Westwood High School (Mesa, Arizona)
| Westwood High School | |
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| Address | |
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945 West Rio Salado Parkway Mesa, Arizona 85201 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°25′43″N 111°51′1″W / 33.42861°N 111.85028°WCoordinates: 33°25′43″N 111°51′1″W / 33.42861°N 111.85028°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1962 |
| School district | Mesa Public Schools |
| Principal | Shawn Lynch |
| Teaching staff | 139.1 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 3,000 (2012-2013) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.57 |
| Color(s) | Orange and blue |
| Nickname | Warriors |
| Rival | Mesa High School |
| Website |
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Westwood High School is a high school in Mesa, Arizona, United States under the jurisdiction of Mesa Public Schools. In the 1983-84 school year, it was honored as a Blue Ribbon school.[2]
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 3000 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was:[1]
- Male - 50.2%
- Female - 49.8%
- Native American/Alaskan - 8.8%
- Asian/Pacific Islander - 2.9%
- Black - 7.3%
- Hispanic - 50.0%
- White - 30.4%
- Multiracial - 0.6%
Feeder schools
- Carson (adjacent to Westwood, directly to the south)
- Kino
- Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies (IB Program)
- Rhodes
- Stapley
- Summit Academy (IB and Traditional school)
Notable alumni
- Individuals
- Rick Burch - bassist of Jimmy Eat World
- Siaha Burley - wide receiver in the Arena Football League
- John Giles - Mayor of Mesa
- Tom Linton - guitarist of Jimmy Eat World
- Albie Lopez - former MLB player (Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals)
- Alex Madrid - former MLB player (Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies)
- Larry Owens - NBA basketball player with the Washington Wizards
- Scott Smith - Mayor of Mesa, 2008-2014
- Danny White - coach in the Arena Football League, former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys
- Groups
AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, is a college readiness system for elementary through postsecondary that is designed to increase schoolwide learning and performance. The AVID College Readiness System (ACRS) accelerates student learning, uses research based methods of effective instruction, provides meaningful and motivational professional learning, and acts as a catalyst for systemic reform and change.
Westwood High School is extremely proud to be an AVID National Demonstration school. AVID exists in over 4700 schools across the nation. Currently, only 125 of those schools have achieved National Demonstration school status.
Students in the AVID program are required to take an AVID elective class (each year), as well as Advanced Placement and other rigorous courses. The AVID curriculum prepares students for college by emphasizing writing, inquiry, collaboration, reading, note-taking, rigor, study skills, and college/career/motivational activities. Over 300 students are currently enrolled in Westwood's AVID program.
The IB Programme offers a demanding high school curriculum of pre-university studies that incorporates the best practices of prestigious schools from around the world. It is designed for outstanding high school students and has earned the distinction of being the leader in college preparation; giving IB Diploma holders access to our nation’s and the world’s leading universities.
The IB Programme is available at Westwood High School for freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Our freshmen and sophomores participate in the IB Middle Years Programme which will prepare them to enter and be successful in the IBDiploma programme as juniors and seniors. Graduating seniors in Westwood’s previous IB Diploma cohorts have been offered admission to universities such as Stanford, Harvard, Columbia, Yale, Brown, Princeton, Notre Dame, Carnegie-Mellon, Brigham Young, University of Rochester, and Claremont McKenna to name a few.
Other IB grads have chosen to stay in-state to attend the prestigious honors colleges available at ASU, UofA, and NAU. In addition, Westwood’s IB Diploma class of 2013 was offered $17 million in grants and scholarships for their undergraduate and graduate educations!
Below are links to some of the universities who offer IB Specific scholarships for our students in recognition of the prestigious prorgram that they have completed. This is not a comprehensive list, but a work in progress. For more information on college recognition, please visit www.ibo.org.
The founding members of Authority Zero, a punk rock band
References
- 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Westwood High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ↑ "Archived Information BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002" (PDF). www2.ed.gov. Dept of Education. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). The standards were developed in collaboration with teachers, school administrators, and experts, to provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare our children for college and the workforce.
When Arizona adopted these standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics, the documents became known as Arizona's Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics.