West High School is a public high school in

Torrance, California Torrance is a coastal city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is part of what is known as the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay region of the metropolitan ...

, United States. The mascot is the Warrior. It is a part of the Torrance Unified School District.

History

West High was established in 1962. It serves the area bounded by 190th Street, Hawthorne Boulevard, Sepulveda Boulevard and the Redondo Beach border. The school colors are brown and gold.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,079 students enrolled for the 2015–2016 school year was: *Male - 50.0% *Female - 50.0% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.5% *Asian/Pacific islander - 42.1% *Black - 3.7% *Hispanic - 18.6% *White - 27.0% *Multiracial - 8.0% Additionally, 22.0% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Notable alumni

* Jun Ho Bae, missionary * Sean Berry, professional baseball player * Becky Chambers,

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author * Emily Day, volleyball player * Rener Gracie, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner * Jason Jung, tennis player * Daryl Sabara, actor * Steve Sarkisian, football coach * Bob Staake, New Yorker cover artist and author/illustrator of best selling children's books * Nick Subis, professional football player * TOKiMONSTA, record producer and DJ, Grammy nominated in 2019 for Best Dance / Electronic Album for the album ''Lune Rouge'' * Paula Weishoff, member of the United States Olympic women's volleyball team in 1984, 1992, and 1996 * Zac McGraw, professional soccer player * Shaun Wyvill, Professional Rugby League player

References

External links

Official West High School website
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