Westlake High School is a public high school in unincorporated territory of

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, west of and adjacent to

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. The school is a part of the

Eanes Independent School District Eanes Independent School District (EISD) ( ) is a school district headquartered in unincorporated Travis County, Texas ( USA), in Greater Austin. Its enrollment is about 7,814 students, distributed among six elementary schools, two middle schoo ...

. Westlake High School is the only high school in the Eanes ISD and serves

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, Rollingwood, parts of Southwest

, as well as parts of unincorporated Travis County. The school was established in 1969 and opened in 1970. In 2011, Westlake was ranked 72 on '' Newsweek'' Magazine's list of America's top High Schools. In 2012, Westlake was #160 in the ''Newsweek'' poll. In 2013, Westlake was #93 and in 2014, it was #117. In high school rankings by '' The Washington Post'', Westlake was #136 in 2014 and 2013. In 2012, it was #106 in ''The Washington Post'' poll, #59 in 2011, and #52 in 2010.

Extracurricular activities

Westlake was moved to the state's highest classification in 2014 when Texas added a 6A classification.

Academics

*UIL Academic Meet Champions **1993(4A)

Athletics

The Westlake Chaparrals compete in these sports: volleyball, cross country, football, basketball, powerlifting, wrestling, swimming, soccer, lacrosse, golf, tennis, track, baseball, softball, dance, and cheerleading.

State titles

*Baseball **1980(3A), 1984(4A) *Girls' basketball **1993(4A), 1995(5A), 1996(5A) *Boys' cross country **1979(B), 1981(4A) *Girls' cross country **1975(B), 1976(B), 1977(B), 1985(4A), 1990(4A) *Football **1996(5A), 2019(6A/D2), 2020(6A/D1) 2021(6A/D2) *Boys' golf **1980(3A), 1996(5A), 1999(5A), 2001(5A), 2009(5A), 2010(5A), 2014(5A), 2017(6A), 2018(6A), 2019(6A), 2021(6A) *Girls' golf ** 2019(6A) *Boys' swimming **2006(5A) *Girls' swimming **1980(All), 1996(All), 1997(All), 2007(5A), 2008(5A), 2014(5A), 2015(5A) *Team tennis **1984(4A), 1985(4A), 1992(4A), 2006(5A), 2007(5A), 2009(4A) *Volleyball **1991(4A), 1993(4A), 2002(5A), 2004(5A) *Rugby **2015, 2016

Orchestra

The orchestra program currently has three full orchestras competing in UIL each year.

Band

The Westlake High School Chaparral Band has been named the Texas State Honor Band three times (AA, AAA, and AAAA) in its 30-year history. The marching band has been invited to the

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. A select group of Chap Band student musicians performed at the bi-annual conference of the internationally recognized World Association for Symphonic Bands (WASBE) in Cincinnati, OH in July 2009. The invitation to perform at WASBE is the first ever extended to a high school band organization.

State titles

*Marching Band Sweepstakes Champions **1979(3A), 1982(3A)

Cheerleading

The Westlake Cheer Program's Red Team won the 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019 UCA Super Varsity Division 1 National High School Cheerleading Championships.

Notable alumni

* Kyle Adams,

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tight end *

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offensive lineman *

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, actress * Ben Breedlove, Internet celebrity * Drew Brees, NFL quarterback, Super Bowl XLIV champion and MVP; played for the

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, professional basketball player *

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, tennis player *

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, quarterback for the

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, previously UT * Nick Foles, NFL quarterback, Super Bowl LII champion and MVP with the Philadelphia Eagles *

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, NFL player * Camila Grey, singer *

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, UT swimmer * Paul London, professional wrestler *

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, NFL offensive lineman *

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, author * Tanner Price,

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quarterback * Rich Riley, business executive * Jay Rodgers, NFL coach *

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, MLB pitcher * Scott Spann, Olympic swimmer * Huston Street, MLB pitcher *

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, football wide receiver * Lia Thomas, transgender swimmer on the University of Pennsylvania swim team *

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, NFL kicker, Super Bowl XLVII champion with the Baltimore Ravens *

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* Lauren Worsham, actress

In popular culture

Neptune High, the high school in '' Veronica Mars'', is partially based on Westlake, where the father of writer-producer Rob Thomas once served as vice-principal. In '' Friday Night Lights'', the team played in the

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, the Westerby Chaps, is based on the Westlake High School football team. All scenes involving the Chaps were filmed at Westlake High School, with real students portraying fans.

References

External links

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