West Hills High School - History

History

West Hills High opened as a satellite campus for Santana High School in 1985 to accommodate the overcrowding. Freshmen took classes in the morning, then were bused back to Santana for afternoon classes. On September 7, 1987, West Hills High School opened its doors to a new class of freshmen and officially became the district's 10th high school. The first phase of permanent construction was completed just prior to the 1990-91 school year. In June 1991 the first graduating class held its graduation ceremony at San Diego State University.

Time Line

  • 1985 - West Hills High opens as a satellite of Santana High School.
  • 1987 - West Hills High School opens with 14 teachers and 320 freshmen.
  • 1988 - Cross Country runners Josh Hutton and Amanda Locke become the first ever state qualifiers at West Hills in any sport.
  • 1989 - Construction began on the 87-acre (350,000 m2) campus, to be completed in two phases.
  • 1990 - First Phase of construction is completed. It includes the Gym, Library, Science Building, and other buildings.
  • 1990 - West Hills Wolf Pack Football wins first league championship.
  • 1991 - First graduating class.
  • 1995 - West Hills Wolf Pack Boys Cross Country wins first of four straight CIF section championships ('95,'96,'97,'98)
  • 1998 - West Hills Wolf Pack Football wins first back to back league championships ('97 and '98)
  • 1999 - Principal Marge Cole is reassigned after 74% of the faculty sign a letter of no confidence in her management style.
  • 1999 - Jim Peabody becomes the new principal.
  • 2000 - Teammates Evan Fox and Ben Aragon place 1st and 4th in the mile at the California State Track and Field Championships.
  • 2003 - Mike Lewis becomes the new principal.
  • 2005 - Brian Wilbur becomes the new principal.
  • 2007 - Graduating class of '07 celebrated the 20th anniversary of West Hills High School.
  • 2008 - Patrick Keeley becomes the new principal.
  • 2009 - Girls Basketball win San Diego Division II CIF Championship to win the first section championship in Girls Basketball.
  • 2011 - Paul Dautremont becomes the new principal.
  • 2012 - WHHS's new swimming pool is officially unveiled.

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