West High School (Knoxville, Tennessee)
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3300 Sutherland Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee 37919 United States |
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| Coordinates | 35°56′56″N 83°58′25″W / 35.94889°N 83.97361°WCoordinates: 35°56′56″N 83°58′25″W / 35.94889°N 83.97361°W |
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| Established | 1950 |
| School district | Knox County Schools |
| Principal | Ashley Jessie |
| Teaching staff | 74.50 (FTE) |
| Enrollment | 1,355 (2014-2015) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.19 |
| Color(s) | Red, Navy Blue, White |
| Slogan | "We are, One West!" |
| Mascot | Rowdy Rebel |
| Nickname | Rebels |
| Website | www |
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 and mascot Running Rebel "Rowdy" compete in various sports competitions in their district.
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. 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.
The demographic breakdown of the 1,355 students enrolled for the 2014-2015 school year was:
In addition, 44.2% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.
WHS students have the opportunity to participate in the following sports: Soccer, basketball, softball, football, rugby, track, cross country, Cheerleading, Volleyball dance, wrestling, swim and dive, tennis, and golf.
Knoxville West also offers the following clubs/organizations: Academic Team, Art Club, Aspire, Band, DECA, Ecology Club, FCCLA, FCA, Film Club, Foreign Language Club, FBLA, GSA Gay Straight Alliance, Junior Classical League, Key Club, Mock Trial, Model UN, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, NJROTC Drill Team, PEP Club/Red and Blue Crew, PLUS, Student Council, Technology Student Association, Young Life, Youth Legislature, Y-Teens.
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