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Western High School
Address
501 South Western Avenue Anaheim, California 92804 United States
Coordinates	33°49′32″N 118°0′9″W / 33.82556°N 118.00250°W / 33.82556; -118.00250
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Home of the Pioneers
Established	1955
School district	Anaheim Union High School District
Principal	Lorena Moreno
Teaching staff	81.73 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,704 (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio	20.85
Color(s)	Blue and White
Athletics conference	Orange League
Mascot	Pioneer
Rival	Anaheim High School
Website	School website

Western High School is an accredited public high school located in Anaheim, California, serving students in grades 9–12. The school is one of ten high schools in the Anaheim Union High School District. It is located in the western end of Anaheim and also serves southwest Buena Park and northwest Stanton. It was established in 1954. The school's mascot is the Pioneer.

Academics

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Western High is a two time California Distinguished High School.

Athletics

Athletic teams compete in the CIF Southern Section of the California Interscholastic Federation and are known as the "Pioneers". Notable athletes from the school include Tiger Woods and Andy Messersmith.

In 2007, the Pioneers won the 2007 CIF wrestling championship. The annual football game between Western and its rival Anaheim High School is referred to as the traditional "Bell Game", with the winning school receiving the Victory Bell. Western High School offers the following sports:

Fall

• Football
• Marching Band
• Volleyball
• Boys' Cross-Country
• Girls' Cross-Country
• Girls' Golf
• Girls' Tennis
• Boys' Water Polo
• Cheerleading

Winter

• Boys' Basketball
• Girls' Basketball
• Wrestling
• Boys' Bowling
• Girls' Bowling
• Girls' Water Polo
• Winter Cheerleading
• Winter Guard

Spring

• Baseball
• Boys' Golf
• Boys' Tennis
• Girls' Soccer
• Boys' Soccer
• Boys'/Girls' Swimming
• Softball
• Boys' Track and Field
• Girls' Track and Field

Notable staff and alumni

• Tiger Woods, professional golfer
• David Gilliland, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver
• Mike Iupati, National Football League (NFL) offensive lineman
• Andy Messersmith, Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher
• Fili Moala, NFL player
• John Moses, MLB outfielder
• Dana Nafziger, NFL football player
• Lute Olson, NCAA basketball coach
• Mike Penner, sportswriter for Los Angeles Times
• Carol Rodríguez, Puerto Rican sprinter
• Randy Schekman, cell biologist, winner of 2013 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
• Rich Severson, MLB infielder

References

1. ^ "Western High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
2. Hamilton, Tom (May 24, 1980). "Moses Hits It Big in Tucson". Los Angeles Times. p. III-12. Retrieved October 17, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
3. "In the spotlight, Western High's 'most famous alum' traces road to Stockholm". Retrieved October 7, 2013.

External links

• Western High School website
• History of Western High School (Archive)
• Anaheim Union High School District website

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