Westlake High School (Utah)

Westlake High School (WHS) is a public high school located in Saratoga Springs, Utah, United States. It is part of Utah County's Alpine School District. The school first opened in 2009. In late 2011, construction began for a new junior high school, Frontier Middle School, in nearby Eagle Mountain, which removed 9th grade from Westlake for the 2013–14 school year onwards.

Westlake High School
Westlake High School emblem
Location
99 North Thunder Blvd. (200 West)

Saratoga Springs
,
Utah
84045

United States
Coordinates40°21′51.20″N 111°55′17.13″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"Release the storm" 2016-2017
"Take the world by storm" 2017-2018
"Stay true to the blue" 2018-2019
Opened20 August 2009 (2009-08-20)
School districtAlpine School District
CEEB code450004
PrincipalGary Twitchell (G-Twitch)
Staff116.82 (FTE)[1]
Grades10-12
Enrollment3,245 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio27.78[1]
ScheduleEight period split schedule
Hours in school day7.5
Campus size73.207 acres (29.626 ha)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)  Carolina blue
  Vegas gold
  Navy blue
Song"Mighty Thunder"
Athletics conference6A Region 4
MascotThor, the God of Thunder
Team nameThunder
RivalLehi High School
AccreditationNorthwest Accreditation Commission
Communities servedCedar Fort, Eagle Mountain, Fairfield, Lehi, Saratoga Springs
Feeder schoolsElementary schools:
Cedar Valley
Eagle Valley
Harvest
Hidden Hollow
Mountain Trails
Pony Express
Sage Hills
Saratoga Shores
Middle school:
Vista Heights
Lake Mountain
MissionLux et Virtus
"Light and Excellence"

Adjacent to the school is a seminary building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also nearby is Vista Heights Middle School.

Westlake High School mascot

Sports
Looking northwest at West Lake High School, March 2016

Varsity sports for the Thunder include boys' baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' cross country, boys' football, boys' and girls' golf, boys' and girls' soccer, girls softball, boys' and girls' swim, boys and girls' tennis, boys' and girls' track & field, girls' volleyball, and boys' and girls' wrestling.

Years that Westlake has won region championships:

Boys' Wrestling:
'19 Region IV 6A

Volleyball:
'12 Region VII 4A

Fine Arts

In 2012, Westlake High School's Marching Band was the 4A State Champion with the show "Making of a Masterpiece," and were a Bands of America regional finalist at the St. George BOA regional, taking 10th place. The "Marching Thunder" repeated as Utah 4A State champion in 2013 with their show, "Our Town," and also placed 4th at the St George, Utah Bands of America Regional. During the 2013 season, the color guard won the "best guard" caption award in every competition entered by the Marching Thunder. With their show "Black Tears", they were a Bands of America regional finalist at the St. George and American Canyon, CA BOA regional, taking 7th place in St. George and 9th in American Canyon.[2] They also placed third in the St. George preliminaries.[3]

The Marching Thunder were invited to be the Utah representative to march in the Pearl Harbor Memorial parade in December 2014 and to march in the 2018 Pasadena Parade of Roses.

Clubs and organizations

WHS offers the following extra-curricular activities:[4]

See also

References
  1. "Westlake High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. "American Canyon, CA 2015 Results". musicforall.org. Retrieved 31 Dec 2015.
  3. "St. George, UT 2015 Results". musicforall.org. Retrieved 31 Dec 2015.
  4. "Clubs and Organizations". Alpine School District. Retrieved 21 Apr 2014.


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