Millard West High School

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Millard West High School
Address
Millard West High School
5710 S 176 Avenue

,
68135

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
EstablishedAugust 17, 1995
PrincipalGreg Tiemann
Faculty135.99 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,462 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.10 [1]
Color(s)  
Mascot Wildcats
NewspaperThe Catalyst
YearbookProwler
Website mwhs.mpsomaha.org

Millard West High School is a public high school located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It first opened its doors on August 17, 1995. Currently, Millard West High School is the third largest school within the Millard Public Schools district. In 2002, the school was designated as a National Blue Ribbon school of excellence. [2] The school uses block scheduling, organizing the week into alternating "odd" and "even" days with four classes each and "all" days on Fridays. Students are enrolled in eight classes at a time, and classes change at the semester break.

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In 2005, Millard voters approved the fourth-largest bond project in district history, providing $78 million for the construction of Horizon High School; renovations to all three high schools, one middle school and one elementary school; and the purchase of new land and technology. [3] [4] Of that, $6.2 million was appropriated to Millard West for the building of new classrooms and band room additions. These improvements were completed in the summer of 2007. [5]

Extracurriculars

State championships

State Championships [6] [7] [8]
SeasonSportNumber of championshipsYear
Fall Marching band 22022, 2023
Football 22001, 2008
Cross country, boys' 42008, 2009, 2015, 2016
Cross country, girls' 32011, 2016, 2017
Winter Swimming, girls' 52008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
Bowling 12020
Cheerleading 152008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Dance 142008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Spring Soccer, boys' 22009, 2015
Soccer, girls' 52007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019
Baseball 22019, 2022
Lacrosse, boys' 42007, 2009, 2014, 2016
Track and field, girls' 32012, 2013, 2017
Track and field, boys' 12016
Total63

National championships

National Championships [9]
SeasonSportNumber of championshipsYear
Winter Cheerleading 122001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023
Total12

Notable alumni

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