West Forsyth High School
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West Forsyth Senior High School is a high school in central North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, United States
United States
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. The school has about 2,000 students. It is the largest in Forsyth County.
General
West Forsyth is located in ClemmonsClemmons, North Carolina
Clemmons is a village in Forsyth County, North Carolina and a suburb of Winston-Salem. The population was 18,627 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Clemmons is located at ....
, a small suburb of Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...
. Located between Interstate 40
Interstate 40
Interstate 40 is the third-longest major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States, after I-90 and I-80. Its western end is at Interstate 15 in Barstow, California; its eastern end is at a concurrency of U.S. Route 117 and North Carolina Highway 132 in Wilmington, North Carolina...
and U.S. Route 421
U.S. Route 421
U.S. Route 421 is a spur route of U.S. 21. It runs for from Michigan City, Indiana, at U.S. 20, to Fort Fisher in North Carolina. The highway goes through the cities of Indianapolis, Indiana, Lexington, Kentucky, Boone, North Carolina, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina and...
, the area is rapidly growing, which is directly evidenced by the school's size. Until the recent construction of Reagan High School
Ronald W. Reagan High School
Ronald Wilson Reagan High School is a high school under the direction of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools system. It is located in Pfafftown, North Carolina and has a student population of approximately 1700 as of the 2011/12 school year. The school is newly constructed and began...
, the school serviced both Clemmons and Lewisville as well as parts of Winston-Salem.
West Forsyth consistently scores well on standardized tests, often leading the county in SAT
SAT
The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
scores. In 2007, West Forsyth was ranked 356th in the Newsweek
Newsweek
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Top 1000 Best Schools in America. For the 2009-2010 school year, West Forsyth was the highest scoring high school in the county. West Forsyth was also one of 13 high schools in the state of North Carolina in 2009 to receive the distinction of Honor School of Excellence due to very high achievement on standardized tests.
History
West Forsyth was built in 1964 after the merger of the Winston-Salem School District and Forsyth County School District. It originally served as a new home for students of Southwest High School (now Southwest Elementary) which is located within walking distance from the campus. In the beginning, only six buildings existed at West (100-600). The early seventies brought several new additions including the track, football stadium, and tennis courts. Five more buildings have been also been built. The 700 and 900 buildings were constructed in the early eighties. The Harold B. Simpson Gymnasium, named after West's first principal, was also built during that time. The 1000 building, the only two story building on campus, was constructed last in the late nineties. Also a new auditorium has been constructed (The Performing Arts Center or PAC) replacing the old auditorium in the 600 building, which is now the band room. The 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 buildings have been remodeled. Two PODS have been put in place as well. The total budget for the overall upgrading of the facility was $10.5 million.
Athletics
Follow West Forsyth Sports Scores with instant text message updates with: www.scoretrax.comWest Forsyth is a member of the 4A Central Piedmont Conference (CPC). The CPC is a top-notch conference, featuring many of West's rivals including R.J. Reynolds
Richard J. Reynolds High School
Richard J. Reynolds High School now the Richard J. Reynolds Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts is a high school in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Named for R. J. Reynolds, the founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the...
, Mt. Tabor
Mount Tabor High School
Mount Tabor High School is a high school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is part of the WS/FCS School System. As of 2010, Mount Tabor has a student population of over 1,600 9th through 12th grade students and is a North Carolina 4A school. Mount Tabor was previously part of the Metro...
, and its main rival Davie County
Davie County High School
Davie County High School is a public high school in Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina, United States.- Davie County High School :Davie County High School is the sole high school in the Davie County School System...
.
- Fall Sports
- Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
(Boys and Girls) - Field HockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
(Girls) - FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
(Varsity and Junior Varsity) - GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
(Girls) - Soccer (Boys) (Varsity and Junior Varsity)
- TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
(Girls) - VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
(Girls) (Varsity and Junior Varsity)
- Cross Country
- Winter Sports
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
(Boys and Girls) (Varsity and Junior Varsity) - Winter Track
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
& DivingDivingDiving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
(Boys and Girls) - WrestlingScholastic wrestlingScholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
(Varsity and Junior Varsity)
- Basketball
- Spring Sports
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
(Varsity and Junior Varsity) - GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
(Boys) - LacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
(Boys and Girls) (Varsity and Junior Varsity) - Soccer (Girls) (Varsity and Junior Varsity)
- SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
(Varsity and Junior Varsity) - TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
(Boys) - Outdoor TrackTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
(Boys and Girls)
- Baseball
West Forsyth was also home to the international basketball star Chris Paul
Chris Paul
Christopher Emmanuel Paul is an American professional basketball point guard for the New Orleans Hornets.Paul was born and raised in North Carolina. Despite only playing two varsity basketball seasons in high school, he was a McDonald's All-American and accepted a scholarship with nearby Wake...
. Paul played basketball at Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
from 2003-2005 until entering the NBA. He now plays for the New Orleans Hornets. Paul was voted the 2005-06 NBA Rookie of the Year and was the starting point guard for the 2008 USA Basketball "Redeem" Team where he helped them win a gold medal.
Tyrone Anthony - Before Chris Paul, there was Tyrone Anthony (1980 graduate). Tyrone was "All State", "National High School Athletic Coaches Team", "Parade Magazine - Prep All American", "Shrine Bowl" Election, "Sportsman Award", "All Conference" 1979 & 1980. He went on to play for the North Carolina Tarheels, where he is one of 13 players in UNC history to break the 1,000 yard tailback rushing mark. after graduating Tyrone played for the New Orleans Saints for two seasons, averaging 4.6 yards per rush, 7.5 yards per reception and 21.5 yards per kick return.
Tab Thacker - Attending concurrently with Tyrone Anthony, Tab was a wrestler and football player as well. Tab anchored the offensive line as an immovable force for the Titans. But Tab excelled in wrestling, undefeated as a heavy weight champion for the Titans, and would go onto be undefeated as well for the NC State Wolf Pack wrestling team. He made the olympic team as well in the early 80s. Sadly, Tab's health issues got the better of him and he died at an early age of 45 in 2007. See the Wikipedia link under his name for more info.
Notable alumni
- Chris PaulChris PaulChristopher Emmanuel Paul is an American professional basketball point guard for the New Orleans Hornets.Paul was born and raised in North Carolina. Despite only playing two varsity basketball seasons in high school, he was a McDonald's All-American and accepted a scholarship with nearby Wake...
, NBA player for the New Orleans Hornets - Tyrone Anthony, NFL retired New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
- Tab ThackerTab ThackerTalmadge Layne "Tab" Thacker , was a former NCAA wrestler and actor.While at North Carolina State University Thacker won the NCAA heavyweight wrestling championship in 1984, collecting 4 Atlantic Coast Conference titles along with the Wolfpack. He finished his college career 92-11-1, ranking...
deceased 2007, NC State WolfpackNC State WolfpackThe athletic teams of the North Carolina State University, known as the Wolfpack, compete in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports. NC State is a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and has won eight national championships: two NCAA championships, two AIAW championships, and four titles...
wrestler, NCAA champion, Olympics, Police AcademyPolice AcademyPolice Academy is a series of American comedy films, the first six of which were made in the 1980s. The seventh and to date last installment, Mission to Moscow, was released in 1994. The series opened with Police Academy which started with the premise that a new mayor had announced a policy...
movies - Dustie Waring, guitarist for the metal band Between the Buried and MeBetween the Buried and MeBetween the Buried and Me is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. They have released a total of five studio albums, as well as a cover album, an EP and a live DVD/CD...