Walled Lake Western High School (also known as “Walled Lake Westernâ€, “Westernâ€, or “WLWâ€), is a secondary school of the Walled Lake Consolidated School District, located in Commerce Township, Michigan in Greater Detroit.
The school serves portions of the township, most of Walled Lake, most of Wixom and portions of Novi.
History
Opened in 1969, Walled Lake Western was the second high school in Walled Lake. Western's mascot is the Warrior and the school colors are Royal Blue and Silver (Scarlet was integrated as a school color from 1983 to 2004). Kirsten Haglund, who graduated in 2006, was named Miss America 2008. The International Baccalaureate program started in the 2012-2013 school year for grades 11 and 12.
Academics
In 2009, Walled Lake Western High School was ranked in the top 5% of all schools in the nation by Newsweek magazine. The ranking is calculated by the “number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2008 divided by the number of graduating seniors." Beginning in the fall of 2013, Western will begin the International Baccalaureate Diploma program for 11th and 12th grade students as an alternative to AP Testing.
Athletics
Western belongs to the Kensington Lakes Activities Association. In 1984, the Warriors baseball team captured the school's first state championship. The football team won the state title in 1996, and again in 1999 (USA Today 11th ranked in country). Their field is known as Warrior Stadium due to the school's nickname.
Notable alumni
- Craig DeRoche - Former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.
- Kirsten Haglund - Miss Michigan 2007 and Miss America 2008.
- David Booth - NHL player for the Vancouver Canucks.
Notes and references
External links
- Walled Lake Western High School