Westlake High School (Utah)
Westlake High School (WHS) is a public high school located in Saratoga Springs, Utah, United States. It is part of Utah County's Alpine School District. The school first opened in 2009. In late 2011, construction began for a new junior high school, Frontier Middle School, in nearby Eagle Mountain, which removed 9th grade from Westlake for the 2013–14 school year onwards.
| Westlake High School | |
|---|---|
 Westlake High School emblem | |
| Location | |
99 North Thunder Blvd. (200 West) , 84045 | |
| Coordinates | 40°21′51.20″N 111°55′17.13″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Release the storm" 2016-2017 "Take the world by storm" 2017-2018 "Stay true to the blue" 2018-2019 |
| Opened | 20 August 2009 |
| School district | Alpine School District |
| CEEB code | 450004 |
| Principal | Gary Twitchell (G-Twitch) |
| Staff | 116.82 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,245 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 27.78[1] |
| Schedule | Eight period split schedule |
| Hours in school day | 7.5 |
| Campus size | 73.207 acres (29.626 ha) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Carolina blue Vegas gold Navy blue |
| Song | "Mighty Thunder" |
| Athletics conference | 6A Region 4 |
| Mascot | Thor, the God of Thunder |
| Team name | Thunder |
| Rival | Lehi High School |
| Accreditation | Northwest Accreditation Commission |
| Communities served | Cedar Fort, Eagle Mountain, Fairfield, Lehi, Saratoga Springs |
| Feeder schools | Elementary schools: Cedar Valley Eagle Valley Harvest Hidden Hollow Mountain Trails Pony Express Sage Hills Saratoga Shores Middle school: Vista Heights Lake Mountain |
| Mission | Lux et Virtus "Light and Excellence" |
Adjacent to the school is a seminary building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also nearby is Vista Heights Middle School.
Sports
Varsity sports for the Thunder include boys' baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' cross country, boys' football, boys' and girls' golf, boys' and girls' soccer, girls softball, boys' and girls' swim, boys and girls' tennis, boys' and girls' track & field, girls' volleyball, and boys' and girls' wrestling.
Years that Westlake has won region championships:
Boys' Wrestling:
'19 Region IV 6A
Volleyball:
'12 Region VII 4A
Fine Arts
In 2012, Westlake High School's Marching Band was the 4A State Champion with the show "Making of a Masterpiece," and were a Bands of America regional finalist at the St. George BOA regional, taking 10th place. The "Marching Thunder" repeated as Utah 4A State champion in 2013 with their show, "Our Town," and also placed 4th at the St George, Utah Bands of America Regional. During the 2013 season, the color guard won the "best guard" caption award in every competition entered by the Marching Thunder. With their show "Black Tears", they were a Bands of America regional finalist at the St. George and American Canyon, CA BOA regional, taking 7th place in St. George and 9th in American Canyon.[2] They also placed third in the St. George preliminaries.[3]
The Marching Thunder were invited to be the Utah representative to march in the Pearl Harbor Memorial parade in December 2014 and to march in the 2018 Pasadena Parade of Roses.
Clubs and organizations
WHS offers the following extra-curricular activities:[4]
- Color Guard
- Thundervision
- Boom Squad
- Best Buddies Club
- Table Tennis
- Fundamental Skills for LaCrosse
- French Club
- Key Club
- Broadcasting
- Harry Potter Club
- Gaming and Networking
- Math Club
- Westlake Literary Club
- Model United Nations
- Role-ing Thunder (Drama)
- Photography Club
- Hip-Hop Club
- Marching band
- Cheer
- DECA/FBLA
- FCCLA
- American Football
- HOSA
- National Honor Society (NHS)
- Skills USA
- TSA
- Multicultural (LIA)
- Ballroom
- Choir
- Dance Team
- Debate
- Drama Club
- FFA
- Musical Theater
- Orchestra
- Student Government
- Yearbook
- Tech Crew for Theatre
- Japanese Club
- Chinese Club
References
- "Westlake High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- "American Canyon, CA 2015 Results". musicforall.org. Retrieved 31 Dec 2015.
- "St. George, UT 2015 Results". musicforall.org. Retrieved 31 Dec 2015.
- "Clubs and Organizations". Alpine School District. Retrieved 21 Apr 2014.
