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West High School (Torrance, California)
Public school in Torrance, California, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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West High School is a public high school in Torrance, California, United States. The mascot is the Warrior. It is a part of the Torrance Unified School District.
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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.[3]
Notable alumni
- Jun Ho Bae, missionary[4]
- Sean Berry, professional baseball player[5]
- Becky Chambers, Hugo Award winning science fiction author
- Emily Day, volleyball player[6]
- Rener Gracie, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
- Jason Jung, tennis player
- Daryl Sabara, actor
- Steve Sarkisian, football coach[7]
- Bob Staake, New Yorker cover artist and author/illustrator of best selling children's books
- Nick Subis, professional football player[8]
- TOKiMONSTA, record producer and DJ, Grammy nominated in 2019 for Best Dance / Electronic Album for the album Lune Rouge[9]
- Paula Weishoff, member of the United States Olympic women's volleyball team in 1984, 1992, and 1996
- Zac McGraw, professional soccer player
- Shaun Wyvill, Professional Rugby League player
References
External links
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