West Springfield High School is the city of West Springfield's high school. It is located near West Springfield Middle School and John R. Fausey Elementary, one of the city's five elementary schools. The school's mascot is the terrier. The high school houses many different sports teams, whose motto is We Bleed the Blue and White, referring to the school's colors.
The school and town is known for their exceptional Wrestling and Football programs. The school boasts roughly 2,000 students, 107 faculty members, 50 support staff, a fully functional physical education facility (complete with olympic-sized pool), and a myriad of extracurricular, co-curricular activities, and offers many MIAA-sanctioned sports, including (but not limited to):
Fall: Soccer, Cross Country, Football, Field Hockey, Girls' Volleyball, Golf, Girls' Cheerleading,
Winter: Wrestling, Ice Hockey, Indoor Track, Basketball, Girls' Cheerleading, and swimming
Spring: Boys' Volleyball, Baseball, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Softball,
Back in the early days, (circa 1700), a schoolhouse was built on the town common. It was 2 floors. Bottom floor for children, and the top floor was for West Springfield High School. In 1915, a new high school was built on Elm Street, across what is now the library. The school was there for 40 years until the city's population went upward. Then they needed a bigger high school. In 1955, what used to be a farm was now a high school. In 1965 and addition was added on.
As of early 2011, construction of a new campus is currently in the late planning stages. The deadline for pre-qualified subcontractors to bid on the new high school was October 27, 2011. Groundbreaking is scheduled for mid-December 2011. [1]