West High School (Utah)
| West High School-Salt Lake City | |
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 Main entrance from 300 West | |
| Address | |
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241 N 300 W , United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°46′29″N 111°54′02″W / 40.77472°N 111.90056°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | The School of Scholars and Champions[1] |
| Established | 1890 |
| Oversight | Salt Lake City School District (SLCSD) |
| Principal | Jared Wright |
| Faculty | 117.67 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 (7-8 for ELP) |
| Number of students | 2,600 (2022–23)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.10[2] |
| Color(s) | Red and black [3] |
| Athletics conference | Region 2 |
| Mascot | Panthers[3] |
| Newspaper | The Red & Black |
| Website | west |
West High School is the oldest public high school in the U.S. state of Utah. It was founded in 1890, and it is part of the Salt Lake City School District.[4] Its original name was Salt Lake High. The school colors are red and black and the school mascot is a black panther. It has a current enrollment of 2,840.
Athletics
West High has had multiple state sports championships, most prominently twenty-one for football (1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1925, 1927, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1984 and 1992); nine for boys' track (1912, 1922, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1951, 1953, 1954 and 1957); and four for boys' tennis (1992, 1996, 1997 and 2002).[5]
The school maintains a Hall of Fame for prominent athletes.[6]
Notable alumni
- Parley Baer, American actor
- Paul Bloomquist, American pilot and officer
- Shannon Bryner Hale, Author
- Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business School professor and bestselling author
- Nathan Chen, Figure skater
- Tony Finau, PGA golfer
- Helen Foster Snow, American journalist
- Earl Holding, Owner of Sinclair Oil and Grand America
- Tom C. Korologos, US Ambassador
- Leonidas Ralph Mecham, U.S. Court Administrator
- Thomas S. Monson, Former president of the LDS Church
- Dick Nemelka, Professional basketball player in the ABA
- Harold Ross, Co-founder of the New Yorker magazine
- George Von Elm, Voted the 10th most important amateur golfer in U.S. history
- D. Frank Wilkins, Utah Supreme Court Justice
- Mark H. Willes, CEO of the LA Times and General Mills
- Dan Wells, author
See also
Notes
- ^ West High School Handbook
- ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - West High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "West High School". Utah High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ Salt Lake City School District - West High School
- ^ "UHSAA Title IX". Utah High School Activities Association. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ "Athletic Hall of Fame". West High School. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
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