#235229|border=silver}}{{color box|#EBE71F|border=silver}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1973|p=1}}
| website = {{URL|https://westhigh.issnc.org/}}
}}
West Iredell High School is a public high school located in Statesville, North Carolina. It is part of the Iredell-Statesville Schools district.
==About==
The students of "West", as it is known throughout the county, are currently 76% Caucasian, 18% African-American, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian, <1% Multi-Racial, and <1% American Indian. West offers the standard high school core curriculum. Since 2004 the school has added three new AP courses, Latin I and II, and nine new honor courses to the curriculum.
Classes
The high school does also offer a full range of visual and performing arts classes; adding pottery to the visual arts program in recent years. West offers courses in all of the Career Pathways, an Army JROTC program, and an after school Credit Recovery Program. With the Virtual High School, the students have unlimited course offerings. West also enjoys a strong partnership with Mitchell Community College where the students can take entry level college courses and Huskins Courses.
Athletics
The school mascot is the Warrior. They compete in the Western Foothills 4A/5A
Bandys (4A)
Bunker Hill (4A)
Fred T. Foard (4A)
Maiden (4A)
Newton-Conover (4A)
West Iredell (4A)
East Lincoln (5A)
Hickory (5A)
North Lincoln (5A) .
West Iredell ADM for 2024-2025 school year is: 830
Fall sports include football, cross country, women's tennis, men's soccer, women's golf, and cheerleading. Winter sports include men's and women's basketball, wrestling, and swimming. Men's tennis, track & field, softball, baseball, women's soccer, and men's golf are all offered in the spring.
Notable alumni
- Jerome Henderson, former NFL cornerback, current NFL defensive backs coach
References
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External links
- [http://iss.schoolwires.com/westhigh West Iredell High School Official Site]
- [http://www.nccareeroutlook.com/career_pathways/index.shtml NC Career Pathways]
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