Normal West High School is a public

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. The mascot is the

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and school colors are black and silver. The school opened in 1995 and its current student body numbers roughly 1,600.

Extracurricular activities

Sports

Soccer

In the school's short existence, the girls soccer team has won four

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titles, along with two IHSA State Tournament qualifications, and a third place finish at the IHSA State Tournament in 2008, a second place finish at the IHSA State Tournament in 2014, and a fourth place finish at the IHSA tournament in 2018.

Band

The Normal Community West

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has had many achievements including, qualifying for the semifinals at

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Grand Nationals in 1997, qualifying for Finals at the 1999 St. Louis Regional, appearing in the

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parade in 2002, 2008, and 2012, winning their division in 2002 and placing 5th in Finals at the Field Competition in 2008. In 2008, the Normal Community West Marching Band won their division in the State of Illinois Invitational Marching Band Festival, the ''de facto'' state championship.

Demographics

According to the Illinois State Board of Education Report Card, 70.9% of the student population in 2021 was Caucasian, 12.5% was black, 7.9% was non-white Hispanic, 2.6% was Asian, 0.4% was Indigenous, and 0.1% was Pacific Islander. The gender makeup of the school was 51.1% male and 48.9% female. Approximately 30.8% of students were low income, and 19.1% had a disability. The Report Card also reported that 0.4% of students were homeless.

Notable alumni

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(class of 1996),

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for

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. * Cody White (class of 2007), Houston Texans NFL player * Brock Stewart (class of 2010), Los Angeles Dodgers MLB player

References

{{authority control Public high schools in Illinois Schools in Bloomington–Normal Educational institutions established in 1995 1995 establishments in Illinois