Parkway West High School
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Ballwin, Missouri,  United States |
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| Principal | Beth Plunkett |
| Students | 1,361, as of 2008 |
| Type | Public |
| Mascot | Longhorn |
| Established | 1968 |
| Colors | Red and Columbia Blue |
| Homepage | Parkway West High School |
Parkway West High School is a secondary school of the Parkway School District located in Ballwin, Missouri. The school mascot is the Longhorn; the school colors are Columbia blue and red. As of 2008, there are 1,361 students enrolled with an average attendance rate of 92.7%.
Of West High graduates, an average of 97.9% enter post-secondary education. As of 2007:
- 78% - 4 year college
- 16% - 2 year college
- 6% - Other
The middle 50% of ACT composite scores are in the 21-29 range. The average staff experience is 15.5 years, and 71.6% of staff members have a masters degree or above.
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[edit] Mission Statement
Teaching and learning are why we are here. The mission of the Parkway West High School community is to foster lifelong learning and good citizenship by developing critical thinking, altruism, and responsibility.
[edit] School Spirit
For its 40th year anniversary, Parkway West revived its fight song, Stand Up and Cheer, which the lyrics are: "Stand up and cheer, stand up and cheer for Parkway West. For today we raise, the red and blue above the rest we are the best. The Longhorns are fighting, for we are bound to win this game. We've got the team! (We've got the team!) We've got the steam! (We've got the steam!) For it is Parkway West's Day, Hey!"
[edit] Sports
Parkway West has a sports rivalry with Parkway Central High School. The school's original rivalry (sports and otherwise) was with nearby Rockwood School District's Lafayette High School, which was located just west of P.W.H.S., in Ellisville, Missouri (that building is currently a middle school); Lafayette High School is now located in Wildwood, Missouri.
[edit] Extracurricular Activities
Parkway West also offers many opportunities for students apart from sports. Such activities include: Model United Nations, NFLSpeech and Debate, Theatre, Women of West (often referred to as WOW), Mu Alpha Theta, Beta Chi Pi (science honors society), Improvisational theatre and the Student Activities Leadership & Service Association (SALSA).
[edit] Alumni
- Stone Phillips, Class of '73, attended Yale University, and now anchors Dateline NBC. Phillips gave the baccelaureate address for the class of '83.
- Nikko Smith, was in the top 12 of American Idol Season 4, and is the son of St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith.
- Chris Cissell, Class of '90, head coach of men's soccer & women's soccer at William Jewell College. NSCAA/adidas NAIA Men's National Coach of the Year in 2006.
- Travis Stork, Class of '90, of The Bachelor fame. He attended Duke University.
- Tuc Watkins, Class of '85, is an actor most noted for his role on One Life To Live.
- Neal Bascomb, author of the best-selling book The Perfect Mile (ISBN 978-0618562091).
- Thomas Barthold, salutatorian of the Class of '71 and now Acting Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation
- August Busch IV, Class of '82, president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch since July 2002
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