Walled Lake Western High School (also known as "Walled Lake Western," "Western," or "WLW"), is a

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of the Walled Lake Consolidated School District, located in

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. Retrieved on November 8, 2012. The school serves portions of the township,Western H.S.

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History

Opened in 1969, Walled Lake Western was the second high school in Walled Lake. Western's mascot is the Warrior and the school colors are Royal Blue and Silver (Scarlet was integrated as a school color from 1983 to 2004).

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, who graduated in 2006, was named Miss America 2008. The International Baccalaureate program started in the 2012–2013 school year for grades 11 and 12.

Academics

In 2009, Walled Lake Western High School was ranked in the top 5% of all schools in the nation by ''Newsweek'' magazine. The ranking is calculated by the "number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2008 divided by the number of graduating seniors." Beginning in the fall of 2013, Western will begin the

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Diploma program for 11th and 12th grade students as an alternative to AP Testing.

Athletics

Western used to belong to the

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. In 1984, the Warriors

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team captured the school's first state championship. The football team won the state title in 1996, and again in 1999 (USA Today 11th ranked in country). Their field is known as ''Warrior Stadium'' due to the school's nickname.

Notable alumni

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– Miss Michigan 2007 and Miss America 2008 * Josh Jones – NFL player for the Seattle Seahawks * Matt Koleszar – Michigan State Representative * Cam Vieaux - baseball player * Cody White - NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers * Randy Huntington Track and Field Coach - Coach of Mike Powell and Willie Banks - World Record Holders - Assistant Coach MSU -2005-2006 - Head Coach for Chinese National/Olympic team 2013-2022 - Su Bingtian - Wang Chunyu - Wang Jiananhttps://www.mtexpress.com/sports/for-haileys-randy-huntington-timing-is-everything/article_ddf8e278-676e-11ec-a02b-97216a62cfe9.html

Notes and references

External links

Walled Lake Western High School
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