Western High School (Florida)

{{Short description|Public high school located in Davie, Florida, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{infobox school

| name = Western High School

| logo = File:Western High School Logo.png

| image = File:Western-High-School Front.jpg

| caption =

| location =

| streetaddress = 1200 S.W. 136 Avenue

| city = Davie

| state = Florida

| zipcode = 33325

| country = U.S.

| coordinates = {{Coord|26.1049|-80.3287|format=dms|region:US-FL|display=inline,title}}

| type = Public High school

| opened = {{start date|1981}}

| district = Broward County Public Schools

| superintendent = Howard Hepburn

| principal = Michelle Padura

| grades = 912

| website = {{official URL}}

| ratio = 24.76{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1200180&SchoolPageNum=23&ID=120018002120|title=Western High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=7 July 2024}}

| staff = 144.00 (FTE)

| enrollment = 3,642{{cite web|title=2023-24 BENCHMARK DAY ENROLLMENT REPORT|url=https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/data/enrollment%20projections/counts/2023-24/First%20Day%20Enrollment%20Count%202023-24.pdf|publisher=Broward County Public Schools|access-date=7 July 2024}}

| enrollment_as_of = 2023-24

| teamname = Wildcats

| colors = {{color box|Black}} Black
{{color box|#c4b454}} Vegas Gold

}}

Western High School is a high school located in Davie, Florida, serving students in grades 9 through 12. The school, which opened in 1981, is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district.

The principal is Michelle Padura. The school's mascot is the Wildcat, and the official colors are Black and Vegas Gold. Western High received a Florida Department of Education school grade of "A" for the 2019 academic year.

{{cite web|url=http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/18534/urlt/SchoolGrades19.xls|title=SchoolGrades19|publisher=Florida Department of Education|page=13|year=2019|format=xls}}

Its attendance boundary includes the following areas:{{cite web|url=https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2019-20/high/WesternHigh.pdf|title=Western High School|publisher=Broward County Public Schools|access-date=2020-05-08}} - Compare with municipality maps. most of Davie,{{cite web|url=https://www.davie-fl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1674/Map---Zoning?bidId=|title=Zoning Map|publisher=Davie, Florida|access-date=2020-05-06}} - Compare this map to attendance boundary maps and/or street addresses of particular schools. portions of Sunrise,{{cite web|url=https://www.sunrisefl.gov/home/showdocument?id=5034|title=Zoning Map|publisher=Sunrise, Florida|access-date=2020-05-10}} - Compare this to school boundary maps. and Weston.{{cite web|url=https://portal.westonfl.org/portal/sharing/rest/content/items/22631626368c42b984b4e7c0e63f6362/data|title=Zoning Map|publisher=Weston, Florida|access-date=2020-05-08}} - Compare this with school boundary maps.

Demographics

As of the 2023-24 school year, the total student enrollment was 3,642. The ethnic makeup during the 2021-2022 school year was 82.6% White, 9.1% Black, 4.9% Hispanic, 4.1% Asian, 3.4% Multiracial, 0.5% Native American or Native Alaskan, and 0.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

Athletics

The school offers athletic programs in football, cheerleading, basketball, tennis, soccer, color guard, swimming, water polo, golf, wrestling, baseball, softball, track & field, cross country, marching band, and volleyball. In the Fall of 2002, the school's first state championship title was earned by the women's golf team. The Lady Wildcats were undefeated that year as well.

The 2024 competitive cheerleading squad won the FHSAA State Championship in the 2a medium coed division.

{{cite web|title=FHSAA Championship Record Books|url=http://www.fhsaa.org/records|publisher=FHSAA|access-date=April 1, 2014}}

Arts

The Western High School band program includes concert band, the Pride of the Wildcats marching band (formerly the Western Star Regiment), color guard, winter guard, and an indoor percussion program.{{cite web |title=Message from the Band Director |url=https://www.freewebs.com/westernhighband/ |website=Pride of the Wildcats Band |access-date=10 August 2018}}

The chorus program offers three levels of vocal ensembles: Beginner's Chorus, Women's Choir, and Western Singers, the elite course offered to veterans of the program.{{cite web|url=http://www.westernchorus.com|title=Western High Chorus|work=westernchorus.com|access-date=17 June 2015}}

Notable alumni

  • Leslie Grace, recording artist{{cite web|url=http://www.southflorida.com/music/sf-go-leslie-grace-grammy-112013-20131119,0,6182054.story|title=A Grammy for Leslie Grace?|work=Sun-Sentinel|access-date=November 21, 2013}}
  • Jacob Jeffries (Groten), recording artist{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-04-10/news/fl-cn-jeffries-0411-20100410_1_music-festival-jacob-jeffries-band-directions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617191142/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-04-10/news/fl-cn-jeffries-0411-20100410_1_music-festival-jacob-jeffries-band-directions|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2015|title=Plantation man’s band performs at Texas music festival|work=Sun-Sentinel|date=April 10, 2010|access-date=June 17, 2015}}
  • Ryan Sadowski, professional baseball player (San Francisco Giants)
  • Jon Feliciano, professional football player (New York Giants)
  • Christian Breslauer, American music director
  • Fabian Moreau, professional football player (Atlanta Falcons)
  • Nick Lucena, professional beach volleyball player

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