West Salem High School (Oregon)

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West Salem High School

It's a great day to be a Titan.
Salem, Oregon, United States
Information
Principal	Ed John
Enrollment	1,593 (as of March 2008)^[1]
Faculty	about 83
Type	Public 4-year
Mascot	Titans
Color(s)	Green/Black with Silver trim
Established	2002
Information	503-399-5533
Homepage	http://west.salkeiz.k12.or.us/index.htm

West Salem High School (WSHS) is a high school located in Salem, Oregon, United States. Built in 2002, WSHS is the newest of the six high schools in the Salem-Keizer School District and serves about 1,600 students.

1 Choir
2 Athletics
3 Football
4 The Promethean Newspaper
5 Heads of Departments
6 MaPS Credit Union Education Branch
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Choir

The 2006-2007 concert choir went to Washington DC last year, and this year has made it to the state championships once again, as it did last year. There are three choirs at West - the Chorale - made up mostly of freshmen and sophomores - the Titan Choir (intermediate), and Concert Choir, the most advanced. There are also two jazz ensembles - Rhythm Express is the beginning jazz group, and Soundscape is the most advanced. Soundscape took a trip to Idaho for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow this past February. The West Salem Chorale department is growing more and more every year with nearly one hundred passionate singers in Concert Choir alone. The program is developing a fantastic reputation and is challenging itself to succeed by keeping one phrase in mind "What we can do together, none of us can do alone!"

The 2007-2008 Concert Choir qualified for the State Choir competition that took place on May 2, 2008, at George Fox University. They placed 5th within the State of Oregon.

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Football

The West Salem High School Titans football team was ranked #4 in Oregon in the 2007 season. Their record was 10-2, and were the CVC (Central Valley Conference) champions. They made it to the high school playoffs semi finals, but lost to Tualitan.

[edit] The Promethean Newspaper

The Promethean was established at the start of West Salem High School, and has proved itself among competitors across the state numerous times. Once headed by John Divelbiss, it's more recently been advised by Nancy Ingerson.

[edit] Heads of Departments

Business - Carol Kilfoil
English - Karen Holm
Math - Jon Kawamura
Music - Dr. Ike Nail
Science - Steve Holman
Social Sciences - Scott Whipple

[edit] MaPS Credit Union Education Branch

West Salem High School is one of three high schools in Salem, Oregon that is home to an education branch of Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union. MaPS Credit Union education branches provide an opportunity for high school students to participate in the day-to-day operations of a real credit union. Students in certain business classes spend a small amount of time conducting real teller transactions for other students during lunch hours, under the supervision of a trained faculty member. The branch has been open since 2003.