Olathe West High School

Olathe West High School is a public high school located in Olathe, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. The school is one of five high schools in the Olathe USD 233 school district. The school colors are royal blue, silver, and navy, and the school mascot is the Owl.[5]

Olathe West High School
Address
2200 W. Santa Fe
Olathe, Kansas 66061
Coordinates38.8851°N 94.8546°W / 38.8851; -94.8546
Information
School typePublic, High School
OpenedFall 2017
School districtOlathe USD 233 [1]
CEEB code170010[2]
PrincipalJay Novacek
Teaching staff87.45 (FTE)[3]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1320 (2018–19)[3]
Student to teacher ratio15.20[3]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Royal Blue, Silver and White
              
Athletics conferenceSunflower League
MascotOwen the Owl
NewspaperThe Owl Post[4]
Feeder schoolsMission Trail Middle School, Oregon Trail Middle School
WebsiteSchool Website

History

Olathe West was established in 2017 to help educate the rapidly increasing population of Olathe. Being the fifth high school within the Olathe School District, it was designed using architecturally advanced techniques to create an innovative and futuristic learning environment for its students.

Academics

Spanning 375,000 square feet, Olathe West's three-story school focuses on the use of technology, open, modular learning spaces, efficiency and collaboration among students. A centrally-located learning commons provides student gathering and education collaboration spaces that connect to the entire building. The school is designed with four wings, or communities, where students will attend classes. The building also includes a media center, performing arts center, gymnasiums and practice fields for athletics.

The main auditorium has 789 seats (including retractable seating.) The school also has a 200-square-foot rooftop greenhouse and 60 planting boxes on the growing wall next to the main library on the first floor. The school also features 32 conference rooms.

As Olathe West High School focuses on "Project Based Learning", it has eight maker spaces that include 3-D printers. Four satellite-libraries are located in the student communities, overlooking the main first-floor library.

Olathe West also offers 2 of the 21st Century Academies offered in the Olathe School District. The school offers the Public Safety and Green Tech academies.[6]

Extracurricular activities

Olathe West is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.

Athletics

Soccer, Boys

One of the most popular athletic programs offered at Olathe West is soccer. Boys soccer won the Kansas state championship this on Saturday, November 9th, 2019 against Blue Valley West with a score of 2-1. The first goal was scored by junior Henry Curnow and the second by senior Jony Munoz. For a new school and program this was a great feat for not just the team, but the entire school.[7]

Bowling

All schools have to start somewhere, and for Olathe West it was getting their first ever individual state title in bowling when Michael Anderson won in 2019. Also, not every school has their bowling team training in the weight room.

Wrestling

A winter sport which is gaining more and more traction every year, with 2019's women’s state tournament being a historic event, not only because it was the first in Kansas, but also because we got the first state placer in Owls wrestling history, freshman Makayla Rivera at the 235-pound weight class ending with an overall second place state finish.[8]

List of all other Athletics
  • Baseball
  • Basketball, Boys
  • Basketball, Girls
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf, Boys
  • Golf, Girls
  • Gymnastics
  • Soccer, Girls
  • Softball
  • Swimming and Diving
  • Tennis, Boys
  • Tennis, Girls
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball

State championships
State Championships
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Soccer, Boys 1 2019
Total 1

Non-athletic programs

Band

The Olathe West band program includes over one hundred students. There are two concert ensembles: the Concert Band, Symphonic Band the latter forming the marching band during the fall. The schools' marching band has performed at football and school spirit assemblies. Their field shows have been "Words" (2018) and "The Suite Life" (2019). Olathe West also includes a Jazz Band as well as voluntary Percussion Ensembles and PEP Band for Basketball games.

List of all other Non-athletics Programs
  • Art Club
  • Cheer
  • Dance Team
  • Debate / Forensics
  • DECA
  • Future Teachers
  • Hispanic Leadership Club
  • Link Leaders
  • Orchestra
  • O.W.L.S. - Olathe West Leadership Squad
  • Theatre
  • The Owl Post
  • StuCo - Student Council
  • Yearbook

Honor Societies
  • National Honor Society
  • Rho Kappa - National Social Studies Honor Society

Fight Song

Oh, there is no place like Olathe / Dear Old Olathe West

Our teams are the toughest / And we fight the roughest / We're home of the Silver and Blue!

Oh, there is no place like Olathe / Dear Old Olathe West

We fight for the Owl / With all of our Power / For Dear Old Olathe West!

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gollark: > “No! ElGr cells are a scientific miracle!” cries biologist Jack Ponta, jiggling a beaker full of purplish goop as he waves his arms in exasperation. “These cells have been a breakthrough; not only in testing cures for cancer, but also in understanding how cancer develops and functions! All these years later, these cells keep chugging along, outliving all the others! Who knows, with these cells, we might even one day unlock a path to immortality! Are you going to let bureaucracy get in the way of SCIENCE?”
gollark: > “We thought my poor grandmother’s remains had been buried in accordance with her wishes,” growls Elizabeth’s direct descendant, Catherine Gratwick. “Can’t you let her rest in peace? This is her body that you’re messing with. You can’t just irradiate and poison her; you must ask me first! How would you like it if your family’s remains were exhumed and mutilated? You must never use cells from deceased people without the explicit pre-mortem consent of the patient or their relatives. As for granny - I insist that all remaining samples of her be buried, and that you financially compensate her family for the pain and grief you have caused!”
gollark: > Two generations ago, scientists took a biopsy of a tumor from a cancer patient named Elizabeth Gratwick, who died soon after. Without her knowledge or consent, these cells were preserved in the laboratory and proved to be exceptionally stable in replication. As stable cancer cell lines are highly useful for medical research, “ElGr cells” have been sent to and used by scientists all over the world. However, objections are now being raised by Elizabeth’s descendants.
gollark: Now I need to answer a question!

See also

References
  1. [*USD 233
  2. High School CEEB Code Search
  3. "Olathe West High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  4. The Owl Post website
  5. "Olathe West High School / Homepage". www.olathewestowls.org. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  6. "Olathe Public Schools 21st Century Academies". Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  7. Bice, Matt. "Boys Soccer Takes State Title". Owl Post. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  8. Ulmer, Brendan. "Wrestlers Compete at State, Including Girls for the First Time". Owl Post. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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