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Westside High School
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TypePublic magnet high school
Motto"We are Westside"
Established1997
PrincipalLaura Perkins
CampusSuburban
Faculty96
Number of students1309
Color(s)Garnet and Gold
AthleticsAmerican football, baseball, basketball, softball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, cross country, and wrestling
MascotSeminoles
ConferenceGeorgia High School Association (GHSA)
WebsiteWestside High School

Westside High School is a public high school located in Macon, Georgia. Opened in 1997, it is the largest school in the Bibb County school district. They educate students in grades 9-12. Pat Coxsey was the school's principal from Westside's establishment in 1997 until her retirement in 2006. Westside's current principal is Laura Perkins.

Academics

Westside is home to the district's pre-engineering magnet program and as such has some of the most up-to-date and modern computer lab facilities in Georgia.[1]

Athletics

The Westside Seminoles compete in numerous sports for which the school has received many honors and awards. Westside competes in Division AAAA of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA).

Student media

Established in 2005, the school newspaper, the Seminole Beat has already received accolades from the Georgia Scholastic Press Association, including a general excellence award in the AAAA division and an award for best first year adviser in 2006. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Living in Macon: About education". Retrieved 2007-03-07.
  2. ^ Georgia Scholastic Press Association (2006), "2005-2006 Staff Awards" (PDF), The Winner's Circle 2006 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |dateaccessed= ignored (help)