Westfield High School (Westfield, Indiana)

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Westfield High School
Address
18250 North Union Street

Westfield
,
Indiana

United States
Coordinates40°03′06″N 86°07′48″W / 40.05167°N 86.13000°W / 40.05167; -86.13000Coordinates: 40°03′06″N 86°07′48″W / 40.05167°N 86.13000°W / 40.05167; -86.13000
Information
TypePublic
School district
PrincipalAlicia Denniston
Faculty124.64 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,430 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.50[1]
Color(s)     
Athletics conferenceHoosier Crossroads Conference
NicknameShamrocks
NewspaperThe Westfield Lantern
YearbookShamrocket
Websitewww.wws.k12.in.us/whs

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."

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. 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. 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.

Sports offered[]

  • Boys' Baseball
  • Boys' and Girls' Basketball
  • Boys' and Girls' Cross Country (Girl State Champs 4x - 1998-99, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007-08)[4]
  • Boys' Football (2016 State Champs in 5A)[5]
  • Boys' and Girls' Golf (Boys State Champs 3x - 2012-13, 2014–15, 2015–16)[4]
  • Boys' and Girls' Soccer
  • Girls' Softball
  • Boys' and Girls' Swimming & Diving
  • Boys' and Girls' Tennis
  • Boys' and Girls' Track & Field
  • Girls' Volleyball
  • Boys' Wrestling
  • Boys' and Girls Lacrosse
  • Boys' and Girls' Rugby

The Pride of Westfield[]

Westfield High Schools marching band, the Pride of Westfield competes in both Summer and Winter Marching band seasons. The Winter Winds program won the 2021 Indiana Percussion Winds Scholastic Open State Championship with their show "Immortal Beloved".[6] Their show was also voted "Fan Favorite" in a nation wide fan vote. The Pride of Westfield won the 2021 Scholastic A Marching Band Championship with their show "A Million Different Faces".[7]

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.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Westfield High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Herrington, Robert (11 June 2014). "Riverview Health gets naming rights to Westfield stadium". Current in Westfield. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. ^ http://whs.wws.k12.in.us/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=485456&id=0
  4. ^ a b http://www.ihsaa.org/dnn/Schools/StateChampHistory/StateChampionshipsbySchool/tabid/1940/Default.aspx#35772042-w
  5. ^ "Westfield earns its first state football title".
  6. ^ [ https://www.flomarching.com/articles/6968751-fan-favorite-wgi-virtual-finals-winds ]
  7. ^ "…A Million Different Faces / IN Bands".
  8. ^ "The Dramatic Moment High School Stage Collapses, Injuring Students".

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