Normal Community West High School

Normal West High School
Address
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501 North Parkside Road Normal , McLean County , Illinois 61761 United States
Coordinates	40°31′23″N 89°01′23″W / 40.52294°N 89.02298°W / 40.52294; -89.02298Coordinates: 40°31′23″N 89°01′23″W / 40.52294°N 89.02298°W / 40.52294; -89.02298
Information
School type	Public
Opened	1995; 26 years ago (1995)
School district	McLean County Unit District No. 5
Superintendent	Mark Daniel
Principal	Dave Johnson
Teaching staff	107.90 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9—12
Gender	coed
Enrolment	1,635 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.15[1]
Hours in school day	8
Campus size	400 acres (1.6 km2)
Colour(s)	black   silver
Slogan	It's a great day to be a Wildcat!
Athletics	IHSA
Athletics conference	Big Twelve
Sports	Marching Band, Football, Golf, Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, Poms, Wrestling, Baseball, Softball, Water Polo (club)
Nickname	Wildcats
Newspaper	The Paw Print
Website	http://www.unit5.org/ncwhs

Normal West High School is a public high school in Normal, Illinois. The mascot is the wildcat and school colors are black and silver. The school opened in 1995 and its current student body numbers roughly 1,600.

Extracurricular activities[]

Sports[]

Soccer[]

In the school's short existence, the girls soccer team has won four Big Twelve Conference titles, along with two IHSA State Tournament qualifications, and a third place finish at the IHSA State Tournament in 2008, a second place finish at the IHSA State Tournament in 2014, and a fourth place finish at the IHSA tournament in 2018.^[2]

Band[]

The Normal Community West Marching Band has had many achievements including, qualifying for the semifinals at Bands of America Grand Nationals in 1997, qualifying for Finals at the 1999 St. Louis Regional, appearing in the Fiesta Bowl parade in 2002, 2008, and 2012, winning their division in 2002 and placing 5th in Finals at the Field Competition in 2008. In 2008, the Normal Community West Marching Band won their division in the , the de facto state championship.^[3]

Notable alumni[]

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• Adam Kinzinger (class of 1996), Republican U.S. Representative for Illinois' 11th congressional district.
• Cody White (class of 2007), Houston Texans NFL player
• Brock Stewart (class of 2010), Los Angeles Dodgers MLB player

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