Traverse City West Senior High is a public high school in Traverse City, Michigan, located at 5376 N. Long Lake Road. The principal is Joseph Tibaldi, who has been the principal since the school's opening in 1997. The school was originally built as a solution to the overcrowding at Traverse City Senior High School, which was Michigan's largest high school prior to the split. In 1997, Traverse City Senior High was split by the school district into two distinct high schools. The newly constructed Traverse City West Senior High School was opened, while the original high school facility was renamed as Traverse City Central High School. The name of Traverse City Senior High was discontinued at that time.
Since that time, West Senior High's enrollment has encompassed students living west of Division Street. Traverse City West is one of three public high schools in Traverse City, with nearly 2,000 students each year. It is several times larger than most of the schools in its surrounding area and is the single largest high school outside of the Grand Rapids and Detroit areas in the entire state of Michigan, including the Upper Peninsula. West is located in the Traverse City Area Public Schools school district, which is part of the larger Traverse Bay Area intermediate school district. West offers classes for students in grades 9–12 as of the 2008–2009 school year. Additionally, students are given the option to dual enroll and attend classes at Northwestern Michigan College. In addition to the dual enrollment program, a wide variety of honors and AP classes are offered.
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