Omaha Westview High School

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Westview High School
Omaha Westview High School Entrance (2023).jpg
The main entrance of Westview High School in 2023
Location
Omaha Westview High School
15800 Summit Plaza

Bennington
,
Nebraska

United States
Information
Type Public high school
School district Omaha Public Schools
PrincipalThomas Lee
Teaching staff36 (2022-2023)
Grades 9–12
Number of students743 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio20.64 (2022-2023)
Color(s)Orange and blue    [2]
Mascot Wolverine
Website www.ops.org/westview

Westview High School is a secondary school located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The current principal is Thomas Lee. [3] The school colors are orange and blue and the mascot is the wolverine.

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History

The creation of two new high schools for the Omaha Public Schools, the first in the district since Omaha Bryan High School in 1971, was added as a part of the Phase 2 Bond issue, approved by Omaha Public Schools voters in 2018. [4] Westview, located at the intersection of 156th and Ida streets in far northwest Omaha, was substantially completed in May 2022. It opened for students in August for the 2022-2023 school year, initially serving students in grades nine and ten. Westview phased in all four grades starting with the 2024–2025 school year. [5]

Westview partially shares facilities with a YMCA branch that is connected to the school building, including a pool and exercise rooms.

Extracurricular Activities

Athletics

A female wrestler from Westview made the finals for the Nebraska State Wrestling Tournament in 2023. [6] [7]

Dance Team

Westview and Burke High School's joint dance team placed 13th in the nation in the medium poms[ clarification needed ] in 2023, competing against a field of 90 teams from all around the United States. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Westview High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Westview High Brand". OPS Brand. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ↑ Wagner, Lauren (June 7, 2022). "Westview High School welcomes OPS students and families for grand opening celebration". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  4. ↑ Duffy, Erin (October 8, 2018). "Which schools will be first? OPS lays out timeline for Phase 2 bond projects". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  5. ↑ Wagner, Lauren. "Check out five new schools opening in OPS in 2022 and 2023". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  6. ↑ Nebraska School Activities Association. "NSAA State Championship Girls Bracket" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  7. ↑ Schinzel, Gene; Stem, Andres; Donovan, Kristin (February 17, 2024). "Results: Nebraska high school state wrestling tournament, Feb. 17". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  8. ↑ Caracta, Bella (5 February 2023). "Burke Westview Dance Team makes it to National Dance Team Championship finals, first time in OPS history". www.wowt.com. Retrieved 30 September 2024.

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