West Campus High School

West Campus High School
Location
5022 58th Street
Sacramento, California 95820
United States
Coordinates 38°31′51″N 121°26′20″W / 38.530929°N 121.43888°WCoordinates: 38°31′51″N 121°26′20″W / 38.530929°N 121.43888°W
Information
Type Public secondary
Established 2002
School district Sacramento City Unified School District
Principal Greg Thomas
Faculty 34.0(on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 797[1]
Student to teacher ratio 23.4[1]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s) Cardinal and Grey         
Athletics conference CIF Sac-Joaquin Section[2]
Capital Valley Conference[3]
Mascot Warriors[2]
Former name Hiram Johnson West Campus
Website www.westcampushigh.org

West Campus High School is a public college preparatory magnet high school in Sacramento, California. The school serves about 800 students in the Sacramento City Unified School District in grades 9-12. West Campus was a satellite high school of the nearby Hiram W. Johnson High School. It became independent of Hiram W. Johnson in the 2002-2003 school year. The class of 2006, having spent all four years at West Campus, was the first class to graduate from it.

Clubs

West Campus has a number of clubs and organizations. These include:[4]

  • Computer Design Club
  • Drama Club
  • Key International Club
  • National Honor Society
  • Chinese Culture Club
  • Vietnamese Club
  • Latino Club
  • Mabuhay Club
  • Christian Club
  • Interact Club
  • Activity Club
  • Hmong Culture Association Club
  • Japanese Anime Manga
  • MESA Club
  • Black Student Union
  • Red Cross Club

Class colors

The freshman class color at West Campus is traditionally yellow. As the freshmen class goes on to the sophomore year, it take on the color of the senior class that graduated the previous year.

Athletics

Current athletics at West Campus include football, mens' and womens' golf, soccer, womens' soccer, basketball, swimming, cross country, track, baseball, softball, volleyball, wrestling, cheerleading, and tennis.

The mens' and womens' varsity golf team is the most recent addition to the athletics department of West Campus. It has advanced in its division continuously despite being the smallest school in the league.

Music

The West Campus music department consists of a music appreciation program, a marching band, a drumline, and a colorguard (which are part of the Northern California Band Association). Currently, the marching band, colorguard, and drumline all have at least one first place trophy in both fall and winter marching season.

Theater/Drama

The Drama Club is where students learn about drama and get the chance to produce plays and musicals throughout the year. During the school year of 2009-2010, the club became part of the after school program called ASSETs. With a small budget and an infrequently used classroom, the student actors changed the way the student body viewed drama. They initially started with a play called The Miracle Worker which was well received by audiences. West Campus also had a successful original production. The award winning production of Rent: School Edition by Jonathan Larson was the biggest drama production in West Campus history. The show had 1 cast, different from their past productions which had 2 casts, and for the first time, 6 performances sold out. It received favorable reviews and 7 Elly Award nominations including Best Overall Musical Production in the High School category.

Awards

West Campus has an Academic Performance Index score of 903 and a state ranking of 10. On April 18, 2007, West Campus High School received the California Distinguished School Award.

Alumni

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "West Campus". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "SJS League Alignment". CIF Sac-Joaquin Section. Archived from the original on 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
  3. ↑ "Capital Valley Conference Bylaws - Membership" (PDF). Capital Valley Conference. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
  4. ↑ "Organizations and Clubs". West Campus High School. Retrieved 2008-12-29.

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