Westside Community Schools

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Westside Community Schools, also known locally as District 66, is the third largest school district in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The district has one high school, one middle school, ten elementary schools, and one alternative high school. The district is in the center-west part of Omaha, between the Omaha Public Schools district and the Millard Public Schools district. Westside also has over 2,000 "opt-in" students, with most coming from OPS.

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History

In 1946, residents of four rural school districts located in what was then farming areas to the west of Omaha began holding discussions about combining resources, which led to a proposal to merge the four districts. In 1947, three of the districts—Districts 31, 46 and 65—agreed to merge to create District 66. A junior-senior high school for the district was founded in 1952 where Westside High School is located today. [1]

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Westside Schools district office

Recent events

The high school, Westside High School, has purchased about 2,000 MacBook computers in the "1:1 Initiative". Each high school student is issued one at the beginning of the year. They are used by students throughout the school year, and then returned at the end of this time. The intent of the initiative was to offer each student the same technological opportunities. Westside Middle School followed in the footsteps of the high school and bought about 1,000 computers for the 7th and 8th graders, with the same rules and constraints as the high school students. Elementary school students also have access to MacBook computers, as well as iPads.

In 2012, the board of education announced that Dr. Blane McCann had been selected as superintendent. [2]

In 2021 the school issued an apology after their "quote of the day" program included a saying by Adolf Hitler. [3]

Schools

SchoolMascotLocationPrincipalEnrollmentOpened
Westside High School Warriors8701 Pacific StreetJay Dostal21381967
Westside Middle SchoolWarriors8601 Arbor StreetKim Eymann9391987
Carl A Swanson Elementary SchoolSuperstars410 South 86th StreetJennifer Harr2891958
Hillside Elementary SchoolTigers7500 Western AvenueMichelle Patterson3811955
Loveland Elementary SchoolLynx8201 Pacific StreetStephanie Hornung2871947
Oakdale Elementary SchoolTigers9801 West Center RoadGlen Jagels3081927
Paddock Road Elementary SchoolPandas3535 Paddock RoadQuinn McGuire2881968
Prairie Lane Elementary SchoolPanthers11444 Hascall StreetBelinda Westfall2691963
Rockbrook Elementary SchoolBulldogs2514 South 108th StreetGarret Higginbotham2781960
Sunset Hills Elementary SchoolTigers9503 Walnut StreetKira Mclean2891956
Westbrook Elementary SchoolWildcats1312 Robertson DriveBrian Stevens5492005
Westgate Elementary SchoolGators7802 Hascall StreetScott Becker3041957

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History". Westside Community Schools. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Westside Community Schools - Westside Board Announces New Superintendent". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hitler quote displayed in Westside Middle School hallway". WOWT. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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