Omaha Westview High School

Westview High School
The main entrance of Westview High School in 2023
Location
Map
15800 Summit Plaza

Bennington
,
Nebraska

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtOmaha Public Schools
PrincipalThomas Lee
Teaching staff36 (2022-2023)
Grades9–12
Number of students743 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.64 (2022-2023)
Color(s)Orange and blue    [2]
MascotWolverine
Websitewww.ops.org/westview

Westview High School is a secondary school located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The current principal is Thomas Lee.[3] The school colors are orange and blue and the mascot is the wolverine.

History

The creation of two new high schools for the Omaha Public Schools, the first in the district since Omaha Bryan High School in 1971, was added as a part of the Phase 2 Bond issue, approved by Omaha Public Schools voters in 2018.[4] Westview, located at the intersection of 156th and Ida streets in far northwest Omaha, was substantially completed in May 2022. It opened for students in August for the 2022-2023 school year, initially serving students in grades nine and ten. Westview phased in all four grades starting with the 2024–2025 school year.[5]

Westview partially shares facilities with a YMCA branch that is connected to the school building, including a pool and exercise rooms.

Extracurricular Activities

Athletics

A female wrestler from Westview made the finals for the Nebraska State Wrestling Tournament in 2023.[6][7]

Dance Team

Westview and Burke High School's joint dance team placed 13th in the nation in the medium poms[clarification needed] in 2023, competing against a field of 90 teams from all around the United States.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Westview High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Westview High Brand". OPS Brand. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Wagner, Lauren (June 7, 2022). "Westview High School welcomes OPS students and families for grand opening celebration". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Duffy, Erin (October 8, 2018). "Which schools will be first? OPS lays out timeline for Phase 2 bond projects". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  5. ^ Wagner, Lauren. "Check out five new schools opening in OPS in 2022 and 2023". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  6. ^ Nebraska School Activities Association. "NSAA State Championship Girls Bracket" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  7. ^ Schinzel, Gene; Stem, Andres; Donovan, Kristin (February 17, 2024). "Results: Nebraska high school state wrestling tournament, Feb. 17". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  8. ^ Caracta, Bella (February 5, 2023). "Burke Westview Dance Team makes it to National Dance Team Championship finals, first time in OPS history". www.wowt.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.


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