Westfield High School is a public high school located in

Westfield, Indiana Westfield is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 30,068, and in 2020 the population was 46,410. Westfield is in the Indianapolis metropolitan area. History Westfield was founded on May ...

, north of

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. Westfield High School is part of the Westfield Washington School District and is commonly abbreviated as "WHS."

History

The

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was chosen to represent the school's athletic teams due to the significant population of

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living in the community who preferred a nonviolent mascot. From 1968, up until 1997, the school was on the south side of Hoover Street. The former high school is still standing, and forms the west end of Westfield Middle School. Before the old high school was built, WHS was located by S.R. 32, east of U.S. 31. This school at one time served grades Kindergarten and 7-12. In 1970, the auditorium and gymnasium were burnt down. The school still served as the junior high, although there was no auditorium or gym. A new middle school was built in 1976. In the fall of 1997, the school relocated to its current location at the intersection of Hoover and Union Streets, just north of the old school. In 2014, Riverview Health agreed to pay $1.5 million over 10 years for the naming rights to Westfield High School's football stadium. On August 21, 2015, Westfield High School officially opened its new $7.5 million stadium to the public for their first home game, which they won 38-21 against Harrison.

Athletics

Westfield athletic teams, nicknamed the Shamrocks, compete in the

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. WHS is a 4A school in Indiana's class system for athletics, except for football, in which Westfield is a 6A school. Westfield's mascot which appears at many athletic events, is named Rocky and resembles a combination of the

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's fighting leprechaun logo and

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's "Purdue Pete." Westfield's Girls' Cross Country team has been a powerhouse throughout Indiana for the past decade and a half, including four state championships: 1998, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Westfield Boys' golf has also won three state championships in 2013, 2015 and 2016. After two prior trips to the state finals in football (2A in '92 and 5A in '13) the Rocks won their first State Championship in class 5A football during the '16-'17 season.

Sports offered

* Boys' Baseball * Boys' and Girls' Basketball * Boys' and Girls' Cross Country (Girl State Champs 4x - 1998-99, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007-08) * Boys' Football (2016 State Champs in 5A) * Boys' and Girls' Golf (Boys State Champs 3x - 2012-13, 2014–15, 2015–16) * Boys' and Girls' Soccer * Girls' Softball * Boys' and Girls' Swimming & Diving * Boys' and Girls' Tennis * Boys' and Girls' Track & Field * Girls' Volleyball * Boys' Wrestling *Boys' and Girls Lacrosse *Boys' and Girls' Rugby

The Pride of Westfield

Westfield High Schools marching band, "The Pride of Westfield" competes in both Summer and Winter Marching band seasons. In 2023 the Winter Winds program won the programs 1st WGI Winds Open Class World Championship. The program also won their 3rd consecutive IPA Winds Scholastic Open State Championship with their show "Falling Through Forever". In the Fall of 2022 The Pride of Westfield won their 2nd consecutive Scholastic A Marching Band State Championship with their show "The Dark Horse". In 2022 the Winter Winds program won their 2nd consecutive IPA Winds Scholastic Open State Championship with their show "Dangerous Beauty". In the Fall of 2021 The Pride of Westfield won the Scholastic A Marching Band State Championship with their show "A Million Different Faces". In 2021 the Winter Winds program won the IPA Winds Scholastic Open State Championship with their show "Immortal Beloved". Their show was also voted "Fan Favorite" in a nationwide fan vote.

Notable alumni

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Stage collapse

On April 23, 2015, 16 students were injured as the stage in the school's auditorium collapsed during a concert. The story gained national media attention.

References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Indiana Schools in Hamilton County, Indiana