West High School (Phoenix, Arizona)
West High School was a high school that formed part of the Phoenix Union High School District in Phoenix, Arizona.
| West High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| Established | 1949[1] |
| Closed | 1983[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,723 (1982)[2] |
| Mascot | Thunderbirds[2] |
History
West High School was one of five Phoenix Union high schools that were built between 1949 and 1957, the others being Camelback, Carl Hayden, Central, and South Mountain.[3]
The campus was designed by a group of local architects consisting of Lescher & Mahoney, Edward L. Varney, H. H. Green and Edwin Dwight Chenault.[4]
Declining enrollment during the 1980s resulted in the closure of West, along with North High School, Phoenix Union High School, and East High School.[3]
Metro Tech High School, then named Metro Tech Vocational Institute of Phoenix, was opened on the grounds of West High in 1985.[3]
Campus
The campus used to have an Olympic-sized swimming pool, but was later filled in. The site of the pool later became the school's cafeteria.[5]
The school also had a Foucault pendulum that was dedicated in 1959.[5]
References
- "About Us / About Us". Metro Tech High School. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- "Arizona High School Enrollment Figures (1912-2005)" (PDF). aiaonline.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "District Information / History". Phoenix Union High School District. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- "Edward Varney - Part of team designing West High School, Phoenix, AZ 9". Arizona Republic. 1947-09-12. p. 27. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- Creno, Cathryn (1 July 2014). "17 historic schools in metro Phoenix". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 3 December 2017.