WEST FORSYTH HIGH SCHOOL

'West Forsyth Senior High School' is a high school in central North Carolina, United States. The school has about 2,000 students. It is the largest in Forsyth County [http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/about/20day0607.html [1]].

Contents

General

History

Athletics

Clubs

Notable Alumni

External links

General

West Forsyth is located in Clemmons, a small suburb of Winston-Salem. Located between Interstate-40 and US-421, the area is rapidly growing, which is directly evident by the school's size. Until the recent construction of Reagan High School, the school serviced both Clemmons and Lewisville.

The spread out campus allows travel between classes easier than most other schools. There is also a large number of picnic tables outside for eating lunch in the fall and spring. The school has two computer labs, both with machines less than three years old. The library is also up to date with modern computers, research materials, and a wide selection of novels. Chartwells School Dining Services provides the food service management of the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs.

West Forsyth consistently scores well on standardized tests, often leading the county in SAT scores. [http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/academic/satsch.html [2]] In 2007,West Forsyth was ranked 356th in Newsweek Top 1000 Best Schools in America. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/site/newsweek/?GT1=9951 [3]]

History

West Forsyth was built in 1964 after the merger of the Winston-Salem School District and Forsyth County School District. It originally served as a new home for students of Southwest High School (now Southwest Elementary) which is located within walking distance from the campus. In the begininng, only six buildings existed at West (100-600). The early seventies brought several new additions including the track, football stadium, and tennis courts. Four more buildings have been also been built. The 700 and 900 buildings were constructed in the early eighties. The Harold B. Simpson Gymnasium, named after West's first principal, was also built during that time. The 1000 building, the only two story building on campus, was constructed last in the mid-late nineties. Currently, construction operations are underway for a new auditorium expected to be completed in August 2007.

Athletics

West Forsyth is a member of the 4A Central Piedmont Conference (CPC). The CPC is a top-notch conference, featuring many of West's rivals including R.J. Reynolds, Mt. Tabor, and Davie County. West has won numerous conference championships. West offers a wide variety of sports on both the varsity and junior varsity level.

★ Fall Sports

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★ Cross Country (Boys and Girls)

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★ Field Hockey (Girls)

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★ Football
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★ Golf
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★ Soccer (Boys) (Varsity and Junior Varsity)

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★ Tennis (Girls)

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★ Volleyball
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★ Winter Sports

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★ Basketball (Boys and Girls) (Varsity and Junior Varsity)

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★ Winter Track

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★ Swimming & Diving (Boys
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★ and Girls)

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★ Wrestling
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★ Spring Sports

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★ Baseball
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★ Golf (Boys)

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★ Lacrosse (Boys and Girls) (Varsity and Junior Varsity)

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★ Soccer (Girls) (Varsity and Junior Varsity)

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★ Softball (Varsity and Junior Varsity)

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★ Tennis
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★ Outdoor Track (Boys and Girls)

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★ - Indicates 2006-2007 Conference Champion)

West Forsyth was also home to the local basketball legend Chris Paul. Paul played basketball at Wake Forest University from 2003-2005 until entering the NBA. He now playing for the New Orleans Hornets, Paul was voted the 2005-06 NBA Rookie of the Year and is currently the starting point guard for the USA Basketball Team.
West Forsyth was the school of Titcus Pettigrew, the 1995-96 NCHSAA Male Player of the Year

Clubs

West offers a wide variety of clubs for its students. All clubs have a staff member as their sponsor. They also usually have a student in charge of organizing club meetings. Students can start a new club if they find enough support and a staff member to sponsor them. Some of the clubs at West include:

★ Academic Competition (ACE)

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★ English Team

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★ General Knowledge Team

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★ Math Team

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★ Science Team

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★ Social Studies Team

★ Anchor Club

★ Art Club

★ Ballroom Dancing Club

★ Battleship Club

★ Book Club

★ Cheerleading

★ Chess Club

★ Color Guard

★ Cronus (school yearbook, named after the leader of the Titans)

★ Dance Team

★ Drama Club

★ Drill Team (Rifle)

★ German Club

★ Girls' Service Club

★ Improv Club

★ Interact

★ Jazz Band

★ Junior Class Council

★ Marching Band

★ National Art Honor Society

★ National Honor Society

★ National Science Honor Society

★ Pep Club

★ Red Cross Club

★ Student Leadership Committee (SLC)

★ Spanish Club

★ Senior Men's Club

★ Titan Greens (Environmental Club)

★ Tri-M Music Honor Society

★ Youth and Government

★ Zephyr (student newspaper, named for the West Wind of Greek mythology)

Notable Alumni

★ Cass Ferguson, Head Manager for Charlotte 49ers

★ Travis Hancock, T-bone on Mac Attack at widely acclaimed show from 12-3 on 610 WFNZ in Charlotte.

★ Byron Hill, Nashville songwriter, (class of 1971), [1],

★ Luke Hughett, drummer for Brooklyn-based madonna-punk outfit Heloise and the Savoir Faire, (class of 1995)

★ Chris Paul, NBA Rookie of the Year

★ Greg Vassar, President - Adapttoscale industries; former Business Process Support Administrator - Pfizer, Inc.; Integration consultant - Ravioli Films (class of 1995)

★ Erik Walker, 1983-2006-Drafted by Tampa Bay Devil Rays, played one year with Hudson Valley Renegades. Charlotte 49er's all time leader in saves and appearances.

★ John Stamper, Football Standout for Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 4-year varsity starter for Varsity Football, class of 2007

★ Tab Thacker, NC State Wrestler and Star of Police Academy Movies

External links

★ West Forsyth Home Page

★ Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools Home Page

★ West Forsyth High School Alumni Association