Lee's Summit West High School
| Lee's Summit West High School | |
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| Address | |
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2600 SW Ward Rd, Lee's Summit, MO 64082 , | |
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| Type | Public Secondary |
| Established | 2004 |
| School district | Lee's Summit R-VII School District |
| Principal | Dr. Cynthia Bateman |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | approximately 1400 |
| Color(s) | navy blue and silver |
| Website | Official |
Lee's Summit West High School is located at 2600 Southwest Ward Road in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Lee's Summit West High School opened in the fall of 2004 and is part of the Lee's Summit R-VII School District. Current enrollment is approximately 1400 students. The mascot of the school is the titan. It's school newspaper is called Titan Scroll, which is a member of the High School National Ad Network. Since a $32 million bond passed in April 2006, the high school will be receiving facility improvements and expansion.
Services
Administration
The Lee's Summit West High School's administration consists of Dr. Cindy Bateman (principal), Mr. Bob Kernell (assistant principal A-G), Mr. Frank Honn (assistant principal H-O), and Mrs. Tori Cain(assistant principal P-Z).
Counseling
The Lee's Summit West High School's counseling staff consists of Mr. Darby (A-E), Ms. Ailshire (F-K), Mr. Swaggart (L-Q), and Ms. Hayes (R-Z). The counseling center offers an updated brochure, Titan Talk, that contains important information considering the future success of students. Some of the information included in this brochure includes information concerning ACT and SAT tests, college visit days, armed forces visit days, scholarship information and many more things helpful to students. This brochure is available online at the Lee's Summit High School website.
Student Activities
Robotics
2006 was Lee's Summit West's first year to participate in the FIRST Robotics tournament. Team Titanium traveled to St. Louis for their competition and placed 23rd out of 46 teams in 2006. In 2007, The team will attend the Kansas City regional and the Denver regional. Team Titanium is working closely with those at MoreNET and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundationto help spread the word of technology and FIRST(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). The robotics team at LSWHS was started with Robert Dumler as its sponsor, but is now sponsored by Aaron Bailey.
Football
The Lee's Summit West Titan football has achieved at least one victory in the Missouri state playoffs since its inaugural season during the 2004-2005 school year. During the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years the team further progressed to the state semi-finals, eventually losing to the Camdenton Lakers and then the Webb City Cardinals. Both the Camdenton Lakers and Webb City Cardinals went on to win a state title after defeating the Titans. Following the 2006 football season eight Titans were named to the Missouri all-state football team. In the 2007 football season the Titans hope to finally capture their first state title with the help of returning all-state starters Kody Boles, Matt Holt and Darian McKee-Linzie, as well as head coach Royce Boehm, whose motto for the 2007 season is "Finish the job.", in light of finishing one game short of reaching the state title game in each of the teams past two seasons. And the Titans did finish the job. Winning its first state football title the day after [Thanksgiving] Also of note is the Titans defensive line coach is former Arkansas Razorbacks nose guard Limbo Parks who was precedded by current Houston Texans assistant defensive line coach Tracy Simien. Simien was a former standout linebacker at TCU, as well as a great run-stopping middle linebacker in the 1990's for the San Diego Chargers and then the Kansas City Chiefs.
Swimming and Diving
The Titan girls swimming and diving team has been the reigning conference champion since the school opened in 2004. Six girls earned All-State honors in the 2006-2007 season. The Titans boys swimming and diving team, despite their small numbers, won conference for the first time in Fall 2006, and two boys earned All-State honors that year. The Titan boys won conference again in Fall 2007.
Girls Soccer
During the Titans first two seasons, the girls soccer team won a state championship their first year and tied for the championship their second year in Missouri Class 1A.
Girls Track and Field
The girls track team placed third at the state meet during the team's first season. In the following season, they placed first, winning a state championship.
Titan Debate and Forensics
The Lee's Summit West Titan Debate and Forensics Team is currently in its third season of competition. The Titans recently added a competitive dramatics department to their squad.
Golf
The LSW 2007 golf team was very successful. Varsity players consisted of 1. Austin Jarchow, 2. Nick Davis, 3. John Behee, 4. Nate Richardson, and 5. Robert Horne. Two players qualified for state, Austin Jarchow, and Nick Davis. The 2008 season looks very promising with 4 returning letterman, and rising star, Scott Moise.
Music Department
The LSW music department is well known around the metro and the nation after only a few years. Symphony Orchestra was chosen to play at the Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA) Conference in 2006 after their 2004-2005 audition recording was chosen. LSW Orchestra students consistently earn a large number of seats in the Kansas City Metro All District Orchestra. Band and orchestra members have also earned the "Best Pit Orchestra" award from the Kansas City Cappies Organization in 2006 (Pirates of Penzance)and in 2007 for the musical "Violet." Symphony Orchestra was also chosen to perform at a Crystal Gayle show in Branson, MO, in November 2006. The LSW Choir department hosts a night of entertainment every year called "Friday Night Live", a collection of singing and dancing performances done by various student choral ensembles. Past themes have included "I love The '80s", "The Gong Show", and "Friday Night Fever." Each year, all Titan music groups perform at the Dairy Queen Ice Cream Social (located at 4th and Douglas in downtown LS) in September, usually previewing fall performance material. Several concerts are held throughout the year: October, early December, Contest, Pops (LS Symphony Orchestras only), Student led small ensembles, Festival of Strings/Cavalcade of Bands/Parade of Choirs. Orchestra and Band perform at either Baccalaureate or Graduation every year and Concert Choir performs at both of these events. The Titan music ensembles include: Symphony Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, Concert Choir, Men's Choir, Women's Choir, Freshmen, Women's Choir, Una Voce (Chamber Choir), Marching Band, Jazz Band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Percussion/Drumline. The LSW Music department is: Kirt Mosier (orchestras), Brian Hartman (choirs), Terrin Pabst (staff accompanist), Shawn Harrel (assistant band director, IB Music instructor), and Clif Thurmond (head band director).
References
School News Lee's Summit West High School website Lee's Summit West High School Student Handbook