West Forsyth High School

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West Forsyth High School
Address
1735 Lewisville-Clemmons Road
Clemmons, North Carolina 27102
Information
School board Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Principal Kurt Telford
Enrollment

2034 (2006)
School type High School
Grades 9-12
Language English (with a Spanish ESL Program)
Team name Titans
Color(s) Green and Gold
Founded 1964
Rival Schools Mount Tabor High School
Richard J. Reynolds High School
Davie County High School
Homepage http://web2k.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/wforsythhs


West Forsyth Senior High School is a high school in central North Carolina, United States. The school has about 2,000 students. It is the largest in Forsyth County [1].

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[edit] General

West Forsyth is located in Clemmons, a small suburb of Winston-Salem. Located between Interstate-40 and US-421, the area is rapidly growing, which is directly evident by the school's size. Until the recent construction of Reagan High School, the school serviced both Clemmons and Lewisville.

The spread out campus allows travel between classes easier than most other schools. There is also a large number of picnic tables outside for eating lunch in the fall and spring. The school has three computer labs, all with machines less than three years old. The library is also up to date with modern computers, research materials, and a wide selection of novels. Chartwells School Dining Services provides the food service management of the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs.

West Forsyth consistently scores well on standardized tests, often leading the county in SAT scores. [2] In 2007,West Forsyth was ranked 356th in Newsweek Top 1000 Best Schools in America. [3]

[edit] History

West Forsyth was built in 1964 after the merger of the Winston-Salem School District and Forsyth County School District. It originally served as a new home for students of Southwest High School (now Southwest Elementary) which is located within walking distance from the campus. In the begininng, only six buildings existed at West (100-600). The early seventies brought several new additions including the track, football stadium, and tennis courts. Four more buildings have been also been built. The 700 and 900 buildings were constructed in the early eighties. The Harold B. Simpson Gymnasium, named after West's first principal, was also built during that time. The 1000 building, the only two story building on campus, was constructed last in the mid-late nineties. Also a new auditorium has been constructed ( The Performing Arts Center or PAC) replacing the old auditorium in the 600 building, which is now the new band room.

[edit] Athletics

West Forsyth is a member of the 4A Central Piedmont Conference (CPC). The CPC is a top-notch conference, featuring many of West's rivals including R.J. Reynolds, Mt. Tabor, and Davie County. West has won numerous conference championships. West offers a wide variety of sports on both the varsity and junior varsity level.

(* - Indicates 2006-2007 Conference Champion)

West Forsyth was also home to the local basketball legend Chris Paul. Paul played basketball at Wake Forest University from 2003-2005 until entering the NBA. He now playing for the New Orleans Hornets, Paul was voted the 2005-06 NBA Rookie of the Year and is currently the starting point guard for the USA Basketball Team.

West Forsyth was the school of Titus Pettigrew, the 1995-96 NCHSAA Male Player of the Year

[edit] Clubs

West offers a wide variety of clubs for its students. All clubs have a staff member as their sponsor. They also usually have a student in charge of organizing club meetings. Students can start a new club if they find enough support and a staff member to sponsor them. Some of the clubs at West include:

  • Academic Competition (ACE)
    • English Team
    • General Knowledge Team
    • Math Team
    • Science Team
    • Social Studies Team
  • Anchor Club
  • Art Club
  • Ballroom Dancing Club
  • Battleship Club
  • Book Club
  • Cheerleading
  • Chess Club
  • Children's Cancer Support Club
  • Club Mix
  • Color Guard
  • Cronus (school yearbook, named after the leader of the Titans)
  • Dance Team
  • Drama Club
  • Drill Team
  • Ebony Society
  • FCCLA
  • German Club
  • Girls' Service Club
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Improv Club
  • Interclub Council
  • Interact
  • Jazz Band
  • Junior Class Council
  • Junior Girl's Service Club
  • Key Club
  • Marching Band
  • Med Club
  • Multi-Cultural Society
  • National Art Honor Society
  • National Honor Society
  • National Science Honor Society
  • Boost West Club
  • Paintball Club
  • Red Cross Club
  • Student Leadership Committee (SLC)
  • Spanish Club
  • Senior Men's Club
  • Stage Crew
  • Titans for Global Awareness
  • Titan Greens (Environmental Club)
  • Tri-M Music Honor Society
  • Women's Choir
  • Young Democrats
  • Young Republicans
  • Youth and Government
  • Winterguard
  • Zephyr (student newspaper, named for the West Wind of Greek mythology)


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