| Hazelwood West High School | |
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| Address | |
1 Wildcat Lane Hazelwood , Missouri 63042-1178 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°47′10″N 90°22′55″W / 38.78611°N 90.38194°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1969 (Howdershell Jr. High) 1975 (Hazelwood West Jr./Sr. High) 2002 (Hazelwood West Middle/High School) 2007 (Hazelwood West High) |
| School district | Hazelwood School District |
| NCES District ID | 291383000625[1] |
| Session | Semester |
| Principal | Demetrius Adams |
| Faculty | 130 |
| Teaching staff | 111.06[1] (on an FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12 (2007–present)
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| Enrollment | 2,144[1] (2021–22) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.30[1] |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Fight song | "On, Wisconsin!" |
| Athletics conference | Suburban XII (North) |
| Mascot | Willie/Wanda the Wildcat |
| Nickname | Wildcats |
| Accreditation | MSIP Accreditation current as of 2017 |
| Newspaper | West Gazette |
| Yearbook | Focus |
| Graduates | 308 (2005) [2]
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| Website | www |
Hazelwood West High School is a public high school located in Hazelwood, Missouri. It is one of three high schools in Hazelwood School District (HSD) in St. Louis County, Missouri, the others being Hazelwood Central High School and Hazelwood East High School.
History
Hazelwood West High School began in 1974, with the first graduating class in 1975. Due to overcrowding of Hazelwood Senior High School (now known as Hazelwood Central), students attended classes on split shift in afternoons. The building that would partially become Hazelwood West opened in 1969 as a junior high school, Howdershell Jr. High. A greatly expanded building opened as a six-year facility in the fall of 1975, housing students in grades seven through twelve. In 2002, all district junior high schools were renamed middle schools. In 2005, two new building additions were added, a band room near the main entrance and a three-story classroom wing in the rear of the former middle school section. With the completion of six new middle schools in 2007; Central Middle, North Middle, Northwest Middle, East Middle, Southeast Middle, and West Middle; Hazelwood West was designated solely as a high school.
Notable alumni
- Lamark Brown 2007, NFL player
- Morgan Burkhart 1990, MLB player
- Trevor Gaylor 1996, NFL player[3]
- Kyle McClellan 2002, MLB player
- Pat O'Connor 1978, Missouri House of Representatives
- David Phelps 2005, MLB player
- Rob Riti 1995, All-American football player
- Justin Robinson 2020, track and field athlete
- Devin Williams 2013, MLB player[5]
- Matt Winer 1987, sports journalist and television personality[4]
- Jeffrey Wittmer 2003, Olympic weightlifter[6]
- Clint Zweifel 1991, treasurer of Missouri[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - HAZELWOOD WEST HIGH (291383000625)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Jan 15, 2024.
- ↑ Graduation rates - Missouri Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education Archived 2006-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Trevor Gaylor". NFL.com.
- 1 2 Dillon, Dan (2005). So, Where'd You Go to High School? Vol. 2, p.86-87. Virginia Publishing, St. Louis. ISBN 1-891442-33-3.
- ↑ Latsch, Nate (June 15, 2013). "Hazelwood West standout pitcher Williams signs with the Brewers | High School Baseball". stltoday.com. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Weightlifter competes for berth in Beijing". stltoday.com. 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ↑ "Hazelwood West High marching band to perform at gubernatorial event". Hazelwood School District. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-13.