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Western High School is an accredited public high school located in Anaheim, California, serving students in grades 9–12. The school is one of ten high schools in the Anaheim Union High School District. It is located in the western end of Anaheim and also serves southwest Buena Park and northwest Stanton. It was established in 1954. The school's mascot is the Pioneer.
| Western High School | |
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| Address | |
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501 South Western Avenue , 92804 | |
| Coordinates | 33°49′32″N 118°0′9″W / 33.82556°N 118.00250°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Home of the Pioneers |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Anaheim Union High School District |
| Principal | Lorena Moreno |
| Teaching staff | 81.73 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,704 (2022-2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.85[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Athletics conference | Orange League |
| Mascot | Pioneer |
| Rival | Anaheim High School |
| Website | School website |
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Academics
editWestern High is a two time California Distinguished High School.
Athletics
editAthletic teams compete in the CIF Southern Section of the California Interscholastic Federation and are known as the "Pioneers". Notable athletes from the school include Tiger Woods and Andy Messersmith.
In 2007, the Pioneers won the 2007 CIF wrestling championship. The annual football game between Western and its rival Anaheim High School is referred to as the traditional "Bell Game", with the winning school receiving the Victory Bell. Western High School offers the following sports:
Fall
edit- Football
- Marching Band
- Volleyball
- Boys' Cross-Country
- Girls' Cross-Country
- Girls' Golf
- Girls' Tennis
- Boys' Water Polo
- Cheerleading
Winter
edit- Boys' Basketball
- Girls' Basketball
- Wrestling
- Boys' Bowling
- Girls' Bowling
- Girls' Water Polo
- Winter Cheerleading
- Winter Guard
Spring
edit- Baseball
- Boys' Golf
- Boys' Tennis
- Girls' Soccer
- Boys' Soccer
- Boys'/Girls' Swimming
- Softball
- Boys' Track and Field
- Girls' Track and Field
Notable staff and alumni
edit- Tiger Woods, professional golfer
- David Gilliland, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver
- Mike Iupati, National Football League (NFL) offensive lineman
- Andy Messersmith, Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher
- Fili Moala, NFL player
- John Moses, MLB outfielder[2]
- Dana Nafziger, NFL football player
- Lute Olson, NCAA basketball coach
- Mike Penner, sportswriter for Los Angeles Times
- Carol Rodríguez, Puerto Rican sprinter
- Randy Schekman, cell biologist, winner of 2013 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine[3]
- Rich Severson, MLB infielder
References
edit- ^ a b c "Western High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ Hamilton, Tom (May 24, 1980). "Moses Hits It Big in Tucson". Los Angeles Times. p. III-12. Retrieved October 17, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "In the spotlight, Western High's 'most famous alum' traces road to Stockholm". Retrieved October 7, 2013.