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West Muskingum High School

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Established
  
1962

Enrollment
  
633 (as of 2007-08)

Athletics
  
OHSAA AA / AAA

Principal
  
Ray Peyton

Grades
  
9-12

School colour(s)
  
Blue and Gold

Phone
  
+1 740-452-6312

Mascot
  
Tornado

Athletics conference
  
Muskingum Valley League

Address
  
150 Kimes Rd, Zanesville, OH 43701, USA

District
  
West Muskingum Local School District

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West Muskingum High School is a public high school in Zanesville, Ohio, United States.

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Curriculum

Educational opportunities include a challenging "College Prep" curriculum, a post secondary enrollment options program, general studies, in-house vocational programs in business, life skills, technology, and agriculture, and 25 vocational programs are offered through the Vocational School District. West Muskingum also provides instruction for the developmentally handicapped and learning disabled. Advanced placement courses are offered in English, Chemistry, Calculus, and History.

Extracurricular activities

Student organizations include chess club, college club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Future Business Leaders of America, FFA, fishing club, Key Club, National Honor Society, pep club, quiz team, Students Against Destructive Decisions, ski club and TEAMS (Test of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science).

Athletics

West Muskingum teams, known as the Tornadoes, compete in Ohio High School Athletic Association classification AA for the boys' teams and AAA for the girls' teams. The teams are in OHSAA District II and the Muskingum Valley League. West Muskingum Tornadoes teams include baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, dance team (Twisters), football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.

Performing arts

Performing arts opportunities available to West Muskingum students include choir, concert band, jazz band, pep band, theater and the Tornado Marching Band.

Notable alumni

  • Mark Ferguson, second round draft pick (36th overall) by the Oakland Athletics in the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Jeff Stone, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1998–present
  • References

    West Muskingum High School Wikipedia