Wichita West High School

High school in Wichita, Kansas, United States

Wichita West High School

Address

820 South Osage Street [1]

Wichita

Kansas

67213

United States

Coordinates| 37°40′24″N 97°20′53″W﻿ / ﻿37.673317°N 97.347942°W﻿ / 37.673317; -97.347942
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| Stephanie Smith [4]
Teaching staff| 93.48 (FTE)[5]
Grades| 9 to 12
Gender| coed
Enrollment| 1,370 (2022-23)[5]
Student to teacher ratio| 14.66[5]
Campus type| Urban
Color(s)|  Maroon
Gold
Athletics| Class 5A [6]
Athletics conference| Greater Wichita Athletic League[4]
Mascot| Pioneers
Rival| Wichita South
Newspaper| The West Word
Yearbook| West High Trail
Communities served| Wichita
Website| School website

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

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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

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### Athletics

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Wichita West won city league titles in football in 1993 and 1995.

### State championships

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State Championships[8]

Season | Sport/Activity | Number of Championships | Year
Fall | Cross Country, Boys | 1 | 1971
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 | 12 |

## Notable people

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### Alumni

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* Karla Burns, operatic mezzo-soprano and actress

### Faculty

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* Eddie Kriwiel, football and golf coach, member of 7 Kansas Halls of Fame

## See also

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* Education portal
* Schools portal
* Kansas portal

* Education in Kansas
* List of high schools in Kansas
* List of unified school districts in Kansas

## References

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1. ^ GNIS entry for West High School; USGS; October 24, 2008.
2. ^ USD 259
3. ^ High School CEEB Code Search
4. ^ a b "School Search - Wichita-West HS". Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
5. ^ a b c "West High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
6. ^ KSHSAA School Classification List
7. ^ a b "About West / History". Usd259.org. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
8. ^ "State Records & State Champions" (English). Retrieved 2014-06-14.

## External links

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* Official website

Historical

* Excerpts from A History of Wichita Public School Buildings, 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, Wichita USD 259

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Schools in Wichita, Kansas

Public colleges|

* University of Kansas School of Medicine (satellite campus)
* Wichita State University

Private colleges|

* Friends University
* Newman University

Junior/technical colleges|

* Butler Community College (satellite campus)
* Vatterott College
* WSU Tech
* Wichita Technical Institute

Public high schools|

* Wichita East High School
* Wichita Heights High School
* Wichita North High School
* Wichita Northwest High School
* Wichita South High School
* Wichita Southeast High School
* Wichita West High School
* Campus High School (USD 261)

Private high schools|

* Bishop Carroll Catholic High School
* Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School
* Trinity Academy
* Wichita Collegiate School
* Northfield School of the Liberal Arts
* Independent High School
* Life Prep Academy

Magnet/alt. high schools|

* Wichita Alternative High School
* Metro-Boulevard Alternative High School
* Sowers Alternative High School

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High Schools in the Greater Wichita Athletic League

Public|

* East
* Heights
* North
* Northwest
* South
* Southeast
* West

Roman Catholic|

* Bishop Carroll
* Kapaun Mt. Carmel

Authority control databases: Geographic |

* NCES

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