Westside High School (Omaha)

Westside High School

Front view of the Westside Campus
Location
8701 Pacific St.
Omaha, Nebraska, 68114-5298
Information
Type Public
Established 1951
Principal Maryanne Ricketts
Enrollment Over 2000[1] (2014)
Color(s) Red, white, and black
Mascot Warriors
Rival Creighton Prep
Website http://whs.westside66.org/

Westside High School is the only high school of the Westside Community Schools district (also known as District 66 to local residents) of Omaha, Nebraska.

Student life

Modular schedule system

Westside has used a modular schedule since 1967. Each module, or mod (as known colloquially among WHS students), is either a 20 or 40-minute period used for classes or independent study time. This allows freedom in scheduling as classes can be 40, 60, or 80-minutes long as needed for one to one, small group, large group, and laboratory instruction. Classes are taught in a similar format to many universities where students meet a large group lecture once per week and have small group recitations throughout the week. An average student has at least one or two full open mods per day to be used for studying, interacting with teachers, eating lunch, or socializing. Juniors and seniors who have met specific requirements are eligible to apply for a pass that allows them to leave the building during open mods.[2]

Extracurricular Activities

Westside athletic teams have won the following state championships.

State Championships[3]
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Football 3 1961, 1981, 1982
Tennis, Boys 4 1976, 1977, 1981, 1983
Golf, Girls 1 1990
Winter Wrestling 2 1976, 1977
Basketball, Girls 2 1999, 2015
Basketball, Boys 1 1980
Swimming, Boys 23 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2006
Swimming, Girls 13 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 2012
Spring Golf, Boys 5 1959, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1989
Track and Field, Boys 2 1967, 1975
Soccer, Boys 2 1998, 2004
Tennis, Girls 17 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2014
Baseball 8 1972, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015
Total 81

Notable alumni

References

  1. whs.westside66.org Westside Homepage
  2. Westside schedule
  3. "Nebraska School Activities Association" (English). Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  4. Doug, Barber (September 2, 2003). "From 'The Equalizer' to Dana's Head Viking". Washington County Enterprise and Pilot Tribune. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  5. "Bennett Greenspan – Class of 1970, Westside High School, Omaha, Nebraska, United States". The NamesDatabase. Retrieved June 18, 2013.

External links

Coordinates: 41°14′50″N 96°3′0″W / 41.24722°N 96.05000°W / 41.24722; -96.05000

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