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West High School (Torrance, California)

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Type
  
Public school

Principal
  
Pam Metz

Grades
  
9-12

Phone
  
+1 310-533-4299

Color
  
Brown and gold

Established
  
1962

Teaching staff
  
85.61 (FTE)

Enrollment
  
2212 (2012-2013)

Mascot
  
Warrior

Address
  
20401 Victor St, Torrance, CA 90503, USA

District
  
Torrance Unified School District

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West High School is a public high school in Torrance, California, United States. The mascot is the Warrior. The school was the setting of the book Pobre Ana by Blaine Ray

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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 2,212 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was:

  • Male - 50.1%
  • Female - 49.9%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.6%
  • Asian/Pacific islander - 44.3%
  • Black - 4.8%
  • Hispanic - 16.2%
  • White - 30.3%
  • Multiracial - 3.8%

    • Additionally, 23.5% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

    Notable alumni

  • Jun Ho Bae, class of 1988, missionary
  • Daryl Sabara, class of 2010, actor
  • Steve Sarkisian, class of 1992, football coach
  • Paula Weishoff, class of 1980, member of the United States Olympic women's volleyball team in 1984, 1992, and 1996

    • References

    West High School (Torrance, California) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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