West Hills High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = West Hills High School
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motto = "We are one, we are the Pack"
established = 1987
city = Santee
state = California 92071
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country = USA
campus = Urban
type = Public comprehensive secondary
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enrollment = 2,250 (2006-2007 school year)
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grades = 9-12
address = 8756 Mast Blvd.
district = Grossmont Union High School District
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mascot = Wolf Pack
colors = Silver, royal blue, and black
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newspaper = "PawPrints"
yearbook = "La Manada"
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website = [http://wolfpack.guhsd.net/ West Hills High School]
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West Hills High School is public, comprehensive high school located in Santee, California, and serves students in grades nine through twelve. Opened in 1987, West Hills is the eleventh of twelve high schools to be constructed in the Grossmont Union High School District. WHHS is the home of the Wolf Pack.

West Hills High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

History

*1987 - West Hills High School opens with 14 teachers and 300 freshman. [West Hills High School Student Handbook, p 2.]
*1990 - West Hills Wolf Pack Football wins first league championship.
*1991 - First graduating class
*1995 - West Hills Wolf Pack Boys Cross Country wins first of four straight CIF championships ('95,'96,'97,'98)
*2007 - Graduating class of 07' celebrated the 20th anniversary of West Hills High School.
*2007 - WHHS Recycling Club founded by Nick Lamb, Alan Stuart and Grant Seime
*2008 - Day of silence controversy.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

West Hill's athletic teams, the Wolf Pack, compete in the North League of the Grossmont Conference and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) San Diego Section.

The school fields teams in the following sports: baseball, boys basketball, girls basketball, cheerleading, boys cross country, girls cross country, football, boys golf, girls golf, gymnastics, roller hockey, boys soccer, girls soccer, softball, swimming, boys tennis, girls tennis, track & field, boys volleyball, girls volleyball, boys water polo, girls water polo, and wrestling.

West Hills is also known in the community for its theatre program, and has a 500+ seating capacity theater on campus. The theatre program puts on a play in the fall and a musical in the spring, with its Beginning and Intermediate Drama classes performing a collection of scenes called a showcase near the end of the school year and its Advanced Drama class performing a showcase with a format of their choice (recent showcases have been published plays and collections of student-written scenes) shortly after. Recent fall play productions have been The Good Doctor, The Diary of Anne Frank, Romeo and Juliet, and Fools. Recent spring musical productions have been You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Little Women, Honk!, and Working.

Traditions

Mission statement:"The Mission of West Hills High School is to graduate life-long learners who think critically, solve problems resourcefully, communicate thoughtfully, and contribute positively to society."

Motto:"We are one, we are the pack"

Alma Mater:"High above the River valley,:Stand the Silver, Blue and Black.:Strong beside our Alma Mater,:We are One, we are the Pack,:So stand the Silver, stand the Blue,:And stand the Mighty Black.:West Hills forever, our Alma Mater,:We are One, we are the Pack."

In the school year 2005-2006 Ebisee Regassa and Cameron Smith decided to start and teach the first two hip-hop classes. Even though they have long graduated, hip-hop is still a class and widely popular.

References

External links

* [http://westhillsalumni.com/index.htm West Hills High School Alumni]