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. It has a current enrollment of 2,840.

Athletics

West High has had multiple state sports championships, most prominently twenty-one for football (1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1925, 1927, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1984 and 1992); nine for boys' track (1912, 1922, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1951, 1953, 1954 and 1957); and four for boys' tennis (1992, 1996, 1997 and 2002). The school maintains a

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Notable alumni

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External links

West High School official website
{{authority control Public high schools in Utah Educational institutions established in 1890 Schools in Salt Lake City International Baccalaureate schools in Utah 1890 establishments in Utah Territory

Athletics

Notable alumni

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