Cranston High School West
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Cranston High School West (often called West, Cranston West or abbreviated as CHSW) is a high school located in Cranston, Rhode Island.
The school is comprised of five buildings; one of these buildings is the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center. The school grounds include 6 tennis courts, a baseball field, and a track and football field. West has 155 staff members who work with the student population of approximately 1750. The program of studies encompasses 203 different courses offered through West. The Cranston Area Career and Technical Center offers 17 different courses. All courses are geared toward student academic abilities. Fifty-two percent of graduates go on to pursue a four-year degree while twenty-two percent pursue a 2-year degree.
The school has a student-published newspaper called The West Wind. Additionally, the school boasts an award-winning news broadcast titled The West Watch, which received numerous first place awards at the 2006 New England Scholastic Press Association conference.
Numerous athletic teams have won championship titles for the school, more recently being the 2004 varsity football team, 2006 varsity wrestling squad and 2006 baseball team.
The school has also been deemed a "high-performing school" by the School Accountability for Learning and Teaching program in Rhode Island.
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[edit] The West Wind
The West Wind is Cranston High School West's award-winning student-produced newspaper. It usually features 8 issues per school year, one for each month, though September and October are combined into one issue, as well as May and June. The paper has earned awards from the Providence Journal and the New England Scholastic Press Association.
The West Watch is The West Wind's online news broadcast. Started in 2005, The West Watch received numerous first place awards from the New England Scholastic Press Association for beind the most excellent high school broadcast journalism program in New England.
[edit] Theater
Cranston West is also home to an award winning theater group. The theater group won back-to-back championships at the Rhode Island Drama Festival in 2005 and 2006. It has also represented the state of Rhode Island in the New England Drama Festival five times, and was asked to host the festival in 2002 and 2007. Ms. Nancy Vitulli is the current theater director. Previous shows include Fiddler on the Roof, Cinderella, Ice Wolf, and many more.
[edit] Notable alumni
Professional American football player Mark van Eeghen graduated from Cranston High School West in 1970 before going on to play in the National Football League for ten years. rtey
[edit] New Principal
Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year, Mr. Stephen Knowlton assumed the role of principal at Cranston High School West.
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