West High School (Torrance, California) Explained
| West High School |
| Established: | [1] |
| Type: | Public school |
| District: | Torrance Unified School District |
| Grades: | 9–12 |
| Principal: | Jenna Murata |
| Enrollment: | 1,840 (2022-23)[2] |
| Athletics: | Football, baseball, basketball, wrestling, softball, volleyball, swimming, water polo, track and field, soccer, cross country, tennis and golf |
| Colors: | and |
| Conference: | CIF Southern Section
Pioneer League |
| Nickname: | Warriors |
| Pushpin Map: | United States Los Angeles Southern#United States Los Angeles Metropolitan Area#USA California#United States |
| Location: | 20401 Victor Street |
| City: | Torrance |
| State: | California |
| Zipcode: | 90503 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 33.8464°N -118.3672°W |
| Footnotes: | [3] |
West High School is a public high school in Torrance, California, United States. The mascot is the Warrior. It is a part of the Torrance Unified School District.
History
West High was established in 1962. It serves the area bounded by 190th Street, Hawthorne Boulevard, Sepulveda Boulevard and the Redondo Beach border. The school colors are brown and gold.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 2,079 students enrolled for the 2015–2016 school year was:
- Male - 50.0%
- Female - 50.0%
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.5%
- Asian/Pacific islander - 42.1%
- Black - 3.7%
- Hispanic - 18.6%
- White - 27.0%
- Multiracial - 8.0%
Additionally, 22.0% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[3]
Notable alumni
- Jun Ho Bae, missionary[4]
- Sean Berry, professional baseball player[5]
- Becky Chambers, Hugo Award winning science fiction author
- Emily Day, volleyball player[6]
- Rener Gracie, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
- Jason Jung, tennis player
- Daryl Sabara, actor
- Steve Sarkisian, football coach[7]
- Bob Staake, New Yorker cover artist and author/illustrator of best selling children's books
- Nick Subis, professional football player[8]
- TOKiMONSTA, record producer and DJ, Grammy nominated in 2019 for Best Dance / Electronic Album for the album Lune Rouge[9]
- Paula Weishoff, member of the United States Olympic women's volleyball team in 1984, 1992, and 1996
- Zac McGraw, professional soccer player
- Shaun Wyvill, Professional Rugby League player
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: West High. California Department of Education. 19 May 2024.
- Web site: West High. National Center for Education Statistics. 19 May 2024.
- Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for West High. ed.gov. 27 July 2015.
- Web site: Former Torrance resident Kenneth Bae imprisoned in North Korea. dailybreeze.com. 25 August 2013 . 27 July 2015.
- Web site: Sean Berry Stats - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com. 2 August 2018.
- Web site: Emily Day - Loyala Marymount Athletics. www.lmulions.com. 2 August 2018.
- Web site: Steve Sarkisian Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site. usctrojans.com. 27 July 2015.
- Web site: Nick Subis Stats . Pro-Football-Reference.com . 2020-02-15.
- Web site: TOKiMONSTA bio. tokimonsta.com.
