Normal Community West High School

Normal West High School is a public high school in Normal, Illinois. The mascot is the wildcat and school colors are black and silver. The school opened in 1995 and its current student body numbers roughly 1,600.

Normal West High School
Address
501 North Parkside Road

Normal
,
McLean County
,
Illinois
61761

United States
Coordinates40.52294°N 89.02298°W / 40.52294; -89.02298
Information
School typePublic
Opened1995 (1995)
School districtMcLean County Unit District No. 5
SuperintendentMark Daniel
PrincipalDave Johnson
Teaching staff102.01 (FTE)[1]
Grades9—12
Gendercoed
Enrolment1,619 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.87[1]
Hours in school day8
Campus size400 acres (1.6 km2)
Colour(s)  black
  silver
SloganIt's a Great Day to Be a Wildcat!
AthleticsIHSA
Athletics conferenceBig Twelve
SportsMarching Band, Football, Golf, Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, Poms, Wrestling, Baseball, Softball, Water Polo (club)
NicknameWildcats
NewspaperThe Paw Print
Websitehttp://www.unit5.org/ncwhs

Extracurricular activities

Soccer

In the school's short existence, the girls soccer team has won four Big Twelve Conference titles, along with two IHSA State Tournament qualifications, and a third place finish at the IHSA State Tournament in 2008 and a second place finish at the IHSA State Tournament in 2014.[2]

Band

The Normal Community West Marching Band has had many achievements including, qualifying for the semifinals at Bands of America Grand Nationals in 1997, qualifying for Finals at the 1999 St. Louis Regional, appearing in the Fiesta Bowl parade in 2002, 2008, and 2012, winning their division in 2002 and placing 5th in Finals at the Field Competition in 2008. In 2008, the Normal Community West Marching Band won their division in the State of Illinois Invitational Marching Band Festival, the de facto state championship.[3]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Normal Community West High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  2. http://www.ihsa.org/SportsActivities/GirlsSoccer/RecordsHistory.aspx
  3. http://www.bands.ilstu.edu/events/marching_band.shtml
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