| Traverse City West Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
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5376 North Long Lake Road , 49685 | |
| Coordinates | 44°44′50″N 85°41′09″W / 44.7472°N 85.6857°W |
| Information | |
| Other names | West, Traverse City West, TCW, TCWSH, WSH |
| School type | Public secondary |
| Motto | "Home of the Titans!" |
| Established | September 2, 1997 January 26, 1998 (building opened) |
| School district | Traverse City Area Public Schools |
| Superintendent | John VanWagoner |
| Principal | Joe Esper |
| Teaching staff | 60.71 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,509 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 24.86[1] |
| Color(s) | Forest Green Metallic Gold |
| Fight song | "The Fightin' Titan" |
| Athletics | MHSAA Class A; D-1 |
| Athletics conference | Big North Conference Saginaw Valley League (football only) |
| Mascot | Greek titan |
| Team name | Titans |
| Rival | Traverse City Central High School |
| Publication | Westside Weekly |
| Newspaper | The Occidentalist |
| Yearbook | Odyssey |
| Feeder schools | Elementary schools: Blair Central Grade Glenn Loomis Long Lake Silver Lake Westwoods Willow Hill Middle school: Traverse City West |
| Website | www |
Traverse City West Senior High School (also known as West Senior High, TC West, or simply TCW) is a public, co-educational secondary school located outside Traverse City, Michigan, in neighboring Garfield Township. Along with Traverse City Central High School, TC West is part of the Traverse City Area Public Schools district, and one of six high schools in Traverse City. The school enrolls about 1,500 students each year, making it the largest high school in Michigan north of Kent County.[2][3] The school was established in 1997, and opened in early 1998.[4]
Since 2008, Traverse City West has offered grades 9 through 12. Additionally, students are given the option to dual enroll and attend classes at Northwestern Michigan College.[5] In addition to the dual enrollment program, a wide variety of honors and AP classes are offered.
- ^ a b c "West Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for West Senior High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ^ "Michigan's 60 largest high schools in 2016–17 and their demographics". mlive. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "When Trojans Became Titans". The Ticker | Traverse City News & Events. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ "High School Enrollment : Dual Enrollment : Northwestern Michigan College". Northwestern Michigan College. Retrieved 2020-02-29.