Lincoln-Way West High School

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Lincoln-Way West High School
Address
Lincoln-Way West High School
21701 S. Gougar Road

,
60451

United States
Coordinates 41°29′40″N88°00′13″W / 41.494573°N 88.003567°W / 41.494573; -88.003567
Information
School type Public Secondary
Opened2009
School district Lincoln-Way Com. H.S. 210
SuperintendentScott Tingley [1]
PrincipalTed Robbins
Teaching staff117.00 (FTE) [2]
Grades9–12
Gendercoed
Enrollment1,967 (2021-22) [2]
   Grade 9 506 students
   Grade 10 477 students
   Grade 11 460 students
   Grade 12 524 students
Student to teacher ratio16.81 [2]
Campus size100 acres
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)  Orange
  Black
Athletics conference Southwest Suburban [3]
MascotWarrior
Team nameWarriors
Rival Lincoln-Way East
Lincoln-Way Central
Accreditation Illinois State Board of Education
NewspaperThe West Gazette
Website http://www.lw210.org/west/

Lincoln-Way West High School or LWW, is a public four-year high school located about 1.5 miles south of Lincoln Highway near the intersection of Gougar Road and Illinois Highway in New Lenox, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the part of Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210. Students living within the Lincoln-Way boundaries of Liberty Junior High in New Lenox School District 122 and Manhattan Junior High in Manhattan School District 114 attend Lincoln-Way West. [4]

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Racial/Gender makeup

The student body makeup is 50 percent male and 50 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 12 percent. As of 2021, there are 1,929 students enrolled, with 75 full-time teachers, creating a 19 student to teacher ratio. [5]

History

Lincoln-Way West opened in 2009 to reduce the student population at Lincoln-Way Central High School. Sitting on 100 acres, Lincoln-Way West is the largest site of the three high schools that comprise Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210.

Athletics

Lincoln-Way West competes as a member of the Southwest Suburban Conference. The school is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most athletics and competitive activities in Illinois. Teams are called the "Warriors".

The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, esports and water polo. Young women may compete in badminton, cheerleading, poms, and softball, while young men may also compete in baseball, football, and wrestling. Now recognized by the IHSA, the school's athletic department also oversees lacrosse teams for young men and women.

The following teams have won or finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament or meet:

Marching Band

Their Marching Band has performed shows such as "Warrior: Raising to Battle" (2009), "Ring of Fire: Music of the Pacific Rim" (2010), "Trapped!" (2011), "Urban Sprawl" (2012), "Infinite: The Sky Of Beauty And Dreaming" (2013), "Seven" (2014), and "Go West!" (2015). [6]

Notable alumni

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References

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