Westmont High School (Campbell, California)

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Official name Westmont High School
Established 1964
Principal Mr. Owen Hege
School Colors Red and Black
Location Campbell, California
Website http://www.westmont.cuhsd.org
Enrollment 1500
Mascot Warriors

Westmont High School is located in Campbell, California, United States and is part of the Campbell Union High School District. The school retains many academic achievements including the 1996 California Distinguished School and 1997 National Blue Ribbon School. The student body is approximately 1500 students. As of 2006, the school principal is Owen Hege.

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[edit] Notable alumni

Notable alumni at Westmont High School include:

Note that Frederiksen never graduated from Westmont (From the song "To Have and Have Not", "Dropped out of high school in Campbell, California/Got a guitar and I never looked back.")

[edit] Extracurricular Programs

Westmont has many extracurricular programs, including, but not limited to:

[edit] Marching Band

Westmont High School's marching band has consistently done well in Northern California Band Association (NCBA) and Western Band Association (WBA) competitions. Past shows with a short list of notable awards are as follows:

  • 1996: The Hunt For Red October
  • 1997: The Mask
  • 1998: Music For A Darkened Stadium
  • 1999: Cirque Du Soleil
  • 2000: The Wall
  • 2001: Gangster's Suite
  • 2002: Adventures on Earth
  • 2003: El Tigre: 1st Place at Vintage Reserve Field Show Competition (Class C)
  • 2004: Africa - Sight, Sound, and Movement: 1st Place at Cupertino Band Review (Class 3), 1st Place at Independence Field Show (Class C), Percussion Caption at Gilroy Show (Class A)
  • 2005: The Outsider: Music from A Perfect Circle
  • 2006: Chess: The Musical: 2nd Place at Cupertino Band Review (Class III), 2nd Place at Independence Field Show (Class C), 2nd Place at Foothill Band Review (Class D), 2nd Place Auxiliary Caption at Foothill Band Review (Class D)

Each year, Westmont High School's marching band also participates in the Los Gatos Christmas Parade. In 2005, Westmont took 1st place in the parade for the small band competition.

The band is currently taught by Mr. Dan Naylor.

[edit] Speech and Debate

The "Warriors of Word" at Westmont High School have a history of past success at various levels. Most recently, successes include a 10th Place Congress finisher at the National Tournament (in 2003) and a State Champion in Oratorical Interpretation (in 2004). Westmont also hosts the State Qualifier tournament each year for Speech and Debate.

The Speech and Debate coaches as of 2006 are: Mr. Paul Pinza, Ms. Alicia Roberts, and Ms. Kathy Wyss.

[edit] Publications

  • The Myriad: The school's yearly literary magazine. It is published once a year and filled with artwork, prose, and poetry submitted by the students at Westmont High School.
  • The Shield: Westmont's student-published newspaper; publishes 8-9 issues per year.
  • Yearbook: Published yearly.

[edit] Westmont's Fight Song

Fight on, Fight on you Warriors;
Get that ball and take it right on down the field.
We'll ramble through every mighty foe,
Give us the ball and
WATCH US GO!

Fight on, Fight on your Warriors;
We will never let you down.
We'll win this game and then
We'll claim our fame
'Cause we're the Warriors of
WESTMONT HIGH!

[edit] Sex crimes and controversy

In 1997, John A. McCabe, a 36-year-old former biology teacher at Westmont High School has been charged with several counts of child molestation involving three girls.

On September 25, 2000, Todd Lafferty, the Westmont High School girls softball coach was jailed after being accused of six unlawful sexual acts involving three minors over the course of four years. On September 11, 2001 he pled guilty to the charges and was sentenced to three years, eight months of which were in a state prison. (Coincidentally, Westmont High School (of Westmont, Illinois) math teacher and boy's basketball coach, was removed in September of 1999 for three unlawful sexual acts involving one minor.)Appelate Court Decision in Doe v. Dimovski, et. al.

On January 10, 2002, the school district removed the book Blossom River Drive (ISBN 0-9676723-0-9) from its approved book list due to a passage which detailed two preteens experimenting sexually. The book was written by Westmont English teacher Richard W. Ferri who later stated he would file a grievance against the district.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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