West High School (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

West High School (1908–1982) was a public high school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Edward Stebbins designed the school building.^[1] Built in 1908 on what had recently been farmland, the school had a student capacity of 1,600 by 1917. Minneapolis Public Schools closed Central, West and Marshall-University high schools in 1982.^[2]

West High School
West 28th Street & Hennepin Avenue[1] Minneapolis , Minnesota United States
Information
Type	public
Opened	1908
Closed	1982
School district	Minneapolis Public Schools

Notable alumni

• James Arness, actor^[3]
• Curt Carlson, businessman^[1]
• Peter Edelman, lawyer, educator, government official
• Don Ellis, Jazz musician and band leader
• George A. French, lawyer and Minnesota state legislator^[4]
• Tippi Hedren, actress^[1]
• Alexander Kreiser, aviator and brigadier general
• Emery "Swede" Larson, football coach and Marine Corps officer^[5]
• Butch Levy (1921–1999), professional football player and pro wrestler^[6]
• C. Walton Lillehei, surgeon^[1]
• Fancy Ray McCloney, stand-up comedian^[7]
• Henrietta Mears, Christian educator and evangelist ^[8]
• Mary Ellen Pinkham, humor columnist and author^[1]
• Dave Pirner, Soul Asylum^[9]
• Harry Reasoner, journalist and broadcaster^[10]
• Tommy Stinson, musician (did not graduate)^[11][12]
• Arnulf Ueland, Minnesota state senator and businessman^[13]
• Fred Vant Hull (1920–1975), professional football lineman with the Green Bay Packers^[14]