Hazelwood West High School
Hazelwood West High School is a public high school in the Hazelwood School District located in North St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
| Hazelwood West High School | |
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| Address | |
1 Wildcat Lane , , 63042-1180 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°47′8.99″N 90°22′53.03″W |
| Information | |
| School type | Property Tax funded, Public School |
| Established | 1969 (Howdershell Jr. High) 1975 (Hazelwood West Jr./Sr. High) 2002 (Hazelwood West Middle/High School) 2007 (Hazelwood West High) |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Hazelwood School District |
| Superintendent | Nettie Collins-Hart |
| Session | Semester |
| Principal | Demetrius Adams |
| Staff | 119.24 (FTE)[1] |
| Faculty | 130 |
| Grades | 9th–12th (2007-)
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| Enrollment | 2,104 (2019–20)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.65[1] |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 8 hours |
| Campus type | Closed |
| Colour(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 | https://www.hazelwoodschools.org/Domain/36 |
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 1976, the present Hazelwood West High School, housing students from grades nine 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: Hazelwood Central Middle School, Hazelwood North Middle School, Hazelwood Northwest Middle School, Hazelwood East Middle School, Hazelwood Southeast Middle School, and Hazelwood West Middle School, Hazelwood West was designated solely as a high school.
Notable alumni
- Lamark Brown '07, NFL Player
- Morgan Burkhart '90, Major League Baseball player
- Trevor Gaylor '96, NFL player[3]
- Kyle McClellan '02, Major League Baseball player
- Al Nipper '77, Major League Baseball player[4]
- Pat O'Connor '78, member, Missouri House of Representatives
- David Phelps '05, Major League Baseball player
- Rob Riti '95, All-American football player
- Justin Robinson '20, track and field athlete
- Devin Williams '13, Major League Baseball player[5]
- Matt Winer '87, journalist for ESPN[4]
- Jeffrey Wittmer '03, US weightlifter[6]
- Clint Zweifel '91, State Treasurer of Missouri[7]
References
- "Hazelwood West High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
- Graduation rates - Missouri Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education Archived 2006-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- "Trevor Gaylor". NFL.com.
- 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.