West High School (Knoxville, Tennessee)

School in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

West High School

Address

3300 Sutherland Avenue

Knoxville

Tennessee

37919

United States

Coordinates| 35°56′56″N 83°58′25″W﻿ / ﻿35.94889°N 83.97361°W﻿ / 35.94889; -83.97361
Information
Established| 1951
School district| Knox County Schools
Principal| Ashley Speas
Teaching staff| 87.57 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment| 1,478 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 16.88[1]
Color(s)| Red, Navy Blue, White

Mascot| Rebels
Nickname| Rebels
Website| www.knoxschools.org/wesths

West High School, also known as Knoxville West High School, is a public high school in the Knox County school district located at 3300 Sutherland Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee. The feeder schools are Bearden Middle, Northwest Middle, and West Valley Middle. With the school colors of red and blue, the West High Rebels compete in various sports competitions in their district.

## History

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Knoxville West High School (West) is one of the fifteen area public high schools in the Knox County School District. The school opened its doors in 1951 on the original site of the McGhee Tyson Airport. West was one of four high schools, along with East (now Austin-East), South (now South-Doyle), and Fulton, that opened when Knoxville High School closed. Originally built to accommodate 850 students, West has undergone two major renovations and accommodates 1,300 students. The school is situated in the midtown area within five miles of the University of Tennessee.[citation needed]

## Demographics

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The demographic breakdown of the 1,478 students enrolled for the 2022-2023 school year was:

* Male - 50.0%
* Female - 50.0%
* Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - 0.1%
* Asian - 1.8%
* Black - 20.4%
* Hispanic - 13.3%
* White - 58.1%
* Multiracial - 6.3%

In addition, 20.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[1]

## Athletics

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WHS students have the opportunity to participate in the following sports: soccer, baseball, basketball, softball, football, track, cross country, cheerleading, volleyball, dance, wrestling, swim and dive, tennis, and golf.

The West High School football team won the Tennessee state championship in 2014, 2022, and 2023.[2][3][4]

## Notable alumni

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* Gracia Alonso de Armiño – member of the Spain women's national 3x3 team at the 2024 Summer Olympics
* Henry Cho – comedian[5]
* Nathan Cottrell – former NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars[6]
* Don Everly and Phil Everly – The Everly Brothers[7]
* Bobby Ogdin – recording session pianist, member of Elvis Presley's TCB Band, the Marshall Tucker Band and Ween
* Lowell "Chuck" Ramsey – former punter for the West High Rebels, Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the New York Jets from 1977 to 1984[8]
* Jami Rogers-Anderson – opera singer
* Benjamin "Coach" Wade – three-time Survivor contestant, Survivor: South Pacific runner-up in 2011

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "West High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
2. ^ "2014 BlueCross Bowl Scoreboard".
3. ^ "2022 BlueCross Bowl Scoreboard".
4. ^ "2023 BlueCross Bowl Scoreboard".
5. ^ Morrow, Terry (April 21, 2010). "Knoxville comic Henry Cho loves a few good losers". Knoxville.com. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
6. ^ "Nathan Cottrell". ESPN.com. June 9, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
7. ^ "Knoxville park to honor Everly Brothers". WBIR. February 23, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
8. ^ Adams, John (July 13, 2010). "Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame: Chuck Ramsey, Final chance paid off with NFL career". KnoxNews.com. Retrieved December 21, 2013.

## External links

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* West High's webpage

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* Alcoa Highway
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Education|

* Knox County Schools
* Austin-East HS
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* West HS

* Tennessee School for the Deaf

* Berean Christian
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Religion|

* Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville

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* Old City Hall
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