West High School (Torrance, California)

West High School
Location
20401 Victor Street Torrance , California 90503 United States
Coordinates	33°50′47″N118°22′2″W / 33.84639°N 118.36722°W / 33.84639; -118.36722
Information
Type	Public school
Established	September 4, 1962;62 years ago (1962-09-04) [1]
School district	Torrance Unified School District
Principal	Jenna Murata
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,840 (2022-23) [2]
Color(s)	Brown and gold
Athletics	Football, baseball, basketball, wrestling, softball, volleyball, swimming, water polo, track and field, soccer, cross country, tennis and golf
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Pioneer League
Nickname	Warriors
Website	www.whs.tusd.org
[3]

West High School is a public high school in Torrance, California, United States. The mascot is the Warrior. It is a part of the Torrance Unified School District.

History

West High was established in 1962. It serves the area bounded by 190th Street, Hawthorne Boulevard, Sepulveda Boulevard and the Redondo Beach border. The school colors are brown and gold.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,798 students enrolled for the 2023–2024 school year was:

• Male - 52.6%
• Female - 47.4%
• Native American/Alaskan - 0.3%
• Asian - 38.4%
• Black - 4.89%
• Hispanic - 24.5%
• White - 21.6%
• Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - 0.2%
• Multiracial - 10.1%

Additionally, 23.1% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Notable alumni

Becky Chambers, American science fiction writer

• Jun Ho Bae, missionary ^[4]
• Sean Berry, professional baseball player ^[5]
• Becky Chambers, Hugo Award winning science fiction author
• Emily Day, volleyball player ^[6]
• Rener Gracie, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
• Jason Jung, tennis player
• Daryl Sabara, actor
• Steve Sarkisian, football coach ^[7]
• Bob Staake, New Yorker cover artist and author/illustrator of best selling children's books
• Nick Subis, professional football player ^[8]
• TOKiMONSTA, record producer and DJ, Grammy nominated in 2019 for Best Dance / Electronic Album for the album Lune Rouge ^[9]
• Paula Weishoff, member of the United States Olympic women's volleyball team in 1984, 1992, and 1996
• Zac McGraw, professional soccer player
• Shaun Wyvill, Professional Rugby League player

References

1. "West High". California Department of Education. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
2. "West High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
3. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for West High". ed.gov. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
4. "Former Torrance resident Kenneth Bae imprisoned in North Korea". dailybreeze.com. August 25, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
5. "Sean Berry Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
6. "Emily Day - Loyala Marymount Athletics". www.lmulions.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
7. "Steve Sarkisian Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". usctrojans.com. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
8. "Nick Subis Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
9. "TOKiMONSTA bio". tokimonsta.com.

External links

• Official West High School website