West Scranton High School

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Location
West Scranton High School
1201 Luzerne Street Scranton, Scranton, 18504 USA
Information
School district	Scranton School District
Principal	Rose Sember
Enrollment	1300 (approx.)
School type	Public high school
Grades	9-12
Campus	Urban
Mascot	Invader
Color(s)	Royal Blue and white
Established	1935
Information	570-348-3616

West Scranton High School, is a community-based school in West Scranton, Pennsylvania opened to the public in 1935, first as a junior high facility and later as a high school. One of the oldest schools in the area, it has about 32 clubs and 17 sports. It hosts grades 9 through 12. Rose Sember is the school's current principal is Rose Sember, the first secondary, female, principal in the school's history. The school colors are royal blue and white and the school's mascot is the Invader. West Scranton is the only high school in the United States with the Invader as its mascot.^{[citation needed]} It is a public school hosting approximately 1,300 students, with the average number of students in each grade being about 300.

1 Academics
2 Sports
3 Clubs
4 Famous Alumni

[edit] Academics

The West Scranton High School Curriculum allows students to take classes which correspond with their learning interests by offering academic, vocational, or business learning tracks. The school offers specialized courses for Honors and AP. The Advanced Placement classes include: Chemistry, U.S. History, European History, Calculus and English. The high school also offers Vo-Tech classes, held at another location.

[edit] Sports

Baseball
Basketball (boys and girls)
Cheerleading (Football and Basketball)
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Soccer (boys and girls)
Softball
Swimming and Diving
Tennis (boys and girls)
Track and Field
Wrestling

The school's biggest athletic rival is the Scranton High School Knights. Each year, the two teams meet in "The Bell Game," usually in late October. The winner of the football game takes a large bell, to remain in the victor's school until the following meeting.