West Catholic High School

West Catholic High School
Address
1801 Bristol N.W.
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504
United States
Coordinates 42°59′47″N 85°42′35″W / 42.99639°N 85.70972°W / 42.99639; -85.70972Coordinates: 42°59′47″N 85°42′35″W / 42.99639°N 85.70972°W / 42.99639; -85.70972
Information
Established 1962
Superintendent David Faber
Principal Cynthia Kneibel
Chaplain Fr. Dan Schumaker
Grades 9 - 12
Mascot Freddy the Falcon
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Religion Roman Catholic
Patron Saint St. John Paul II
Website http://www.grwestcatholic.org

West Catholic High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan was opened in 1962. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids.

Academics

West Catholic has been honored each year since 2007 as one of the top Catholic high schools in the United States by the Cardinal Newman Society.[2] With sixteen Advanced Placement courses taught on campus and Dual Enrollment credits through a partnership with Aquinas College also offered on-site, the Washington Post listed West Catholic as one of the most challenging private high schools in the United States for 2014, 2015, and 2016.[3]

Athletic

Grand Rapids West Catholic High School is member of Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue Division. Though the 2007-2008 school year, West Catholic was member of Grand Rapids City League. West Catholic is also a school of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA).

State Championships (MHSAA unless noted):

Student life

The Westword is West Catholic's student newspaper. It is published on monthly basis by members of the Journalism class each month. The Westword, a staple of student life at West Catholic, won Spartan Awards, the highest honor awarded by Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA). The name, Westword, is a pun on westward, which refers to a direction.[9]

References

  1. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ↑ "The Cardinal Newman Society - Past Honor Roll Awardees". The Cardinal Newman Society. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "America's Most Challenging High Schools". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  4. ↑ http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/bxc/03bd3.txt
  5. 1 2 3 "MITCA". mitca.org. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  6. ↑ http://www.kent-city.k12.mi.us/TrackandField/Results%202004/2004TeamST%20Results.htm
  7. ↑ http://huron2.aaps.k12.mi.us/hurontf/wtf/teamstate/D32008b.txt
  8. ↑ http://huron2.aaps.k12.mi.us/hurontf/wtf/teamstate/D32008g.txt
  9. ↑ Frank, Tom (2007, 08, 14). Catholic Schools. The Grand Rapids, p. B2.
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