West Forsyth High School

Overview

February 2014

Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide an opportunity for all students to

reach their optimum potential in an ever-changing, highly technical, global society.

La Misión 

Nuestra misión es proveer una oportunidad para todos los

estudiantes para que alcancen su potencial óptimo 

en una sociedad constantemente cambiar y

sumamente técnica.

What parents say …• The tradition of its academic excellence. Socially it is a good atmosphere. • The school offers a variety of clubs and other extra-curricular activities to allow all students to engage in learning

outside of the classroom.• The teachers• Safe campus; excellent learning atmosphere; approachable/reachable teachers; excellent sports programs• The resources that are available and the reputation West Forsyth has.• Quality education• Art program has been very good• The overall organization of class and activities. • The teachers seem to be genuinely concerned about my child's success.• Guidance office is outstanding. • IEP and Regular Guidance extremely helpful and help you quickly when needed.

All teachers seem to like their job and are always willing to help my child and answer my questions and give any help needed.

• Dedication to academics and it shows in the test scores that our children are receiving on standardized tests• The teachers all seem to care about the children and offer time outside of the classroom to assist in their understanding

of the subject matter• I like the diversity of activities and students and the sense of involvement in the community. • My daughter is extremely happy at West.T• he school focuses on learning and preparing children for the future• The staff and how they keep us up to date. Staff is highly engage and parent friendly. • Have been in this school for 6 years and it's one of the reasons we selected where we live.• Excellent teachers and the school is student centered.• it is a great environment focused on excellence• The commitment by teachers to ensure child is learning.• How much you care for the students• .Quality teachers - my son enjoys going to school to learn

What students say…• The people.• The school spirit • Most students and staff have strong school spirit and really care about the functionality and well-

being of the school.• I enjoy the interesting curriculum and the friendly staff. everyone here is respected and treated

with respect.• I like how all the teachers teach differently which makes each class more interesting. • The people and the environment• I like having opportunities to see my friends.• The open aired walkways and areas.• Our spirit!• Opportunities for student • The atmosphere• I'm almost done• The teachers are amazing at my school. They help me learn and they really care about my

education. • They are not afraid to give me a challenge. • How proud everyone is to be here• All of my teachers are there to help me succeed with assistance• I like that I can go outside.• My school has a nice campus. It is nice to be able to walk outside.

Graduation Rates

2010 2011 2012 2013

West 89.1 91.8 91.5 91.9

X 81.3 87.9 87.9 89

X 89.9 90.3 94.1 92

X 72.6 81 79.6 80.6

X 86.5 86 92.8 92

District 75.6 78 81.2 83.3

Grade SimulationSchool Avg. Pts. Letter

GradePerf.

Comp.Based on EOC

proficiency, including Alternate

Assessments)

FRC(% of graduates

who take and pass Alg. 2/Int.

Math III)

ACT(% of students meeting 4 ACT benchmarks)

WorkKeys(% of CTE

concentrator graduates w/

Silver or higher on the

WorkKeys)

CGR4(% of students that graduate

in 4 years)

EVAAS

West 74.5 C A B F C A Exceeds

X 65.5 D C B F D B Does not Meet

X 75.3 C A A F C A Does not Meet

X 62.9 D C C F D C Does not Meet

X 65.9 D B A F F A Meets

AP and CTE Courses

• West has 519 students taking 925 AP courses

• 1398 CTE Courses being taken. 

Community Service

•SLC made the 5 largest single contributions to the Clemmons Food Bank over the last four years.

•West Forsyth's Student Leadership Council (SLC) was recognized during halftime of a Wake Forest basketball game as Community Heroes for their canned food drive efforts with the Clemmons Food Pantry.

Community Service

Our Key Club was one of the top 10 in the country last year for contributions/fundraising

UNICEF.

Community Service

Largest donation from out of county non-government entity to

Cape Hatteras High School after Hurricane Irene

Fine Arts

Drama DepartmentLargest in the county

# of productions

# who pursue careers

The Cronus (WFHS Newspaper)

Tarheel Award

The Zephyr (WFHS Yearbook)

# of journalists sent to

J-School grads

Community Service

2 Buddy Walks

Over 100k raised

JROTC

Highest ranking achieved for the past 10+ years

Youth and Government

Delegation among most active in state.

Scholarship

Morehead-Cain (UNC-CH)

Park (NCSU)

McNair (USC)

Carswell (WFU)

Levine (UNCC)

West Student Body

•29th Largest school

•91% of 2013 class go to post-secondary institutions

•39% play a sport

School of Excellence

First traditional high school in WSFCS to receive this

distinction.

Sports

131 conference championships since 1985

Sports

We offer every sport recognized by the NCHSAA plus two others – field hockey and competition

cheerleading

TOY

Since our last accreditation process we have had 6 TOY’s.

5- county semifinalists

3- county finalists

2 – county winners

TOY

We have on staff a First Year Teacher of the Year in WSFCS.

Foreign Language

Not many schools around offer 4 Foreign Languages.

SpanishFrench

German Latin

NBCT

We have on staff 20 National Board Certified Teachers.

Faculty

There are 10 members of the faculty who actually graduated

from West.

TICC

41 Clubs

Chorus and Band

•43 in All-County Honors Band for 2012-13

•48 in All-County Honors Band for 2013-14

•38 in All-District Honors Band for 2012-13

•All-District auditions are in January for 2013-14

•4 in All-State Honors Band for 2012-13

•All-State auditions are in April for 2013-14

•12 Students in Carolina Honors Band in 2012-13

•7 in Western Region Jazz Band for 2012-13

•WRJ auditions are in January for 2013-14

•Lane Wagner was selected for US Army All-American Marching Band in 2012-13

•Gabrielle Drum was selected for Macy's Great American Marching Band in 2013-14

Chorus and Band

•16 Students in All-County Chorus last year 2012-2013

•14 Students in All-County Chorus this year 2013-2014

•4 Students in the NC All-State Chorus last year 2012-2013 

•4 Students in the NC All-State Chorus this year 2013-2014

•1 student selected by audition to take part in the Mars Hill College Honors Choir 2013

•2 students selected by audition to take part in the Mars Hill University Honors Choir 2014

•4 students selected to sing in the WS/FC schools superintendents Choir for 2012-2013 

•4 students selected to sing in the WS/FC schools superintendents choir for 2013-2014

•10 Students selected to Sing with American Idol winner Scotty McCreery on Saturday, December 14, 2013

Governor’s School

•2008 - 7 students (Social Science, Natural Science, Choral Music (2), Instrumental Music (2), Art)

•2009 - 6 students (Spanish, Art, Instrumental Music (3), Choral Music, Art)

•2010 - 3 students (Natural Science (2), Instrumental Music)

•2011 - 5 students (Social Science, Natural Science, Instrumental Music, Choral Music, Dance)

•2012 - 8 students (English, Natural Science, Social Science, Instrumental Music (2) Dance (3)

•2013 - 5 students (English, Math, Social Science, Choral Music, Art)

Art Department

3 Gold Key Awards

Dixie Classic Fair

National Art Honor Society

SCAD and RISD

CTE

•Principles of Business•Entrepreneurship•Accounting•Sports and Entertainment Marketing•Microsoft IT Academy•Multimedia and Webpage Design•Personal Finance•Fashion•Foods•Apparel•Parenting•Interior Design•Drafting•Technology•Engineering and Design

Finance Academy

•Financial Literacy Certification – 1st in county, 1st in NC, 13th in United States•Community Partnerships•West Forsyth has received a GOLD STAR award  2011, 2012, and 2013 awarded by W!SE (Working in Support of Education) •Allegacy Credit Union