Lee's Summit West High School Explained

Lee's Summit West High School
Streetaddress:	2600 SW Ward Road
Zipcode:	64082
Country:	United States
Type:	Public secondary
Established:	2004
Principal:	Dr Maid
Grades:	9–12
Enrollment:	1,992 (2022-23)^[1]
Ratio:	16.46
Teaching Staff:	120.99 (FTE)
Nickname:	Titans

Lee's Summit West High School is located at 2600 Southwest Ward Road in Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States. It opened in the fall of 2004 and is part of the Lee's Summit R-VII School District. Current enrollment is approximately 2000 students. The mascot of the school is the Titan. The school newspaper is the Titan Scroll, which is a member of the High School National Ad Network. After a $32 million bond passed in April 2006, the high school received facility improvements and an expansion which was completed in 2009.

Academics

In 2013, Lee's Summit West High School was selected as a Blue Ribbon School. The Blue Ribbon Award recognizes public and private schools which perform at high levels or have made significant academic improvements.^[2]

Athletics

Lee's Summit West is a part of the Greater Kansas City Suburban Gold Conference.^[3] Their rivals are Lee's Summit and Lee's Summit North. The following Missouri State High School Activities Association sports are offered:

• Baseball (boys)
• Basketball (boys & girls)
• Cross country (boys & girls)
  • Boys state champions – 2008^[4]
  • Girls state champions – 2007,^[5] 2008,^[6] 2009,^[7] 2010,^[8] 2011^[9]
• Football (boys)
  • State champions – 2007,^[10] 2010,^[11] 2013^[12]
• Golf (boys & girls)
• Lacrosse (boys and girls) (not MSHSAA sponsored)
• Soccer (boys & girls)
  • Girls state champions – 2005,^[13] 2006^[14]
• Softball (girls)
• Swimming (boys & girls)
• Tennis (boys & girls)
• Track and field (boys & girls)
  • Girls state champions – 2006,^[15] 2010,^[16] 2016,^[17] 2017,^[18] 2018,^[19] 2019,^[20]
• Volleyball (boys & girls)
  • State champions – 2007^[21]
• Wrestling (boys and girls)

Notable alumni

• Mario Goodrich - gridiron football player
• Evan Boehm – gridiron football player
• Michael Dixon – basketball player
• Matt Hall – baseball player^[22]
• Monte Harrison – baseball player
• Shaquille Harrison – basketball player
• Alex Lange – baseball player
• Trevor Rosenthal – baseball player
• Veronica Merrell – YouTuber
• Vanessa Merrell – YouTuber

External links

• Lee's Summit West High School website

Notes and References

1. Web site: LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH. National Center for Education Statistics. April 11, 2024.
2. Web site: Award Winners . English . 2019-03-28 .
3. Web site: Greater KC Conference .
4. Web site: 2008 LSW Boys' XC.
5. Web site: 2007 LSW Girls' XC.
6. Web site: 2008 LSW Girls' XC.
7. Web site: 2009 LSW Girls' XC.
8. Web site: 2010 LSW Girls' XC.
9. Web site: 2011 LSW Girls' XC.
10. Web site: 2007 LSW Football.
11. Web site: 2010 LSW Football.
12. Web site: 2013 LSW Football.
13. Web site: 2005 LSW Girls' Soccer.
14. Web site: 2006 LSW Girls' Soccer.
15. Web site: 2006 LSW Girls' Track and Field.
16. Web site: 2010 LSW Girls' Track and Field.
17. Web site: 2016 LSW Girls' Track and Field.
18. Web site: Missouri High School Sports and Activities .
19. Web site: Missouri High School Sports and Activities.
20. Web site: Missouri High School Sports and Activities.
21. Web site: 2007 LSW Volleyball.
22. Web site: Missouri State's Matt Hall has turned into a strikeout machine | The Kansas City Star . Kansascity.com . June 4, 2015 . July 10, 2018.