West-Oak High School

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West-Oak High School
Address
West-Oak High School
163 Warrior lane

29693

United States
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Type Public high school
Established1889(135 years ago) (1889)
PrincipalBrandon Blackwell [1]
Staff54.00 (FTE) [2]
Grades 912
Enrollment879 (2017–18) [2]
Student to teacher ratio16.28 [2]
Color(s)Navy, red, and silver
   
MascotGladiator

West-Oak High School was created by the consolidation of Oakway and Westminster High Schools. The school serves students from approximately one-half of the land area in Oconee County, South Carolina. Both Oakway and Westminster schools had been previously consolidated in the 1960s with Fair Play, and Cleveland community schools. Construction for the new building began in 1982, students entered in the fall of 1983, and the first class graduated in the spring of 1984.

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Athletics

The mascot at West Oak is the Warrior

Wrestling

The Warrior Wrestlers won the 2015 AAA title. [3]

Then in 2017 and 2018 they won the state championship.[ citation needed ]

Expansion

During the 20102011 school year, budgets were given to each school in the Oconee County district. West-Oak used theirs to add onto their school by adding a brand new entrance with new offices as well as a complete new two-story building for more classrooms to be added on. A new lunchroom expansion was also added with new glass walls and several new features.

Notable alumni

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