Wichita West High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Wichita West High School
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| streetaddress = 820 South Osage Street [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:2497301 GNIS entry] for West High School; USGS; October 24, 2008.
| city = Wichita
| zipcode = 67213
| state = Kansas
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|37.673317|N|97.347942|W|type:edu_region:US-KS|display=inline, title}}
| schooltype = High School
| fundingtype = Public
| established = 1953
| schoolboard = www.usd259.org/boe
| district = Wichita USD 259[http://usd259.org/ USD 259]
| ceeb = 173209 [http://www.suny.edu/student/search_highschool/index.cfm High School CEEB Code Search]
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| teaching_staff = 90.13 (FTE)
| gender = coed
| enrollment = 1,390 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2012990&SchoolPageNum=6&ID=201299000349|title=West High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=March 28, 2025}}
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| campus type = Urban
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| colors = {{color box|maroon}} Maroon
{{color box|gold}} Gold
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| athletics = Class 5A [http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Football/PDF/Football%20Classifications.pdf KSHSAA School Classification List]
| conference = Greater Wichita Athletic League{{cite web| title = School Search - Wichita-West HS | publisher = Kansas State High School Activities Association| url = http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/General/MoreSchoolInfo.cfm?ScNo=KSS0370| accessdate = 18 March 2016}}
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| mascot = Pioneers
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| rival = Wichita South
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| newspaper = The West Word
| yearbook = West High Trail
| communities = Wichita
| website = {{URL|https://www.usd259.org/west|School website}}
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Wichita West High School, known locally as West, is a public secondary school in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Wichita USD 259 school district and serves students in grades 9 to 12. The high school is located southwest of downtown Wichita and near U.S. Route 54. The current principal is Stephanie Smith.
History
Wichita West High School opened in September 1953, but a council had started looking to build a high school for the westside of the Arkansas River in 1925. Three years after its opening, Wichita West added 25 classrooms with an addition of 24 mobile units 15 years later. In 1976, a new library was added to the building with the existing library being renovated.{{cite web|url=https://www.usd259.org/Page/2529 |title=About West / History |publisher=Usd259.org |date= |accessdate=2017-06-20}} Renovations again took place in 1988 and 1989, due to the school district moving the ninth grade to the high schools.
Extracurricular activities
=Athletics =
Wichita West won city league titles in football in 1993 and 1995.
= State championships =
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4"|State Championships{{cite web | title = State Records & State Champions | url =http://catchitkansas.com/Global/category.asp?C=112444 | format =English | accessdate =2014-06-14}} | ||||
| Season | Sport/Activity | Number of Championships || Year | ||
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| |Fall | Cross Country, Boys | style="text-align:center;"|1 | 1971 | |
| rowspan="3"|Winter | Wrestling | style="text-align:center;"|2 | 1994, 2001 | |
| Basketball, Boys | style="text-align:center;"|1 | 1982 | ||
| Swimming and Diving, Boys | style="text-align:center;"|2 | 1956, 1957 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Spring | Golf, Boys | style="text-align:center;"|2 | 1967, 1972 | |
| Track and Field, Boys | style="text-align:center;"|1 | 1972 | ||
| Baseball | style="text-align:center;"|3 | 1959, 1967, 1969 | ||
| Football | style="text-align:center;"|3 | 2015
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Total | style="text-align:center;"|12 |
Notable people
=Alumni=
- Karla Burns, operatic mezzo-soprano and actress
=Faculty=
- Eddie Kriwiel, football and golf coach, member of 7 Kansas Halls of Fame
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.usd259.org/west}}
;Historical
- [http://usd259.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1521178/File/School%20%20Histories%20Updated%201996.pdf Excerpts from A History of Wichita Public School Buildings], Wichita USD 259
;Map
- [http://pupilaccounting.usd259.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/gwp/1521178/1561760/File/High%20School%20Attendance%20Map.pdf Wichita School District - High School Boundary Map], valid starting fall 2012, Wichita USD 259
- [http://usd259.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1521178/File/WPS%20map-directory.pdf Wichita School District - Boundary Map and Directory of Buildings], Wichita USD 259
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