Westfield High School is a public high school located in Westfield, Indiana, north of Indianapolis. Westfield High School is located in Hamilton County, Indiana. Enrollment is about 1,800 students, although the school has grown significantly in the past decade. Westfield athletic teams, nicknamed the Shamrocks, compete in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference. WHS is a 4A school in Indiana's class system for athletics, except for football, in which Westfield is a 5A school.
| Westfield High School | |
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| Type | Public |
| Affiliation | Hoosier Crossroads Conference |
| Principal | Stacy McGuire |
| Students | 1767 (2008-2009) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 18250 North Union Street, Westfield, Indiana, USA |
| Colors | Green and White (Gold is also frequently used, although not officially recognized as a school color) |
| Yearbook | Shamrocket |
| Newspaper | Rock Release |
| Website | [1] http://www.wws.k12.in.us/whs/ |
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From 1968, up until 1997, the school was on the south side of Hoover Street. The former high school is still standing, and forms the west end of Westfield Middle School. Before the old high school was built, WHS was located by S.R. 32, east of U.S. 31. This school at one time served grades Kindergarten and 7-12. In 1970, the auditorium and gymnasium were burnt down. The school still served as the junior high, although there was no auditorium or gym. A new middle school was built in the 1980s. In the fall of 1997, the school relocated to its current location at the intersection of Hoover and Union Streets, just north of the old school. This facility has been expanding since its opening, with two new two-story wings to the west, and a Multi-Purpose Instructional Facility (nicknamed "The MPIF") added in 2007 with four new practice basketball courts, weight rooms, baseball and wrestling rooms, and several classrooms. The football stadium located next to Westfield Intermediate School is still used and is shared with Westfield Middle School. Westfield's mascot which appears at many athletic events is named Rocky and resembles a combination of the University of Notre Dame's fighting leprechaun logo and Purdue University's "Purdue Pete".
"Glory to Old Westfield"
Glory to old Westfield,
We love our name
Throughout the land we'll
sing praises of our fame
RA RA RA!
'Til every loyal heart is filled through and through
With the glory of old Westfield
Our dear old Westfield School
RA RA RA, SIS BOOM BAH,
WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, RA RA RA!
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