Wichita West High School
| Wichita West High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
820 South Osage Street [1] , 67213 United States 37°40′24″N 97°20′53″W / 37.673317°N 97.347942°W | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, High School |
| Established | 1953 |
School board | www.usd259.org/boe |
School district | Wichita USD 259[2] |
| CEEB code | 173209 [3] |
Principal | Daren Hammond |
Teaching staff | 90.13 (FTE)[4] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 1,390 (2023-2024)[4] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.42[4] |
Campus type | Urban |
| Colors | Maroon Gold |
| Athletics | Class 5A [5] |
Athletics conference | Greater Wichita Athletic League[6] |
| Mascot | Pioneers |
| Rival | Wichita South |
| Newspaper | The West Word |
| Yearbook | West High Trail |
Communities served | Wichita |
| Website | west.usd259.org |
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.
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.[7] Renovations again took place in 1988 and 1989, due to the school district moving the ninth grade to the high schools.[7]
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
Wichita West won city league titles in football in 1993 and 1995.
State championships
| State Championships[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport/Activity | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Cross Country, Boys' | 1 | 1971 |
| Football | 1 | 1965 | |
| Winter | Wrestling | 2 | 1994, 2001 |
| Basketball, Boys' | 1 | 1982 | |
| Swimming and Diving, Boys' | 2 | 1956, 1957 | |
| Spring | Golf, Boys' | 2 | 1967, 1972 |
| Track and field, Boys' | 1 | 1972 | |
| Baseball | 3 | 1959, 1967, 1969 | |
| Total | 13 | ||
Notable people
Alumni
- Robert Beattie, writer, lawyer, and educator[9]
- Karla Burns, operatic mezzo-soprano and actress
Faculty
- Eddie Kriwiel, football and golf coach, member of 7 Kansas Halls of Fame
See also
References
- ↑ GNIS entry for West High School; USGS; October 24, 2008.
- ↑ USD 259
- ↑ High School CEEB Code Search
- 1 2 3 "West High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- ↑ "KSHSAA School Classification List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 12, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ↑ "School Search - Wichita-West HS". Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- 1 2 "About West / History". Usd259.org. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ↑ "State Records & State Champions". Archived from the original (English) on April 21, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ↑ "BTK case unsolved, 30 years later". The Wichita Eagle. March 24, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
External links
- Historical
- Excerpts from A History of Wichita Public School Buildings Archived May 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Wichita USD 259
- Map
- Wichita School District - High School Boundary Map, valid starting fall 2012, Wichita USD 259
- Wichita School District - Boundary Map and Directory of Buildings Archived February 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Wichita USD 259