West High School
Band, Orchestra, and Weskets
Columbus, Ohio
The marching band participates in parades such as the Circleville Pumpkin show, the Veterans Day Parade, and the
Ohio State Homecoming parade.  If you are interested in joining,

please call or contact Mr. Sampson at the school [(614) 365-5956] or the band room 151 [(614) 365-6678].
Director
Mr. Sampson
Our Marching Band also contains a dance team that we like to call "Weskets". The Weskets are made up of talented
voluntary dancers who dance while the Marching Band performs a extravagant show. They start two weeks before
school also. If you are interested in joining,

please call or contact Mr. Sampson at the school [(614) 365-5956] or the band room 151 [(614) 365-6678].
West High School
B.O.W. Officers

President
Phyllis Annotto
Vice President
Joel Annotto
Secretary
Tami Moyer
Treasurer
Sandy Seagraves
Board of Directors:
Benjamin Nail

Band Director
Mark Sampson
Wesket Advisor
Candace Miller
This website was donated by
Joel Annotto
West High School B.O.W. Vice-President
West High School Class of 1995
(SCHEDULE)

April 13, 2010: B.O.W. Meeting in Band Room 6:30PM

DATE TBA: Marching Band Performance @ Huntington Park Prior to the Baseball Game as well as performing the National Anthem

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!!.DON'T FORGET.!!.......West High School B.O.W. Band booster meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in the band room at 6:30pm

T H E   P R I D E   O F   T H E   C O W B O Y S
West High School
ALMA MATER
Alice Schoenburger ‘25

As toward the West,
the constant sun proceeds,
Day after day across the sky,
So do our hearts hold true to you,
West High
West High
West High
The Fight Song
"HAIL COWBOYS"

Hail the Cowboys,
Hail the buff and brown.
Fight you Cowboys,
really go to town.
You're our Cowboys,
better can't be found
Rip through that line,
We're all behind you!

Hail the Cowboys,
hail the buff and brown.
Fight you Cowboys
really go to town.
You're our Cowboys.
better can't be found
Come on you Cowboys fight!

Rah rah for West High,
West High will win,
Fight to the finish,
never give in.
Rah, Rah Rah!
You do your best boys,
We'll do the rest boys,
Rah Rah for West High School!
West High School
Opening Day
May 28, 1929
Interesting Facts

The school site was purchased
April, 1925

It includes 10.5 acres

Excavation begun
October 25, 1926

The first concrete was poured
November 1, 1926

The building has three stories, is
370 feet in length facing Powell
Ave., and 261 ft. 10 in. facing Olive
Street.

Total cubage is three million, two
hundred thousand cubic ft.

Total cost of the building not
including movable equipment, is
$858,598.00

Cost per cubic foot, 30 cents

There are 119,341 sq. ft. of
floor area

Total length of corridors is
2,138 feet

Total number of rooms for school
purposes: 55

The Auditorium has 1483 seats

The Library has space for 10,000
books and seats 140

The building was designed by
Howard Dwight Smith, school
architect

The building was first occupied
January 28, 1929

There are 1707 pupils enrolled at
West High School

Total number of instructors, 70.

The building was designed for 2700
pupils
Visit the
West High School
Alumni Association's Website
by clicking the photo of
West High School
above
The West High School B.O.W.
is currently holding a Membership Drive.
The West High School B.O.W. needs your help!
Weather you have a child in the Instrumental Music Program at West High School or not...
Weather you are a Alumnist of West High School, Member of the Community, or Just someone that believes that the
arts are important in our schools and want to see our children succeed, we ask for your help.
Membership is free and any help is greatly needed.
Join us for our next meeting
April 13, 2010 @ 6:30pm
in the West High School Band Room

We look forward to meeting you.
The West High School B.O.W. would like to thank
Best Buy @ Tuttle Crossing
For their donation to the
West High School Band, Orchestra, and Weskets Booster Association

This donation is greatly appreciated and will be put to great use to help
better the instrumental music program in the future