West Salem High School | |
Streetaddress: | 1776 Titan Drive Northwest |
Motto: | It's a great day to be a Titan! |
City: | Salem |
County: | Polk County |
State: | Oregon |
Zipcode: | 97304 |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 44.9594°N -123.0846°W |
Type: | Public |
District: | Salem-Keizer School District |
Principal: | Carlos Ruiz[1] |
Grades: | 9-12 |
Students: | 1,733 (2022-2023)[2] |
Teaching Staff: | 72.35 |
Ratio: | 23.95 |
Rival: | South Salem High School, McNary High School |
Mascot: | Titan |
Team Name: | Titans |
Colors: | Forest Green, Black, and Silver |
Conference: | OSAA 6A-6 Central Valley Conference |
Opened: | 2002 |
Homepage: | West Salem Home Page |
West Salem High School (also referred to as West Salem High, West Salem HS, or WSHS) is a public high school of the Salem-Keizer School District located in Salem, Oregon, United States.
In 2008, 82% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 339 students, 279 graduated, 29 dropped out, five received a modified diploma, and 26 were still in high school the following year.[3] [4]
In 2017, 1,732 students were enrolled at West Salem High School. At that time, its graduation rate was 89%.[5]
The 2017 class of 414 had 37 dropouts, and 87% of the class were graduating on time.[6]
West Salem High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 6A-6 Central Valley Conference (excluding Football which competes in 6A-SD1). The athletic director is Wendy Stradley and the athletics secretary is Amy Hamilton.
State Championships:[7]
(†=Tied with 1 or more schools)
In 2012, West Salem unveiled a new Artificial Turf field. Unlike other schools which have green turf or green grass, West Salem's football field was black and nicked named "The Black Hole." The black turf was one of a kind and West Salem was the first school in the country to play in Black Turf. The turf costed $300,000. However, in 2020 West Salem raised $470,000 to remove the black turf and replace it with green turf.[8] [9] [10] [11]