Olathe West High School

Olathe West High School
Address
2200 W. Santa Fe Olathe, Kansas 66061
Coordinates	38°53′06″N 94°51′17″W / 38.8851°N 94.8546°W / 38.8851; -94.8546
Information
School type	Public, High School
Opened	Fall 2017
School district	Olathe USD 233[1]
CEEB code	170010[2]
Principal	Jay Novacek
Teaching staff	97.30 (FTE)[3]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	1,540 (2019-20)[3]
Student to teacher ratio	15.83[3]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Royal Blue, Silver and Navy
Athletics conference	Sunflower League
Mascot	Owen the Owl
Newspaper	The Owl Post[4]
Feeder schools	Mission Trail Middle School, Oregon Trail Middle School
Website	School Website

Olathe West High School is a public high school located in Olathe, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. The school is one of five high schools in the Olathe USD 233 school district. The school colors are royal blue, silver, and navy, and the school mascot is the Owl.^[5]

Olathe West was established in 2017 to help educate the rapidly increasing population of Olathe. Being the fifth high school within the Olathe School District, it was designed using architecturally advanced techniques to create an innovative and futuristic learning environment for its students.

Spanning 375,000 square feet, Olathe West's three-story school focuses on the use of technology, open, modular learning spaces, efficiency and collaboration among students. A centrally-located learning commons provides student gathering and education collaboration spaces that connect to the entire building. The school is designed with four wings, or communities, where students will attend classes. The building also includes a media center, performing arts center, gymnasiums and practice fields for athletics.

The main auditorium has 789 seats (including retractable seating.) The school also has a 200-square-foot rooftop greenhouse and 60 planting boxes on the growing wall next to the main library on the first floor. The school also features 32 conference rooms.

As Olathe West High School focuses on "Project Based Learning", it has eight maker spaces that include 3-D printers. Four satellite-libraries are located in the student communities, overlooking the main first-floor library.

Olathe West is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.

One of the most successful athletic programs offered at Olathe West is soccer. In their third season, the boys' soccer team won the Kansas state championship on Saturday, November 9, 2019, against Blue Valley West with a score of 2–1. The first goal was scored by junior Henry Curnow and the second by senior Jony Munoz.^[6]

Won their first ever individual state title in bowling with Michael Anderson in 2019.

Freshman Makayla Rivera, at the 235-pound weight, placed second in state in 2019.^[7]

• Baseball
• Basketball, Boys
• Basketball, Girls
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf, Boys
• Golf, Girls
• Gymnastics
• Soccer, Girls
• Softball
• Swimming and Diving
• Tennis, Boys
• Tennis, Girls
• Track and Field
• Volleyball

• List of high schools in Kansas
• List of unified school districts in Kansas

Other high schools in Olathe USD 233 school district

• Olathe East High School in Olathe
• Olathe North High School in Olathe
• Olathe Northwest High School in Olathe
• Olathe South High School in Olathe

• Official website
• Olathe USD 233 School District