West Catholic High School is a private Catholic college preparatory secondary school in

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(U.S.). It opened in 1962 with loans from Kenowa Hills Public Schools. It is located within the Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids.

Academics

West Catholic has been honored each year since 2008 as one of the top Catholic high schools in the United States by the Cardinal Newman Society. With sixteen Advanced Placement courses taught on campus and

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credits through a partnership with Aquinas College also offered on-site, the ''Washington Post'' listed West Catholic as one of the most challenging private high schools in the United States for 2014, 2015, and 2016.

Athletics

Grand Rapids West Catholic High School is a member of Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue Division. However, through the 2007-2008 school year, West Catholic was a member of Grand Rapids City League. West Catholic is also a school of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). State Championships (MHSAA unless noted): * 1970 Boys' Football - Class B * 1970 Boys' Cross Country - Class B * 1979 Girls' Basketball - Class B * 1984 Girls' Gymnastics - Open Class * 1990 Girls' Basketball - Class B * 2003 Boys' Across Country - Division 3 * 2004 Boys' Team Track n' Field - Division 3 * 2008 Boys' Team Track n' Field - Division 3 * 2008 Girls' Team Track n' Field - Division 3 * 2009 Boys' Team Track n' Field - Division 3 (MITCA) * 2010 Boys' Football - Division 5 * 2013 Boys' Football - Division 5 * 2014 Boys' Football - Division 5 * 2015 Boys' Football - Division 5 * 2016 Boys' Football - Division 5 * 2017 Boys' Football - Division 5 * 2022 Boys' Football - Division 6

Student life

''The Westword'' is West Catholic's student newspaper. It is published on a monthly basis by members of the Journalism class each month. The ''Westword'', a staple of student life at West Catholic, won Spartan Awards, the highest honor awarded by the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA). The name, ''Westword'', is a pun on ''westward'', which refers to a direction.Frank, Tom (2007, 08, 14). Catholic Schools. The Grand Rapids, p. B2.

Notable alumni

* Greg Meyer, 1983 Boston Marathon champion

References

External links

* {{authority control Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids Catholic secondary schools in Michigan Educational institutions established in 1962 Schools in Grand Rapids, Michigan 1962 establishments in Michigan