Westhill High School (Connecticut)
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Westhill High School | |
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Address | |
125 Roxbury Rd Public | |
Established | 1972 |
CEEB code | 070751 |
Principal | Michael Rinaldi |
Teaching staff | 148.10 (FTE)[2] |
Enrollment | 2,127 (2018–19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.36[1] |
Color(s) | Purple and gold |
Mascot | Viking |
Team name | Vikings |
Website | www |
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Courses
Westhill offers general, college preparatory, honors, and Advanced Placement (AP) classes in the social sciences, the natural sciences, literature, language, and history. Westhill offers language classes including Spanish, French, and Italian. The ECE (Early College Experience) program allows Westhill students to earn credits from the University of Connecticut (UConn) that are transferable to most colleges nationwide. The agriscience program also allows students to take advanced courses that are relevant to the field.
Extracurricular activities and clubs
Westhill High School is home to the Northstar Playmakers, the Mock Trial and Debate Team, over twenty distinct sports teams, and a number of community-service oriented organizations.[
Westhill High School’s Boys' Lacrosse team has had several members of the 2011 Varsity team go on to play at Division I schools.[3]
The Westword
In the 2003-2004 academic year, the school newspaper, The Westword launched an online edition.
Notable alumni
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (August 2022) |
- Keith Bennett (born 1961), American-Israeli basketball player
- Dave Dresden, EDM DJ and record producer; one half of Gabriel & Dresden
- Zach Tyler Eisen, voice actor
- Pamela Karlan, civil rights lawyer; professor at Stanford University
- Dannel Malloy, governor of Connecticut
- Mark Parker, CEO of Nike[4]
- Dave Racaniello, Bullpen Catcher for the New York Mets
- Bruce Shapiro, journalist; Director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, Columbia University
- Barry Sternlicht, CEO of Starwood Capital Group; Chairman of Starwood Property Trust (REIT); philanthropist
- David Streitfeld, reporter for The New York Times
References
- ^ a b "Westhill High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "Westhill High School". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ Wentworth, Austin (24 April 2021). "Austin Wentworth". Syracuse. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Renner, Tom (2 July 2015). "Grad From Stamford's Westhill High In Line To Become Nike Chairman". Stamford Daily Voice. Retrieved 21 April 2017.