West Campus High School
West Campus High School is a public college preparatory magnet high school in Sacramento, California.[5] The school serves 800 students in grades 9–12 in the Sacramento City Unified School District. Prior to the 2002–2003 academic year, West Campus was a satellite high school of the nearby Hiram W. Johnson High School and used the name Hiram Johnson West Campus.
West Campus High School | |
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Location | |
United States | |
Coordinates | 38.530929°N 121.43888°W |
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Type | Public secondary |
Established | 2002 |
School district | Sacramento City Unified School District |
Principal | John McMeekin |
Faculty | 34.0(on FTE basis)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 857[2] (2016-17) |
Student to teacher ratio | 23.4[1] |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Cardinal and Grey |
Athletics conference | CIF Sac-Joaquin Section[3] Capital Valley Conference[4] |
Mascot | Warriors[3] |
Former name | Hiram Johnson West Campus |
Website | West Campus High School |
Clubs
West Campus has more than forty clubs and organizations. Among these are Spikeball Club, Video Production Club, Debate Club, Black Student Union, Key Club, Good Vibes Club, Feminist Coalition, Interact, Chinese Culture Club, LGBT+ Club, Korean Club, Mathletes, and many others.[6]
Class colors
Each class has a color that they use during rallies. The freshman class color at West Campus is traditionally yellow. As the freshman class goes on to its sophomore year, it takes on the color of the senior class that graduated the previous year. The other three colors used by classes include green, red, and blue. Currently, the class of 2022 has the color blue, the class of 2021 has the color red, and the class of 2020 has the color green.
Sports
Current sports at West Campus include cheer, golf, soccer, basketball, cross country, track, baseball, softball, volleyball, wrestling, swim, and tennis. West Campus has four soccer teams, four basketball teams, two baseball teams, two softball teams, and several volleyball teams. [7]
Music
The West Campus music department consists of a music appreciation program, a marching band, a drumline, and a color guard. These groups are affiliated with the Northern California Band Association.
Awards
West Campus has an Academic Performance Index score of 902 and a state ranking of 83.[8] In 2007, West Campus High School shared the California Distinguished School Award with a few hundred other schools.[9]
Alumni
- Ryan Guzman, actor (graduated 2005).[10]
- Steven Silva, actor (graduated 2004).
References
- "West Campus". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- "West Campus". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- "SJS League Alignment". CIF Sac-Joaquin Section. Archived from the original on 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- "Capital Valley Conference Bylaws - Membership" (PDF). Capital Valley Conference. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- "CA Dept of Education". www.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
- "West Campus Clubs" (PDF). West Campus High School. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- http://westcampus.scusd.edu/athletics-0
- Kalb, Loretta (2015-05-17). "West Campus ranks high as U.S. public high school; seeks to draw more neighborhood students". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
- "2007 Distinguished Middle and High Schools - California Distinguished Schools Program (CA Dept of Education)". www.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
- Meyer, Carla (2015). "Sacramento-grown actor arrives as 'The Boy Next Door'". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2017-10-20.