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 | |
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2600 SW Ward Road , 64082 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°52′24″N 94°23′56″W / 38.87333°N 94.39889°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 2004 |
| School district | Lee's Summit R-VII School District |
| Principal | Dr Maid |
| Teaching staff | 120.99 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,992 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.46[1] |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and silver |
| Nickname | Titans |
| Website | lswhs |
Academics
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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.[3]
Athletics
editLee's Summit West is a part of the Greater Kansas City Suburban Gold Conference.[4] 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)
- Football (boys)
- Golf (boys & girls)
- Lacrosse (boys and girls) (not MSHSAA sponsored)
- Soccer (boys & girls)
- Softball (girls)
- Swimming (boys & girls)
- Tennis (boys & girls)
- Track and field (boys & girls)
- Volleyball (boys & girls)
- State champions – 2007[22]
- Wrestling (boys and girls)
Notable alumni
edit- Mario Goodrich - gridiron football player
- Evan Boehm – gridiron football player
- Michael Dixon – basketball player
- Matt Hall – baseball player[23]
- Monte Harrison – baseball player
- Shaquille Harrison – basketball player
- Alex Lange – baseball player
- Trevor Rosenthal – baseball player
- Veronica Merrell – YouTuber
- Vanessa Merrell – YouTuber
References
edit- ^ a b c "LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Blue Ribbon Schools" (English). Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ "Award Winners" (English). Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ "Greater KC Conference".
- ^ "2008 LSW Boys' XC".
- ^ "2007 LSW Girls' XC".
- ^ "2008 LSW Girls' XC".
- ^ "2009 LSW Girls' XC".
- ^ "2010 LSW Girls' XC".
- ^ "2011 LSW Girls' XC".
- ^ "2007 LSW Football".
- ^ "2010 LSW Football".
- ^ "2013 LSW Football".
- ^ "2005 LSW Girls' Soccer".
- ^ "2006 LSW Girls' Soccer".
- ^ "2006 LSW Girls' Track and Field".
- ^ "2010 LSW Girls' Track and Field".
- ^ "2016 LSW Girls' Track and Field".
- ^ "Missouri High School Sports and Activities".
- ^ "Missouri High School Sports and Activities".
- ^ "Missouri High School Sports and Activities".
- ^ "2007 LSW Volleyball".
- ^ "Missouri State's Matt Hall has turned into a strikeout machine | The Kansas City Star". Kansascity.com. June 4, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2018.