Bellevue West High School | |
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Address | |
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1501 Thurston Ave , 68123 | |
Coordinates | 41°09′48″N 95°56′11″W / 41.16333°N 95.93639°W |
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School type | Senior high school |
Founded | 1977 |
School board | Bellevue Public Schools |
Principal | Kevin Rohlfs |
Staff | 100.80 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,686 (2018–19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.73[1] |
Language | English |
Color(s) | Purple, gold, and white |
Mascot | The Thunderbirds |
Team name | Thunderbirds |
Website | Bellevue West H.S. |
Bellevue West High School is a public secondary school located in Bellevue, Nebraska, United States.[2] It had a 2013 enrollment of 1,584 students.[3] The principal is Kevin Rohlfs.[4] The school's athletic teams are the Thunderbirds, and their school colors are purple, gold and white.[2] The school's cross-town rival is Bellevue East.[4] Bellevue West is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. The school also serves as an off-campus location for the Omaha, Nebraska, Metropolitan Community College.
State championships | |||
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Season | Sport/activity | Number of championships | Year |
Fall | Volleyball | 12 | 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006[5] |
Football | 2 | 2016, 2019[6] | |
Winter | Bowling, boys' | 4 | 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007[citation needed] |
Bowling, boys' | 3 | 2004, 2006, 2007[citation needed] | |
Basketball, boys' | 6 | 2000, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2020, 2023[7] | |
Basketball, girls' | 3 | 2007, 2009, 2010[8] | |
Spring | Baseball | 1 | 1978[9] |
Total | 28 |
The school's instrumental music department has four concert bands (Concert, Symphonic, Wind Symphony, and Wind Ensemble), two jazz bands, and a marching band. The school's vocal music department consists of three main choirs (Concert Choir, Arie Armonie, and West High Singers) as well as a show choir (West Connection), a contemporary a cappella group (Project 424) and other small ensembles.