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| Bellevue West High School | |
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| Location | |
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1501 Thurston Ave , 68123 | |
| Coordinates | 41°09′48″N95°56′11″W / 41.16333°N 95.93639°W /41.16333; -95.93639 |
| Information | |
| School type | Senior high school |
| Founded | 1977 |
| School board | Bellevue Public Schools |
| Principal | Kevin Rohlfs |
| Staff | 94.80 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,558 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.43[1] |
| Language | English |
| Colors | Purple, gold, and white |
| Mascot | The Thunderbirds |
| Team name | Thunderbirds |
| Website | Bellevue West H.S. |
Bellevue West High School is apublicsecondary school located inBellevue, Nebraska, United States.[2] It had a 2013 enrollment of 1,584 students.[3] Theprincipal is Kevin Rohlfs.[4] The school's athletic teams are the Thunderbirds, and theirschool colors are purple, gold, and white.[2] The school's cross-town rival isBellevue East.[4] Bellevue West isaccredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. The school also serves as an off-campus location for theOmaha, Nebraska,Metropolitan Community College.
| State championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport/activity | Number of championships | Year |
| Fall | Volleyball | 12 | 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006[5] |
| Football | 2 | 2016, 2019[6] | |
| Winter | Bowling, boys' | 4 | 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007[citation needed] |
| Bowling, boys' | 3 | 2004, 2006, 2007[citation needed] | |
| Basketball, boys' | 6 | 2000, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2020, 2023, 2024[7] | |
| Basketball, girls' | 3 | 2007, 2009, 2010[8] | |
| Spring | Baseball | 1 | 1978[9] |
| Total | 28 | ||
The school's instrumental music department has four concert bands (Concert, Symphonic, Wind Symphony, and Wind Ensemble), two jazz bands, and a marching band. The school's vocal music department consists of three main choirs (Concert Choir, Arie Armonie, and West High Singers) as well as a show choir (West Connection), a contemporary a cappella group (Project 424) and other small ensembles.
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