Manchester High School West

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Manchester High School West


Manchester West's logo
District Manchester School District
Grades 9–12
Principal Janice Thompson
Colors Blue and white
Mascot Blue Knight
Location 9 Notre Dame Avenue
Manchester, NH, USA
Information (603) 624-6384
Website http://www.westhighschool.org

Manchester High School West, known as West High or West, is a public high school located in Manchester, New Hampshire. Students living in Bedford, Hooksett, and Manchester attend West High School. West is one of three public high schools in Manchester. Over 2,000 students attend West.

The town of Bedford is currently constructing a high school which will be completed in the fall of 2007. Bedford students will be phased out of West High School starting in the 2007–2008 school year.

West High School's mascot is the Blue Knight.

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[edit] Clubs and Activities

West High School has dozens of clubs and teams including an ultimate frisbee club started in the spring 2006, a rollerskating club, and a scuba club.

West has an active FIRST Robotics team. The award-winning Powerknights won the BAE Systems Granite State Regional in 2004 and 2007, the Chairman's Award in 2005, the Spirit Award in the Southern California Regional 2006, and have won several other notable awards. Each year they go on field trips to regional events across the country. Recently, the team traveled to Los Angeles, California.

The school's math team has won SMASH league championships for the past three years. Over a 23 year history, the school has won 15 championships, making them the state leaders.

[edit] Athletics

West athletics have a particularly strong rivalry with another city high school, Manchester Central.

The girls soccer team has been consistently ranked as one of the top in the nation by national soccer publications. Long time coach Jack Amero (affectionately called "Captain") recently retired, leaving the program in a state of limbo.

The girls' cross country team is among the top teams in New Hampshire. The team has advanced to the New Englands meet for the past two years.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Sources

  • "Bedford Withdrawal from West Approved" by Riley Yates, The New Hampshire Union Leader, January 10, 2006, retrieved January 10, 2006.

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