Walled Lake Western High School
| Walled Lake Western High School | |
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600 Beck Road Walled Lake, Michigan 48390 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°31′48″N 83°30′57″W / 42.53000°N 83.51583°WCoordinates: 42°31′48″N 83°30′57″W / 42.53000°N 83.51583°W |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | Academic Excellence for a Global Society |
| Established | August, 1969 |
| School district | Walled Lake Consolidated Schools |
| Principal | Joseph Bell |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1,411 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue & Silver |
| Mascot | Warriors |
| Rivals |
Walled Lake Central Walled Lake Northern |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Feeder schools | James R Geisler Middle School Sarah Banks Middle School Walnut Creek Middle School |
| Affiliation | Kensington Lakes Activities Association |
| Website | School website |
Walled Lake Western High School (also known as “Walled Lake Western”, “Western”, or “WLW”), is a secondary school of the Walled Lake Consolidated School District, located in Commerce Township, Michigan in Greater Detroit.
The school serves portions of the township, most of Walled Lake, most of Wixom and portions of Novi.
Opened in 1969, Walled Lake Western was the second high school in Walled Lake. Western's mascot is the Warrior and the school colors are Royal Blue and Silver (Scarlet was integrated as a school color from 1983 to 2004). Kirsten Haglund, who graduated in 2006, was named Miss America 2008. The International Baccalaureate program started in the 2012-2013 school year for grades 11 and 12.
In 2009, Walled Lake Western High School was ranked in the top 5% of all schools in the nation by Newsweek magazine. The ranking is calculated by the “number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2008 divided by the number of graduating seniors." Beginning in the fall of 2013, Western will begin the International Baccalaureate Diploma program for 11th and 12th grade students as an alternative to AP Testing.
Between 1990 and 2007, over 3,900 students have been a part of the Walled Lake Western Choirs. Each year WLW features about 10 choirs and ensembles. Between 1990 and 2009, WLW Choirs have received Superior and Excellent Awards over 265 times. These awards are received through choir festivals such as MSVMA District Festivals, MSVMA State Solo and Ensemble festival, and Michigan Youth Arts Festival. Walled Lake Western High School also produces a professional quality musical annually. WLW has produced musicals such as Annie, Les Miserables, and Hairspray. In 2010, Walled Lake Western Performing Arts was one of the first high schools in the country to perform Hairspray, a Tony Award winning musical-comedy. In the fall of 2011, Western also performed Phantom of the Opera.
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