West Scranton High School, is a community-based school in the "West Side" neighborhood of Scranton, Pennsylvania opened to the public in 1935, first as a junior high facility and later as a high school. One of the oldest schools in the area, it has about 32 clubs and 17 sports. It hosts grades 9 through 12. Rose Sember is the school's current principal, the first female principal in the school's history. The school colors are royal blue and white and the school's mascot is the Invader. West Scranton is the only high school in the United States with the Invader as its mascot. It is a public school hosting approximately 1,300 students, with the average number of students in each grade being about 300.
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