Westlake High School (Ohio)

Westlake High School
Address
27830 Hilliard Boulevard
Westlake, (Cuyahoga County), Ohio 44145
United States
Coordinates 41°27′39″N 81°55′42″W / 41.46083°N 81.92833°W / 41.46083; -81.92833Coordinates: 41°27′39″N 81°55′42″W / 41.46083°N 81.92833°W / 41.46083; -81.92833
Information
Type Public high school
Motto We Educate for Excellence, "All About the W"
Established 1960
Opened 1960, 2013
Founder Sven UD
Status Complete
School district Westlake City School District
Superintendent Scott Goggin[1]
Principal Paul Wilson
Grades 9-12
Campus Suburban
Color(s)      Forest green
     White [2]
Fight song "Stand Up & Cheer"
Athletics conference Southwestern Conference[2]
Mascot Demon
Team name Demons[2]
Rival Bay High School
Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School
Newspaper The Green and White
Athletic Directors Tony Cipollone, Dennis Sullivan
Website Official website

Westlake High School is a public high school located in Westlake, Ohio, United States, west of Cleveland. It is the only high school in the Westlake City Schools district. Its principal is Paul Wilson, and assistant principals are Ned Lauver and Bridget Elias..

Arts

The Westlake High School music program's choral and performance groups include a singing/dancing show choir Company D, Symphonic Chorus, Women's Chorus, Men's Chorus, Octet, Elite Chorale, and Mixed Choir. The choral program continues to receive the highest marks each year at the Ohio Music Education Association competitions as well as out-of-state competitions. The music programs also travel to give back to society through music and volunteer work. The instrumental music program has a Class AA Symphonic Wind Ensemble, a string orchestra, two jazz ensembles, a concert band, and numerous other small performing groups. The 160-person Demon Marching Band, known to many as "The Pride of Westlake", has performed at the Citrus Bowl and the Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Student media

The Westlake High Broadcasting System (WHBS-TV) is a student-run and faculty-advised cable television station serving the entire Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area on AT&T U-Verse channel 99 and the city of Westlake on Time Warner Cable channel 22 and WideOpenWest (WOW!) channel 18. WHBS-TV is advised by faculty member and Westlake alum Les Szekely. They produce a weekly news show for WHS announcements, called Friday Morning News. They also have a comedy show called Monday Afternoon Recorded started in the 2018-19 school year.

The Green and White is a monthly student newspaper serving Westlake High School. It is advised by English teacher Laura Miller.

Mascot

The school mascot, the Demon, has occasionally caused controversy because of its assumed religious connotations. When Westlake was known as Dover, the school teams were called the "Dover Men". Popular usage shortened this to "D-Men", which when spoken is indistinguishable from the word 'demon', hence the current name.[3]

Clubs

  • Ultimate Frisbee Club - active participants in the Cleveland Disc Association's Fall and Spring leagues along with Olmsted Falls High School, Saint Ignatius High School and Saint Edwards High School.

Notable Alumni

  • Jake Paul - Internet personality and actor. (Did not graduate)
  • Logan Paul - Internet personality and actor.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wlake.org/departments/superintendent/Pages/default.aspx
  2. 1 2 3 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  3. ↑ "Why are we called the Demons?" Westlake City Schools.
  4. ↑ "2009 Convention – Club Point Summary" (PDF). Ohio Junior Classical League. 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
    • "2010 State Convention – Club Point Summary" (PDF). OJCL.org. Ohio Junior Classical League. 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "Constitution of the Ohio Junior Classical League" (PDF). Ohio Junior Classical League. March 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2009. ...by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL.
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