Western Guilford High School

Western Guilford High School is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and is part of the Guilford County School system. The school has approximately 1,300 students and its sports teams are the Fighting Hornets.

The school opened in the fall of 1968.

In September 2000, Western Guilford was renovated via public bond. The design of the new addition integrates different components of the campus by introducing new circulation patterns. A new entry gallery at the front entry to the school was designed; along with art and classroom additions that form an internal courtyard. The addition consists of four basic elements: Classroom addition to the vocational building, a new "auxiliary" gym, a two-story classroom addition and a single-story art addition.

Pete Kashubara is the principal of Western Guilford High. The Student-Teacher ratio is 18:1. The school's mascot is Buzz the Hornet and the school colors are Black and Old Gold. Western is a member of the Metro 3A Conference and the Athletic Director is Bryan Heide.

As of 2014, Western Guilford High School is the State's only High School to offer College Board's AP Capstone Program. The AP Capstone Program, also known as the Advanced Placement Academy, is a challenging two-year program designed to train students for the independent research and collaborative projects common in college-level courses.

Advanced Placement Academy

The Advanced Placement Academy will become an option for students starting in the fall of 2014. Western Guilford will be the first school in North Carolina to offer the College Board approved AP Capstone Program. Students will apply via application to take part in this unique and rigorous program of study. To complete the program and earn the Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma or Advanced Placement Capstone Certificate students must:

• Successfully complete a minimum of 6 Advanced Placement courses including the two year AP Capstone Program
• Participate in Academy enrichment sessions each year
• Utilize College Board’s SpringBoard materials for Advanced Placement tests
• Take Advanced Placement tests at the end of each course
• Achieve a level 3 or higher on a minimum of 6 Advanced Placement exams
• Complete the Service Learning Diploma requirements

All Advanced Placement Academy students will participate in enrichment sessions throughout the year. Sessions will utilize SpringBoard materials to assist students in preparing for collegiate level writing, test taking, test data analysis, college planning, and career exploration. Students will also participate in college visits and tours.

Advanced Placement Courses

• AP Calculus AB
• AP Statistics
• AP Biology
• AP Environmental Science
• AP Chemistry
• AP Physics
• AP Psychology
• AP Government
• AP Comparative Government
• AP World History
• AP US History
• AP European History
• AP Human Geography
• AP English Language
• AP English Literature
• AP Spanish Language
• AP French Language
• AP Art History
• AP Art 2D
• AP Art 3D
• AP Seminar
• AP Research

Service Learning

• Service Learning Diploma: awarded to students who have completed a minimum of 250 hours of service learning in their high school years.
• Service Learning Exemplary Award: awarded to students who have completed a minimum of 100 hours of service learning in their high school years.
• The school has a group of 8 Service-Learning Ambassadors with a goal of promoting Service-Learning and hosting school-wide service projects.

Extracurricular activities

• Art
• Band
• Chorus
• Computer arts
• Drawing painting
• Orchestra
• Quizbowl
• Photography
• Theater drama
• Video film production

National Organizations

• National Honor Society
• National French Honor Society
• National Art Honor Society
• National Spanish Honor Society
• National Tri-M Music Honor Society
• National Beta Club
• National Technical Honor Society
• National Latin Honor Society

Foreign Languages

• French
• Spanish

Sports

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Cross country
• Football
• Golf
• Lacrosse
• P.E. classes
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

Ethnicity

• 39.4% African American
• 1.0% American Indian
• 4.1% Asian
• 11.4% Hispanic
• 4.0% Multi-Racial
• 40.0% White

References

http://wghs.gcsnc.com/pages/Western_Guilford_High

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 36°04′56″N 79°54′29″W / 36.0823583°N 79.908091°W