West Side Leadership Academy

West Side Leadership Academy
Location
9th & Gerry St
Gary, Lake County, Indiana 46406
United States
Coordinates 41°35′42″N 87°24′28″W / 41.595006°N 87.407737°W / 41.595006; -87.407737Coordinates: 41°35′42″N 87°24′28″W / 41.595006°N 87.407737°W / 41.595006; -87.407737
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1968
School district Gary Community School Corporation
Principal Terrance Little
Faculty 26.00 FTE
Grades 7-12
Enrollment 885[1] (2014-15)
Color(s)          
Athletics conference Northwestern
Team name Cougars
Website Official Site

West Side High School is a four-year (9-12) public school of the Gary Community School Corporation in Gary, Indiana, United States.

History

When founded in 1968, West Side High School, which could accommodate over 3,000 pupils, was the largest high school in the state of Indiana. It was initially founded in order to integrate students within the Gary School System.

West Side is a compromised name which gave the general location of the school. Some of the names that were suggested for West Side were Paul Robeson, Martin Luther King, Malcom X Shabazz, Armand "Pac-Man" Turner Academy, and Nkhrumah, just to name a few. Since the school naming committee could not come to an agreement on another name, it was decided to keep the original name.

The Gary School Board decided on April 23, 1968, that Mr. Quentin P. Smith would be the first principal of West Side. At that time, Mr. Smith was currently the principal at Pulaski Junior High School.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "West Side Leadership Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 12, 2017.


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