Plano West Senior High School

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Plano West Senior High School
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Plano West Senior High School
5601 West Parker Road

Plano
,
Texas
75093

United States
Coordinates 33°02′37″N96°48′48″W / 33.0436°N 96.8133°W / 33.0436; -96.8133
Information
Type Public high school
MottoLeading With Pride
Established1999;25 years ago (1999)
School district Plano Independent School District
PrincipalJanis Williams
Teaching staff160.61 (FTE) (2018–19) [1]
Grades 11–12
Enrollment2,741 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.07 (2018–19) [1]
Campus Suburban
Color(s)  Royal blue
  Black
  White
Mascot Wolf
Rivals Plano Senior High School, Plano East Senior High School
Feeder schools Jasper and Shepton
Website www.pisd.edu/pwsh OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Plano West Senior High School

Plano West Senior High School (commonly West, Plano West, or PWSH) is a public high school in Plano, Texas serving high school juniors and seniors. Plano West is named after its geographic location within West Plano. The school is part of the Plano Independent School District, and enrolls students based on the locations of students' homes. Students at Plano West attended one of two high schools: Jasper or Shepton.

Contents

The combination of these two schools for 9th and 10th graders into the Plano West student body creates graduating classes of 1300-1500 students annually. Plano West was formed in the fall of 1999 as a newly renovated, former Shepton High School. Shepton High School then moved to 5505 W Plano Pkwy, Plano, TX 75093. Plano West is accredited by the Texas Education Agency, which designates the school as "Recognized." The school colors are royal blue, black, and white, and the mascot is the wolf, with the students recognizing the student body as "the wolf-pack." The school was ranked as 22nd in the nation, and as the #1 comprehensive high school in the State of Texas, according to Newsweek's 2016 list of best public high schools. [2]

Athletics

The mascot is the wolf, a departure from the feline mascots of the two other senior high schools in Plano (the Plano Wildcats and the Plano East Panthers).

The Plano West Wolves compete in the following sports: [3]

[4]

Championships

Girls Soccer State Championship Games [5]
YearWinning TeamLosing TeamLocation(all in Texas)Class
2000Plano West2 Katy Taylor 1Round Rock ISD Stadium, Round Rock 5A
2001Plano West3Katy Taylor0Round Rock ISD Stadium, Round Rock5A
2002Plano West3 Humble Kingwood 0Round Rock ISD Stadium, Round Rock5A
2007Plano West3Deer Park0Round Rock ISD Stadium, Round Rock5A
2012Plano West1Katy Seven Lakes0Birkelbach Field, Georgetown5A
2013Plano West4Southlake Carroll1Birkelbach Field, Georgetown5A
Girls Basketball State Championship Games [6]
YearWinning TeamLosing TeamLocation(all in Texas)Class
2006Plano West54 Rockwall 47 Frank Erwin Center, Austin 5A
Boys Basketball State Championship Games [7]
YearWinning TeamLosing TeamLocation(all in Texas)Class
2015Plano West56 Clear Lake 54 Alamodome, San Antonio 6A
Hockey State Championship Games [8]
YearWinning TeamLosing TeamLocation(all in Texas)
2004Plano West2 Clear Lake High School 1 Deja Blue Arena, Frisco
2005Plano West1 Highland Park High School 0Deja Blue Arena, Frisco
2007Plano West2Allen High School1 (OT) Deja Blue Arena, Frisco
2011Plano West4Southlake Carroll2Starscenter, Farmers Branch
2012Plano West4 (OT)Arlington High School3Starscenter, Farmers Branch
2014Plano West6Plano Senior3Starscenter, Farmers Branch
Team Tennis State Championship Matches [9]
YearWinning TeamLosing TeamLocation(all in Texas)Class
2001Plano West10 El Paso Coronado 8Lakeway World of Tennis, Austin 5A
2004Plano West10 Austin Westlake 5Lakeway World of Tennis, Austin5A
2005Plano West11San Antonio Churchill5Lakeway World of Tennis, Austin5A
2006Plano West11 Austin Westlake 6Lakeway World of Tennis, Austin5A
2016Plano West10 Houston Memorial 6Texas A&M University, College Station6A
2021Plano West10Austin Lake Travis3Texas A&M University, College Station6A
Baseball State Championship Games [10]
YearWinning TeamLosing TeamLocation(all in Texas)Class
2008Plano West10 Southlake Carroll 8 Dell Diamond, Round Rock5A
Lacrosse State Championship Games [11]
YearWinning TeamLosing TeamLocation(all in Texas)Class
2005Plano West13 Plano East 12 Houston, Houston,TXD2

Music

The Plano West Chamber Orchestra is made up of approximately 40 musicians. It has won 1st place in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Honor Orchestra competition (recognizing the top high school string orchestras in Texas) 5 consecutive times, in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010 (TMEA rules prohibit a school from entering the competition the year after it has won), along with several top-5 finishes from 2011 to 2015. The orchestra received the TMEA "Honor Orchestra" designation again in 2016 and 2019. [12] The orchestra has also been featured on the Disney Channel series "Totally in Tune" which aired in 2001.[ citation needed ] In 2005, the orchestra won a Cappie Award for Outstanding Pit Orchestra in a musical for the school production of Les Misérables.[ clarification needed ][ citation needed ]

The Choir Program performs at the annual Texas Music Educators Association Convention.

The Plano West Mighty Wolf Band has a marching and concert season and also has a winter guard program. In the 2009–2010 school year, the band had approximately 95 members; by 2015-2016, this had increased to about 195. The band was led by head director James Hannah from the school's founding until his retirement in 2017. Hannah was succeeded by long time Jasper High School band director Jackie Digby, who leads the band to this day. [13]

Plano West has taught a jazz band alongside its normal band program since the school's opening. In 2018, due to increased membership, the school added a second jazz band. The Plano West Jazz Orchestra, directed by Preston Pierce, was named a finalist for the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition in 2017, 2020, 2021, and 2022. [14] [15] [16] The Jazz Orchestra was the invited high school Jazz Ensemble at the 2016 Texas Music Educators Association Convention.

In 2011, Plano West was named one of only seven Gold Grammy Signature Schools for its music program. The award recognizes top U.S. public high schools making an outstanding commitment to music education. [17]

Alumni

Debate

The Plano West Debate Team has had many successes over the tournament season, with bringing home many awards. The most recent of which include 1st place at the National Speech and Debate Tournament in 2020, for the events International Extemporaneous Speaking and Big Questions Debate. [26] The team has had repeated success in cross-country and in-state tournaments, receiving many scholarships and creating opportunities for younger debate students to learn as well, through the Plano West Debate Camp.

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