West High School is a public high school in Torrance,

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History

West High was established in 1962. It serves the area bounded by 190th Street, Hawthorne Boulevard, Sepulveda Boulevard and the Redondo Beach 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

* Jun Ho Bae, missionary *

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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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, member of the United States Olympic women's volleyball team in 1984, 1992, and 1996 *

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, volleyball player *

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, professional baseball player * Rener Gracie, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner *

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References

External links

Official West High School website
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