High School West
High School West (HSW), commonly referred to as "Hills West" within its district, is located at 375 Wolf Hill Road in Dix Hills, New York. High School West, which was built in 1975, includes a natatorium adjacent to the "North Cafeteria" and the track, which sports the school colors, red and gold. It is primarily used for swim meets, community events, gym classes, and occasional school trips from the other schools within the district. The school grounds of High School West are adjacent to those of Signal Hill Elementary School, which is located at the intersection of Wolf Hill Road and Caledonia Road. Students of HSW have generally attended Candlewood Middle School from 6th to 8th grade. The official school mascot is the Colt. Hills West has been successful in a variety of sports including Football, Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Track, and Cross Country. In 2009, the Colts cross country team won the Suffolk County A Championship. Then, in 2010, they won the Suffolk County A Championship, but a disqualification of one of the runners led them to take second place. In addition, the Colts have fielded strong baseball teams over the years winning multiple league titles, two county championships, and a state championship in 2003. The Varsity Boys Basketball team finished last season undefeated while winning the Suffolk County AA championship two out of the last three years in a row (2008 and 2010). They also won its first Long Island Championship in school history (2009). Head Coach Bill Mitaritonna was named Newsday HS Basketball Coach of the Year(2010). The Varsity Soccer team made the state semi-finals in 2007. The Hills swim team has gone undefeated and won league and county champs. The Varsity Football Team has made the playoffs the past 5 of 8 years and were the 2009 Long Island Champions. The Hills West dance team, the Wranglerettes, are the 2007 champions in the Long Island Kickline Association competition, winning in the jazz category for the 14th year, and in the newly created hip hop category. The winter track team won 6 straight county titles (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) and in the spring of 2007, 2008 and 2009 the spring track team has won the league by going undefeated. Wayne Ebanks is the new principal of HSW for 2011. The assistant principals are Brett Kindelman, Mary Lippert,Naimah Trotter,and Michael Bongino. A new turf field has just been completed at the school. The student body of High School West has approximately 1,500 students, but has increased to over 1,700 for the 08-09 school year.
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