Westview High School (Portland, Oregon)
Westview High School | |
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File:Westview High School logo.png | |
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4200 Northwest 185th Avenue , 97229 | |
Coordinates | 45°33′0″N 122°51′54″W / 45.55000°N 122.86500°WCoordinates: 45°33′0″N 122°51′54″W / 45.55000°N 122.86500°W |
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Type | Public |
Opened | 1994 |
School district | Beaverton School District |
Principal | Matt Pedersen |
Teaching staff | 106.71 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,366 (2020-21)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 22.17[1] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Navy blue Red Silver |
Athletics conference | OSAA Metro League 6A-2[2] |
Nickname | Wildcats[2] |
Rival | Sunset High School |
Newspaper | The View |
Website | westview |
Westview High School is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States, in the Beaverton School District. It opened in 1994 and its first graduating class was in June 1996.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 2,366 students enrolled in 2020-21 was:[3]
- Native American - 0.5%
- Asian/Pacific Islander - 28.3%
- Black - 3.6%
- Hispanic - 20.4%
- White - 40.2%
- Two or more races - 7.0%
Academics
In 2014, the average SAT score among Westview students was 1708, compared to the Oregon state average of 1544.[4]
Also in 2014, the average ACT score among 552 students at Westview was 22.4, compared to the 21.4 state average.
Of the Class of 2014, which consisted of 571 students, 65% attended a four-year college, while 15% attended a two-year college.[4]
Extracurricular activities
Speech and debate (forensics)
Westview has been awarded three state championships in the 6A classification tournaments (for schools larger than 1,521 students). The school earned successive state championships in 2006 and 2007, and most recently earned the 2012 Oregon School Activities Association state championship. Among Metro League conference schools participating, Westview is the only one other than Sunset High School[5] to have earned a state championship in Speech & Debate. In 2020, a Westview student from the graduating class of 2020, Anwesha Mukherjee, took home a national championship for the Ronald Reagan Great Communicator Debate Series.[6][7][8]
Academic competitions
Westview is home to several competitive academic teams, namely Science Bowl and History Bowl. The former group has earned two straight regional championships in 2016 and 2017 in the Bonneville Power Administration Regional Science Bowl, the largest tournament of its kind in the nation. Westview's Science Bowl team has appeared at the national competition for National Science Bowl in four consecutive years,[9] placing second in their division at the national competition in 2017.
Westview's History Bowl program has also placed on the national level on multiple occasions. The team has twice been the national champion of History Bowl, in 2014 and again in 2017. Along with its regional success, History Bowl has given Westview national acclaim.[10]
Individual Westview students have also had success in science fairs with many students both qualifying to and winning awards at the International Science and Engineering Fair, Regeneron ISEF (formerly Intel ISEF).[11]
Sports
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State championships
- Boys' soccer: 2011,[12] 2017[13]
- Baseball: 2011, 2018[14]
- Cheerleading: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020[15][16]
- Girls' Basketball: 2000
- Girls’ Tennis: 2021
Notable alumni
- Kara Braxton – WNBA basketball player
- Trevor Crowe – former MLB baseball player[17]
- Erik Hurtado – MLS soccer player [18]
- Garrett Jackson – professional basketball player
- David Johnson - Vice President of Logical Position[19]
- Ian Karmel – stand-up comedian and writer[20]
- Carson Kelly – MLB baseball player[21]
- Dallin Leavitt - professional football player
- Landen Lucas - professional basketball player
- Jaime Nared – WNBA basketball player
- Whitney Ping - 2004 Olympian competing in Women’s Doubles Table Tennis
- Samori Toure - pro football player
References
- ^ a b c "Westview High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "Westview". www.osaa.org. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Westview High School". ed.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Westview High School Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ "OSAA Speech State Championship – Presentation (16:9) by Kayla Crook". Canva. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
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- ^ "2015 OSAA Speech State Championships" (PDF).
- ^ "Reagan Foundation Great Communicator Debate Series Previous Debates". Reagan Foundation.
- ^ "Westview High School of Beaverton wins 26th annual BPA Regional Science Bowl".
- ^ "Past Champions - National History Bee and Bowl".
- ^ "ISEF Abstract Search Utility". Society for Science and the Public. Society for Science and the Public.
- ^ Westview 1, Grant 0: Velasco's late goal, defense lead Wildcats to their first 6A title – OregonLive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved on October 11, 2015.
- ^ No. 2 Westview scores early, holds off No. 1 Jesuit 2-0 for 6A title: Boys soccer finals - OregonLive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved on November 12, 2017.
- ^ http://highschoolsports.oregonlive.com/news/article/-7532910783085648849/senior-laden-westview-erases-early-four-run-deficit-storms-back-to-beat-clackamas-for-6a-baseball-title/ . "The Oregonian:. Retrieved on August 3rd, 2018.
- ^ OSAA State Placings - westviewcheerleading.com. "Westview Cheerleading". Retrieved on March 4, 2018.
- ^ "Westview cheerleaders take home school's fifth state trophy". Pamplin Media. Pamplin Media Group.
- ^ Trevor Crowe Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on October 11, 2015.
- ^ Erik Hurtado Player Profile – ESPN FC. Espnfc.us. Retrieved on October 11, 2015.
- ^ "Our Team | Logical Position - Portland Search Engine Marketing". January 14, 2020.
- ^ https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-23923-karmel-kwiz.html . Willamette Week. Retrieved on October 5, 2018.
- ^ Carson Kelly. Milb.com. Retrieved on March 20, 2017.
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