West Forsyth High School (Georgia)

West Forsyth High School
West Forsyth High School in 2017
Address
Map
4155 Drew Road

Cumming
,
Georgia
30040

United States
Information
TypePublic school
Motto"We Are West"
Established2007; 17 years ago (2007)
School districtForsyth County Schools
PrincipalAaron Archambeau [1]
Teaching staff123.20 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,405[2] (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio19.52[2]
Color(s)Vegas gold and navy
   
MascotWolverine
RivalSouth Forsyth, Denmark High School, Lambert High School, , Forsyth Central High School
WebsiteWest Forsyth High School

West Forsyth High School is a public high school, located in Cumming, Georgia, United States, a suburb northeast of Atlanta. The school is located at 4155 Drew Road.[3][4]

West Forsyth High School opened in 2007 with 1,200 students in grades 9 through 11, with a senior class added the following year. West Forsyth High School was the first true high school since Forsyth Central (formally Forsyth County High) was built in 1955. North and South Forsyth High are converted junior high schools. West Forsyth High was built to alleviate overcrowding at South Forsyth and Forsyth Central high schools. West Forsyth High is the first construction of the district's two-story high school prototype.[5] The school motto, "I am West Forsyth, and we are family" is commonly used at the school.

Athletics and clubs

West Forsyth currently competes in the GHSA Region 6-AAAAAAA[6] in all sports, except for lacrosse, in which it competes in Area 3-AAAAAA,[7] and has since 2010.

WFHS has varsity sports teams in competition cheerleading, cross country, football, softball, volleyball, basketball, swimming, wrestling, baseball, golf, lacrosse, track, tennis, soccer and gymnastics.[8]

The school's clubs include the National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, an equestrian club and a dance team.[9]

West Forsyth also has a Region 5-AAAAAAA competing theatre troupe.

The school has a renowned AP program offering over 20 courses.

West Forsyth has received multiple honors including AP STEM Achievement School, AP Merit School, and AP Humanities School.[5]

West Forsyth has the third largest DECA chapter in the world, as of the 2023-2024 school year.[5]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Forsyth County Schools name new principals for West Forsyth High, Brookwood Elementary schools". www.forsythnews.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "West Forsyth High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "WFHS Timeline". Forsyth County Schools. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  4. ^ "WFHS Homepage". Forsyth County Schools. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "2022-2023 Region Alignments | GHSA.net". Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "2015-2016 Lacrosse Area Assignments | GHSA.net". Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "West Forsyth Athletics". Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  9. ^ "Clubs". Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  10. ^ Zuke, Ryan (August 12, 2021). "Michigan football makes final 4 for Oscar Delp, No. 3 tight end in 2022 class". MLive.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "2020-21 WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: Dylan Fairchild, West Forsyth". www.forsythnews.com. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "Payton Martin Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com.

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