Plano West Senior High School

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Principal	Kathy King
Associate Principal for Curriculum  and Instruction	Carl Herrmann
Associate Principal Student Activities	Randy Hayes
Assistant Principals	Dr. Victor Nixon – A - E Dr. Camica Davis – F-La Kevin Lyons – Le - Rob Larry Farnen – Roc - Z
Director of Guidance	Ann Raidt
Counselors	Alicia Logan – A - Cl Jennifer Whitney – Co - Hal Julie Tallant – Ham - Led Linda Puster – Lee - O Michelle Altom – P - Sm Tracy Stafford – Sn - Z
School Hours	9:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Enrollment	2,160
School Colors	Royal blue, black and white
Mascot	Wolves
Motto	Leading with pride.

Directions to School

From Dallas North Tollway: Parker Rd. Exit – east to the school.
From Central Expressway: Parker Rd. Exit – west to the school.

Achievements

Newsweek's America's Top High School 2010 Nationwide List (top 1%); 2009 TBEC Honor Roll Recipient, Texas ACT Council 2010 College Readiness Award; Just for Kids Award (2009, 2011); Class of 2010: 32 National Merit Finalists, 5 National Hispanic Scholars, 52 Commended Students, 1 National Achievement; Lone Star Cup (2007).  FINE ARTS — ART 28 VASE State Champs(08); BAND 3 All State members (2009); Marching Band UIL Sweepstakes(01-08); TMEA State Honor "Best in State" (2006-09); CHOIR 7 All State members (2009,10); 18 Pre-Area members (2010); 10 Area members advancing to State (2010; ORCHESTRA 3 All State members (2009); UIL Sweepstakes (2000-10); TMEA State Honor Orchestra "Best in Texas" (2002, 04, 06, 08, 10); THEATRE  UIL Technical Design State Champions (2008); UIL Technical Design State (2001,09,10); TX Visual Arts Association (2009). ATHLETICS — BASKETBALL Girls' State (2006); BASEBALL State Champions (2008); State Finals (2009); Bi-District Champions (2009); CROSS COUNTRY Boys' and Girls' District Championships (2002-04, 2006-09) Regional Qualifiers (2000-10); State Qualifiers(2000, 2002-06, 2008,2010); GOLF Boys' Team State (2000,06,07,08); Boys' Regionals (2000, 01 ,04, 2006-09); Boys Districts (2002,2010); Girls' Team State (2008); Girls' Team Regional Qualifier (2005,06,08,09); Girls’ Districts(2010); SOCCER Boys' Soccer State Runner-up (2007); Girls' Soccer State (2000, 02, 07; ;SOFTBALL Bi-District Champions (2009); Regional (2008); SWIM Boys' and Girls' State (2008,09); TENNIS Boys' Doubles State Champ (2008,09); Boys Singles State Champ (2003); Girls' Doubles State runner-up (2003,07); Mixed Doubles State runner-up (2010); Team State Champions(2001, 04, 05, 06); VOLLEYBALL State Semi-Final (2007); Regional (2004,05,06,08); Area (2009); BiDistrict (2010); District (2004,06,08); WRESTLING State Champ Qualifiers (2008,09); D.M.N. Plano West All Sports Award for District 9-5A (2000-10). FOREIGN LANGUAGE — French Symposium Team State (09); German State Competition (09);Latin State Junior Classical League (09);Pan American Student Forum State (09)

Academic Decathlon State Qualifiers (2008-09); Award Winning Student Newspaper – Blue Prints (2008); Nationwide Top 10% JROTC "Honor Unit with Distinction" (2003, 06, 09); Nationwide Top 10% JROTC "Honor Unit with Distinction" (2003, 06, 09); Speech Nationals (2009); Texas Veterinary Medicine Competition: Division I & II Top 3 in State (2007,08,09); FFA Career Development Event State Finalist (2008,09,10); FFA Leadership Development Event State Finalist (2008,09,10); Science Fair (2) 1st in State (2009); DECA State and Nationals (2009) and Qualifiers (2000-05); Destination Imagination 1st in Region (2009); Economics Challenge Finalist & Stock Market Game Winners (2009); FBLA State (2008,09); Robotics Team Nationals (2009) World Champs (2007); Whiz Quiz Nationals (2009); DECA State and Nationals (2009) and Qualifiers (2000-05)

Campus Programs

Advanced Placement (26 courses); Junior Achievement; one-, two- and three-hour courses providing experience and training in several career options including drafting, clinical rotation, advertising, early childhood education, desktop publishing, multimedia, veterinary medicine and fashion design. Collin College Concurrent Enrollment Program is also available at Plano West. Service learning is incorporated into our curricular program. Also provided are outstanding opportunities in the arts, including: choir, orchestra, band, theatre, speech and visual arts. AVID, PALS and Student Congress are integral parts of the activity offerings on our campus.

Parent Involvement Opportunities

Wolf Den – PTSA; School Based Improvement Committee (SBIC); booster clubs for all athletic teams; fine arts performance groups; JROTC; cheerleaders and drill team; volunteer workers in offices, library, counseling centers and on advisory committees.

Community/Business Partnerships

Dr. Pepper Company; Jostens; Medical Center of Plano; Presbyterian Hospital of Plano; Target; Tinseltown; Tom Thumb Food Stores; Walgreens; and Wal-Mart as well as local doctors' offices.