Western School of Technology and Environmental Science | |
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Address | |
100 Kenwood Avenue Catonsville , Maryland 21228 United States | |
Coordinates | 39°16′10″N 76°42′45″W / 39.26944°N 76.71250°W |
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School type | Public High School Magnet School |
Motto | "Respect the Tech" |
Patron saint(s) | Home of the Wolverines |
Established | 1970 (Western Vocational-Technical School) 1993 (Western School of Technology and Environmental Science) |
School district | Baltimore County Public Schools |
Superintendent | Verletta White (interim) |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Co-ed |
Enrollment | 931 |
Average class size | 24 |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Light sky blue, white and black |
Athletics conference | 1A |
Sports | Soccer, football, basketball, lacrosse, volleyball, baseball |
Mascot | Wolverines |
Nickname | Western Tech |
Team name | Western Wolverines |
National ranking | 547 |
Publication | Jostens |
Newspaper | Wolverines Newspaper |
Website | westernhs |
Western School of Technology and Environmental Science (WSTES), also known as Western Tech, is a public magnet high school in Catonsville, Maryland, United States. The school's main focuses are its twelve magnet programs pertaining to specific careers.[1] In December 2013, Western Tech was named one of six public Blue Ribbon Schools in Maryland for 2014.[2] On September 30, 2014, Western earned its status as a National Blue Ribbon School, becoming the seventeenth school in Baltimore County since 1994 to receive this honor.[3][4]