Westmont High School (Westmont, Illinois)
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Westmont High School |
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Motto | Where Choices Become oppertunities |
Established | 1978 |
Type | Public secondary |
Principal | Steven Carr |
Students | 568 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Location | 909 N. Oakwood Dr. Westmont, Illinois USA |
Campus | Suburban |
Colors | Burgandy, Gold |
Mascot | Sentinels |
Website | www.cusd201.org/srhigh |
Westmont High School, or WHS, is a public four-year high school located in Westmont, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Westmont Community Unit School District 201.
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[edit] History
The school first opened for education for the 1972-1973 school year. The current Westmont High School building opened in October of 1976.
[edit] Academics
In 2005, Westmont had an average composite ACT score of 20.1, and graduated 93.1% of its senior class. The average class size is 21.8. Westmont has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[1]
[edit] Athletics
Westmont competes in the Interstate 8 Conference and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Sentinels.
[edit] Activities
Fall Sports
- Football
- Volleyball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Marching Band
Winter Sports
- Basketball
- Wrestling
Spring Sports
- Baseball
- Softball
- Track and Field
- Girls' Soccer
Multi-season Sports
- Cheerleading
- Pom Pon
- Flags
Non-Athletic Activities
- Music-Instrumental
- Music-Vocal
- Student Council
- SADD
- Theatre
- NHS
- Chess Club
- World Language Club
- Geography Club
- BPA
- DECA
- PBIS
- Rotary Interact
- WEB
- Yearbook Club
- Snowball