West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School (also informally known as West Side High School or simply West Side) is the only

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within the

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city limits, and is administered by the

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. West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School was constructed in 1939 of cream brick and glass at a cost of $225,000, and was remodeled in the late 1990s. The school is located near

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, and the children of many Purdue faculty and staff attend West Side. In 2012, the school was ranked as the 2nd and 4th best public high school in Indiana by '' U.S. News & World Report'' and ''

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'', respectively. As of 2021, the high school was ranked in U.S. News & World Report as 2nd in Indiana and 239th nationwide.

Athletics

The school offers athletic programs including football, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, soccer, wrestling, golf, track and field, swimming, tennis and volleyball. The teams play under the nickname of the Red Devils and belong to the

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. The West Lafayette football team won Indiana high school state football championships in Class 2A in 1993, and in Class 3A in 2009 and 2018. Other state championships include the 1964 and 2014 boys cross country, 1998 girls Class 3A basketball, and 2013 girls soccer titles.

Notable alumni

* Sonia Y. Angell (Class of 1983), public health leader * Katie Bouman (Class of 2007), imaging scientist * Greg Christopher (Class of 1984), athletic director * Neil Eggleston (Class of 1971),

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(Class of 1997), innovator and technology executive *

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(Class of 1949), pitcher for the

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(Class of 2019), NFL football player * Tom Kelly (Class of 1967), songwriter *

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(Class of 1991), singer-songwriter *

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* Tom Moore (Class of 1961), director *

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(Class of 1989), financial economist *

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(Class of 1986), member of the

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References

External links

School website

West Lafayette Community School Corporation

Indiana Department of Education: School Snapshot
Public high schools in Indiana West Lafayette, Indiana Educational institutions established in 1939 Schools in Tippecanoe County, Indiana Public middle schools in Indiana 1939 establishments in Indiana {{Indiana-school-stub

Athletics

Notable alumni

See also

References

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