| 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 as well as entertaining fans at home & away West High Cowboys football games. 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 Joel Annotto Vice President Benjamin Nail Secretary Tami Moyer Treasurer Sandy Seagraves Board of Directors: Elma Funk Band Director Mark Sampson Wesket Advisor Candace Miller |
| This website was donated by Joel Annotto West High School B.O.W. President West High School Class of 1995 |
| If you have any photos you would like to share on this site, send your photo along with your name to westhighschoolbow@yahoo.com and you will get full credit for the photo. Thank you. |
| 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 |
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| 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 September 14, 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, Kiwanis International, Certified Oil @ 3204 West Broad St & The Pataskala Lions Club For their donations 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 |
| !!!SAVE THE BANNER!!! The West High School Marching Band Banner as shown to the left in the Rose Bowl Parade is in dire need of refurbishment and preservation. The West High School Band Boosters would like to do this as well as get a NEW banner made for the Marching Band to proudly carry. This will take roughly $4000.00 to do and we need YOUR help. We are taking donations to make this happen. Such a item with such great history deserves to be taken care of. If you are interested in donating to this cause, please contact us at westhighschoolbow@yahoo.com Thank You |
| LOOKING FOR BAND MANAGERS FOR THE 2010 MARCHING BAND SEASON If you or someone you know will be attending West High School in the 2010 - 2011 school year and would like to get involved with the instrumental music department as well as get into the 2010 Football Games for FREE, please contact Mr. Sampson in the Band Room or send a email to westhighschoolbow@yahoo.com |
