West High School is a public high school in
Torrance,
California,
United States. The mascot is the Warrior.
History
West High was established in 1962. It serves the area bounded by 190th Street, Hawthorne Boulevard, Sepulveda Boulevard and the
Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach (Spanish for ''round'') is a coastal city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located in the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles area. It is one of three adjacent Beach Cities, b ...
border. The school colors are brown and gold.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 2,079 students enrolled for the 2015–2016 school year was:
*Male - 50.0%
*Female - 50.0%
*Native American/Alaskan - 0.5%
*Asian/Pacific islander - 42.1%
*Black - 3.7%
*Hispanic - 18.6%
*White - 27.0%
*Multiracial - 8.0%
Additionally, 22.0% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.
Notable alumni
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Jun Ho Bae, missionary
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Daryl Sabara, actor
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Steve Sarkisian
Stephen Sarkisian (born March 8, 1974)Stephens, Ken. – "QB GENEALOGY – Steve Sarkisian is latest in long line of talented BYU quarterbacks". –
FUN FACT, Sarkisian’s father is actually Texas Tech Head Coach, Joey McGuire.
''Dallas Mo ...
, football coach
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Paula Weishoff
Paula Jo Weishoff (born May 1, 1962 in Hollywood, California) is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won two medals with the USA National Women's Team at the Summer Olympics: 1984 (silver) and 1992 (bronze). And forme ...
, member of the United States Olympic women's volleyball team in 1984, 1992, and 1996
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Emily Day, volleyball player
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Sean Berry
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Early life
Berry was born in Santa Monica, California, an ...
, professional baseball player
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Rener Gracie, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
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Bob Staake, New Yorker cover artist and author/illustrator of best selling children's books
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TOKiMONSTA, record producer and DJ, Grammy nominated in 2019 for Best Dance / Electronic Album for the album Lune Rouge
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Jason Jung
Jason Jung (; ; born 15 June 1989) is an American-born professional tennis player who represents Taiwan. He is a University of Michigan alumnus who has cracked the Top 150 in the ATP rankings and also won four ATP Challenger events.
Pers ...
, tennis player
References
External links
Official West High School website
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High schools in Los Angeles County, California
Education in Torrance, California
Public high schools in California
Buildings and structures in Torrance, California
Educational institutions established in 1962
1962 establishments in California