Westfield High School (Westfield, Indiana)

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Westfield High School
Address
Westfield High School (Westfield, Indiana)
18250 North Union Street

Westfield
,
Indiana

United States
Coordinates 40°03′06″N86°07′48″W / 40.05167°N 86.13000°W / 40.05167; -86.13000
Information
TypePublic
Established1904
School district Westfield-Washington Schools
PrincipalAlicia Denniston
Faculty150.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,627 (2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.51 [1]
Color(s)   
Athletics conference Hoosier Crossroads Conference
Nickname Shamrocks
NewspaperThe Westfield Lantern
YearbookShamrocket
Website whs.wws.k12.in.us

Westfield High School is a public high school located in Westfield, Indiana, north of Indianapolis. Westfield High School is part of the Westfield Washington School District and is commonly abbreviated as "WHS."

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History

The shamrock was chosen to represent the school's athletic teams due to the significant population of Quakers living in the community who preferred a nonviolent mascot.[ citation needed ] From 1968, up until 1997, the school was on the south side of Hoover Street. The former high school is still standing, and forms the west end of Westfield Middle School. Before the old high school was built, WHS was located by S.R. 32, east of U.S. 31. This school at one time served grades Kindergarten and 7-12. In 1970, the auditorium and gymnasium were burnt down. [ citation needed ] The school still served as the junior high, although there was no auditorium or gym. A new middle school was built in 1976. In the fall of 1997, the school relocated to its current location at the intersection of Hoover and Union Streets, just north of the old school.

In 2014, Riverview Health agreed to pay $1.5 million over 10 years for the naming rights to Westfield High School's football stadium. [2]

On August 21, 2015, Westfield High School officially opened its new $7.5 million stadium to the public for their first home game, which they won 38-21 against Harrison. [3]

Athletics

Westfield athletic teams, nicknamed the Shamrocks, compete in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference. WHS is a 4A school in Indiana's class system for athletics, except for football, in which Westfield is a 6A school. Westfield's mascot which appears at many athletic events, is named Rocky and resembles a combination of the University of Notre Dame's fighting leprechaun logo and Purdue University's "Purdue Pete." Westfield's Girls' Cross Country team has been a powerhouse throughout Indiana for the past decade and a half, including four state championships: 1998, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Westfield Boys' golf has also won three state championships in 2013, 2015 and 2016. After two prior trips to the state finals in football (2A in '92 and 5A in '13) the Rocks won their first State Championship in class 5A football during the '16-'17 season. The Rocks have been the 6A state runners-up twice after securing their 5A state title, with both losses occurring against the Center Grove Trojans (20' and 21').

Westfield Basketball is home to 2022 Indiana Mr. Basketball Braden Smith (basketball). Smith led Westfield to their first ever sectional title in 2022 taking down their rival the Carmel Greyhounds.

Sports offered

The Pride of Westfield

Westfield High Schools marching band, "The Pride of Westfield" competes in both Summer and Winter Marching band seasons.

In 2023 the Winter Winds program won the programs 1st WGI Winds Open Class World Championship. The program also won their 3rd consecutive IPA Winds Scholastic Open State Championship with their show "Falling Through Forever". [6] [7]

In the fall of 2022, The Pride of Westfield won their 2nd consecutive Scholastic A Marching Band State Championship with their show "The Dark Horse". [8]

In 2022 the Winter Winds program won their 2nd consecutive IPA Winds Scholastic Open State Championship with their show "Dangerous Beauty". [6]

In the fall of 2021, The Pride of Westfield won the Scholastic A Marching Band State Championship with their show "A Million Different Faces". [9]

In 2021 the Winter Winds program won the IPA Winds Scholastic Open State Championship with their show "Immortal Beloved". [10] Their show was also voted "Fan Favorite" in a nationwide fan vote.

Notable alumni

Stage collapse

On April 23, 2015, 16 students were injured as the stage in the school's auditorium collapsed during a concert. The story gained national media attention. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Westfield High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ Herrington, Robert (June 11, 2014). "Riverview Health gets naming rights to Westfield stadium". Current in Westfield. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ http://whs.wws.k12.in.us/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=485456&id=0 [ dead link ]
  4. 1 2 "IHSAA State Championships by School". www.ihsaa.org. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Westfield earns its first state football title".
  6. 1 2 "Home". indianapercussion.org.
  7. ↑ Cape, Sydney (April 23, 2023). "2023 Winds Open Class Finalist Review". wgi.org. Winter Guard International. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  8. ↑ "ISSMA Scholastic Finals". inbands.com. October 22, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  9. ↑ "…A Million Different Faces / IN Bands".
  10. ↑ "Fan Favorite: WGI Virtual Finals (Winds) - FloMarching".
  11. ↑ "The Dramatic Moment High School Stage Collapses, Injuring Students".
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