Westview High School (Beaverton, Oregon)
Westview High School | |
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Address | |
4200 NW 185th Avenue Portland, Oregon, 97229 USA | |
Coordinates | 45°33′0″N 122°51′54″W / 45.55000°N 122.86500°WCoordinates: 45°33′0″N 122°51′54″W / 45.55000°N 122.86500°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Opened | 1994 |
School district | Beaverton School District |
Principal | Jon Franco [1] |
Faculty | 112[2] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 2554[3] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Navy blue, red, and silver [4] |
Athletics conference | OSAA Metro League 6A-2[4] |
Mascot | Wildcats[4] |
Team name | Wildcats |
Newspaper | The Prowl |
Website | School website |
Westview High School is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States in the Beaverton School District. It opened in 1994 and its first graduating class was in June 1996.
Students
Of the 2,208 students at Westview in 2002-2003, 6.7% required ESL education. Westview had about 2,798 students in the 2007 school year.
Academics
In 2008, 83% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 647 students, 538 graduated, 61 dropped out, 4 received a modified diploma, and 44 were still in high school.[5][6]>
Extracurricular activities
Westview robotics team/club
In 2005, the team won the Rookie All Star Award at the Pacific Northwest Regional held at the Portland Coliseum, and a seat at the FIRST Robotics Championship in Atlanta,[7] but they did not win.
Westview speech and debate (forensics)
The Westview Forensics Team is currently the largest in Oregon. The 2006, 2007, and 2012 season both ended with a State Championship Title in the Oregon School Activities Association [OSAA] State Competition. In 2012, Westview High School won 1st place at the OSAA State Championship winning individual state titles in Impromptu and Oratory. They also took first in the 6A division.
State championships
- Symphonic Band: State Champions 2000,2001,2002
Sports
State championships
- Boys Soccer : On November 19, 2011 Westview won its first state title in school history by beating Grant Highschool 1-0.[8]
- Baseball: 2011
Notable alumni
- Kara Braxton – WNBA, New York Liberty
- Trevor Crowe – baseball player
- Erik Hurtado – American soccer player who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.[9]
- Carson Kelly – baseball player[10]
References
- ↑ https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/schools/westview
- ↑ Westview High School
- ↑ Westview High School
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Member School A-Z Listing (293 Total Schools)
- ↑ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ↑ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ↑ "Sign in to OregonLive.com". The Oregonian.
- ↑ "Sign in to OregonLive.com". The Oregonian.
- ↑ VWFC add wingers Kekuta Manneh and Erik Hurtado in 2013 MLS SuperDraft | Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- ↑ "Baseball: Westview's Carson Kelly picked for national all-star game". oregonlive.com. Retrieved November 30, 2014.