Lee's Summit West High School

Lee's Summit West High School is located at 2600 Southwest Ward Road in Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States. It opened in the fall of 2004 and is part of the Lee's Summit R-VII School District. Current enrollment is approximately 2000 students. The mascot of the school is the Titan. The school newspaper is the Titan Scroll, which is a member of the High School National Ad Network. After a $32 million bond passed in April 2006, the high school received facility improvements and an expansion which was completed in 2009.

Lee's Summit West High School
Location
2600 SW Ward Road Lee's Summit , Missouri 64082 United States
Coordinates	38°52′24″N 94°23′56″W
Information
Type	Public secondary
Established	2004
School district	Lee's Summit R-VII School District
NCES District ID	2918300 [1]
Principal	Dr Maid
Teaching staff	120.96 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,976 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	16.34[2]
Color(s)	Navy and silver
Nickname	Titans
Website	lswhs.lsr7.org

Academics

Lee's Summit West High School was designated a Blue Ribbon School in 2013.^[3]

In 2013, Lee's Summit West High School was selected as a Blue Ribbon School. The Blue Ribbon Award recognizes public and private schools which perform at high levels or have made significant academic improvements.^[4]

Athletics

Lee's Summit West is a part of the Greater Kansas City Suburban Gold Conference.^[5] Their rivals are Lee's Summit and Lee's Summit North. The following Missouri State High School Activities Association sports are offered:

• Baseball (boys)
• Basketball (boys & girls)
• Cross country (boys & girls)
  • Boys state champions – 2008^[6]
  • Girls state champions – 2007,^[7] 2008,^[8] 2009,^[9] 2010,^[10] 2011^[11]
• Football (boys)
  • State champions – 2007,^[12] 2010,^[13] 2013^[14]
• Golf (boys & girls)
• Lacrosse (boys and girls) (not MSHSAA sponsored)
• Soccer (boys & girls)
  • Girls state champions – 2005,^[15] 2006^[16]
• Softball (girls)
• Swimming (boys & girls)
• Tennis (boys & girls)
• Track and field (boys & girls)
  • Girls state champions – 2006,^[17] 2010,^[18] 2016,^[19] 2017,^[20] 2018,^[21] 2019,^[22]
• Volleyball (boys & girls)
  • State champions – 2007^[23]
• Wrestling (boys and girls)

Notable alumni

• Trevor Rosenthal (2008), MLB All-Star pitcher^[24]
• Michael Dixon (2009), basketball player who plays in Egypt^[25]
• Evan Boehm (2011), NFL center^[26]
• Matt Hall (2011), MLB pitcher^[27]
• Shaquille Harrison (2012), NBA player^[28]
• Monte Harrison (2013), wide receiver for the Arkansas Razorbacks and former MLB outfielder^[29]
• Alex Lange (2013), pitcher for the Detroit Tigers^[30]
• Vanessa Merrell (2015) YouTuber
• Veronica Merrell (2015), YouTuber
• Elijah Childs (2017), basketball player who plays in Italy^[31]
• Yor Anei (2018), NBA G League basketball player^[32]
• Phillip Brooks (2018), NFL wide receiver^[33]
• Mario Goodrich (2018), NFL cornerback^[34]