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Westview High School (Portland, Oregon)

Coordinates: 45°33′0″N 122°51′54″W / 45.55000°N 122.86500°W / 45.55000; -122.86500
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Westview High School
Address
Map
Mailing address only (school is located
in an unincorporated part of Washington County):
4200 Northwest 185th Avenue

,
97229

Coordinates45°33′0″N 122°51′54″W / 45.55000°N 122.86500°W / 45.55000; -122.86500
Information
TypePublic
Opened1994
School districtBeaverton School District
PrincipalMatthew Pedersen[1]
Teaching staff108.20 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,442 (2022-2023)[2]
Student to teacher ratio22.57[2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Navy, Red, and Silver    [1]
NicknameWildcats[1]
RivalSunset High School
NewspaperThe View
Feeder schoolsFive Oaks MS, Stoller MS
Websitewestview.beaverton.k12.or.us

Westview High School (WHS) is a public high school in an unincorporated part of Washington County, Oregon, United States, within the Portland metropolitan area, and in the Beaverton School District. It opened in 1994 and its first graduating class was in June 1996.

Academics

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In 2014, the average SAT score among Westview students was 1708, compared to the Oregon state average of 1544.[3]

Also in 2014, the average ACT score among 552 students at Westview was 22.4, compared to the 21.4 state average.[citation needed]

Of the Class of 2014, which consisted of 571 students, 65% attended a four-year college, while 15% attended a two-year college.[3]

Extracurricular activities

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In the 2021-22 school year, 66% of students reported being involved in at least one extracurricular activity.[4]

Academic competitions

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Westview is home to several competitive academic teams, namely Science Bowl and History Bowl. The former group has earned two straight regional championships in 2016 and 2017 in the Bonneville Power Administration Regional Science Bowl, the largest tournament of its kind in the nation. Westview's Science Bowl team has appeared at the national competition for National Science Bowl in four consecutive years,[5] placing second in their division at the national competition in 2017.

Westview's History Bowl program has also placed on the national level on multiple occasions. The team has twice been the national champion of History Bowl, in 2014 and again in 2017.[6]

Individual Westview students have also had success in science fairs with many students both qualifying to and winning awards at the International Science and Engineering Fair, Regeneron ISEF (formerly Intel ISEF).[7]

Athletics

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Westview High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 6A-2 Metro League along with other high schools in the Portland Metro area.[1]

State Championships[8]

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  • Baseball: 2011, 2018
  • Band: 2000†, 2001, 2002
  • Boys Soccer: 2011, 2017
  • Boys Swimming: 2009
  • Boys Tennis: 2002
  • Cheerleading: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
  • Girls Basketball: 2000
  • Girls Golf: 2017
  • Girls Swimming: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2022
  • Girls Tennis: 2022
  • Softball: 2004
  • Speech: 2006, 2007, 2012, 2019

(†=Tied with one or more schools)

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Westview". www.osaa.org. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Westview High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Westview High School Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Oregon At-A-Glance School Profile: Westview High School". Oregon Department of Education. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Westview High School of Beaverton wins 26th annual BPA Regional Science Bowl".
  6. ^ "Past Champions - National History Bee and Bowl".
  7. ^ "ISEF Abstract Search Utility". Society for Science and the Public. Society for Science and the Public.
  8. ^ "Records & Archives".
  9. ^ Trevor Crowe Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on October 11, 2015.
  10. ^ Erik Hurtado Player Profile – ESPN FC. Espnfc.us. Retrieved on October 11, 2015.
  11. ^ https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-23923-karmel-kwiz.html . Willamette Week. Retrieved on October 5, 2018.
  12. ^ Carson Kelly. Milb.com. Retrieved on March 20, 2017.