Wyoming Valley West Senior High School
Wyoming Valley West Senior High School is a public high school in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It is the only public high school in the Wyoming Valley West School District. The current building was completed in 1978.
Wyoming Valley West Senior High School | |
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Address | |
150 Wadham Street , , 18651 United States | |
Coordinates | 41.241342°N 75.948875°W[1] |
Information | |
School district | Wyoming Valley West School District |
School number | 6391 |
Principal | David Novrocki |
Teaching staff | 89 11 (on a FTE basis)[2] |
Grades | 9-12[2] |
Enrollment | 1,221 (2018-19)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.70[2] |
Color(s) | Burgundy and gold |
Athletics conference | Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District 2 |
Nickname | Spartans |
Newspaper | The West Side Story |
NCES Assigned School ID | 422595006391 |
Website | www |
Students and faculty
With 1482 students and 84 FTE teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio at Wyoming Valley West High School is 17.6:1, as compared to the state average of 16:1.
The student body is 79% white and 21% non-white, as compared with the state average of 34% minority enrollment.
Academic performance
In 2010 the school met adequate yearly progress as set by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The target of 63% of students to score proficient or higher in reading was set and was surpassed by 65.9% of students scoring at least proficient. In math, the target was set of 56% of students to score proficient or higher, and this mark was also surpassed, with 57% of students scoring proficient of higher. [3]
Sports
The school's mascot is a warrior from the ancient Greek province of Sparta.[4]
Wyoming Valley West is in PIAA District 2.[5]
"The Wyoming Valley West field hockey team defeated Palmyra 2-1 in the PIAA Class "AA" Championship.[6]"
"This is the first Class 2A state championship for Wyoming Valley West. The Spartans won the Class 3A championship in 2003.[7]"
AAA sports
- Boys'/girls' cross country
- Boys'/girls' soccer
- Boys'/girls' swimming and diving
- Boys'/girls' tennis
- Boys'/girls' track and field
- Boys'/girls' volleyball
- Boys' wrestling
- Girls' field hockey
AAAA sports
- Boys' baseball
- Girls' softball
- Boys'/girls' basketball
- Boys' football
- Boys' golf
- Boys'/girls' indoor track and field
- Boys'/girls' water polo
Notable alumni
- Karen Aqua - filmmaker and animator
- Jimy Hettes - professional MMA fighter, Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Kait Kerrigan - playwright, lyricist, book writer
- Warren Lahr - drafted by Pittsburgh Steelers, played 11 seasons with Cleveland Browns
- Bobby Allyn - NPR reporter
References
- "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- "Wyoming Valley West SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-05-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "the570.com". Retrieved 2008-09-23.
- "piaa.org". Retrieved 2008-09-23.
- "Wyoming Valley West Claims State Field Hockey Title". WNEP.com. 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- Sutelan, Edward (2019-11-16). "Wyoming Valley West scores late goal to upset Palmyra in field hockey state championship". pennlive. Retrieved 2019-11-28.