Portsmouth West High School (PWHS) is a public

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in Washington Township, just south of

West Portsmouth, Ohio West Portsmouth is a census-designated place (CDP) in Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,149 in accordance with the 2010 census. The citizens of West Portsmouth are served by the Washington-Nile Local School District (Portsmo ...

, United States. It is the only high school in the Washington–Nile Local School District. Athletic teams are known as the Senators, adopted when the school's official name was Washington High School, and the school colors are black and orange. The school district serves residents primarily in Nile Township, which includes

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, and Washington Township, which includes West Portsmouth.

Band

The Portsmouth West High School has a marching band, "The Sensational Senators", who play at football games, local parades, and compete at contests. PWHS hosts an annual OMEA adjudicated event called the "Southern Ohio Marching Band Classic" or the "West Contest".

Choir

Portsmouth West High School offers several options to students who wish to participate in a choral ensemble. Students have the choice of General Choir and Chamber Choir in signing up for classes. For an extracurricular activity for the students, they may audition for select groups such as Advanced Choir, SMOW (Men's Ensemble), and Prima (Women's Ensemble). The Advanced Choir group regularly performs, by invitation, for local churches and for other community events. Each spring, the Vocal Music Department presents a full-scale musical theater production.

Athletics

PWHS teams are known as the Senators and compete in the

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(OHSAA) as members of the

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(SOC), which has 17 member schools and is divided into two divisions (SOC I & SOC II) based on the schools' enrollment. The SOC includes teams from four Ohio counties. PWHS has teams in baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls cross country, boys golf, football, boys soccer, boys and girls track, fastpitch softball, boys tennis, and girls volleyball

State finishes

The football team has made nine appearances in the OHSAA playoffs and finishing as state runners-up in Division IV in 2002 and advancing to the Division V semifinal in 2011. They have two undefeated regular seasons, in 1990 and 2008. The softball team has made 10 appearances in the state semifinals, advancing to the state championship game twice, where they finished as state runners-up in 1987 and 1988.

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* {{authority control High schools in Scioto County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio