Lincoln-Way West High School or LWW, is a public four-year

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located about 1.5 miles south of

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near the intersection of Gougar Road and Illinois Highway in

New Lenox, Illinois New Lenox is a village in central Will County, Illinois, United States. It is a Southwest suburb of Chicago. The village population was 27,214 as of the 2020 census. New Lenox has schools like Lincoln-Way West High School, Providence Catholi ...

, a southwest suburb of

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, in the

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. It is the part of Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210. Students living within the Lincoln-Way boundaries of Liberty Junior High in New Lenox School District 122 and Manhattan Junior High in Manhattan School District 114 attend Lincoln-Way West.

Racial/Gender makeup

The student body makeup is 50 percent male and 50 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 12 percent. As of 2021, there are 1,929 students enrolled, with 75 full-time teachers, creating a 19 student to teacher ratio.

History

Lincoln-Way West opened in 2009 to reduce the student population at Lincoln-Way Central High School. Sitting on 100 acres, Lincoln-Way West is the largest site of the three high schools that comprise Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210.

Athletics

Lincoln-Way West competes as a member of the Southwest Suburban Conference. The school is a member of the

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(IHSA), which governs most athletics and competitive activities in

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. Teams are called the "Warriors". The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in

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, cross country,

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and

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. Young women may compete in

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, poms, and

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, while young men may also compete in

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, and

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. Now recognized by the IHSA, the school's athletic department also oversees

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teams for young men and women. The following teams have won or finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament or meet: * Badminton (Girls): 2nd Place (2019–20); Conference Champions (2015) * Baseball (Boys): Regional Champions (2022); Sectional Champions (2022) * Basketball (Boys): 2nd Place (2015–16); Regionals Champions (2015, 2016); Sectional Champions (2015–16); Super-Sectional Champions (2015–16); (3A) 2nd Place (2015-16) * Basketball (Girls): 2nd Place (2019–20); Super-Sectional Champions (2019–20); Sectional Champions (2019–20); Regional Champions (2009-2010, 2018–19, 2019–20) * Cheerleading: 3rd Place (2014–15, 2020–21); 2nd Place (2022–23) * Cross Country(Boys): Regional Champs (2011–12, 2012–2013) * Cross Country (Girls): Conference Champs (2011–12); Regional Champs (2011-2012) * Football: Conference Champs (2010–11, 2011–12); Quarter finalist (2013, 2014); State runner up (2016) * Gymnastics (Boys): State Champions (2010–11) * Soccer (Boys): Regional Champs (2010–11, 2012–13, 2019–20); Sectional Champs (2019-2020); Super-Sectional Champs (2019-2020) * Soccer (Girls): Regional Champs (2014-2019); Sectional Champs; (2016-2017) * Wrestling: 3rd Place; (2016–17); Conference Champs (2009-2010, 2010–2011, 2011–2012, 2012–2013); Regional Champs ( 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14); State Quarterfinals (2012–13)

Marching Band

Their Marching Band has performed shows such as "Warrior: Raising to Battle" (2009), "Ring of Fire: Music of the Pacific Rim" (2010), "Trapped!" (2011), "Urban Sprawl" (2012), "Infinite: The Sky Of Beauty And Dreaming" (2013), "Seven" (2014), and "Go West!" (2015). * Bands of America Finalist: 2009 * State of Illinois Invitational Marching Band Finalist: 2010, 2014, 2015

Notable alumni

* B. J. Bello (b. 1994), an American football

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who is a free agent

References

Lincoln-Way West High School — New Lenox Patch — Patch.com

External links

Official Website

Lincoln-Way Community High School District Official Website
{{authority control Public high schools in Illinois Schools in Will County, Illinois