Westmoore High School
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Westmoore High School is an American four-year public high school
located in south Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
. Westmoore was founded as a comprehensive school
in 1988 and
serves the ninth through the twelfth grades as part of the Moore Public School District. Westmoore is the second high school in the district after Moore High School and Southmoore High School
which opened in the 2008-2009 academic year, is the third.
On May 3, 1999, tornado
es severely damaged the campus, and its auditorium, and a nearby elementary school. The remainder of the school year for the approximately 2,000 students were finished at Oklahoma City Community College
.
Academically, Westmoore offers a unique program in which 11th or 12th grade students may apply to take morning or afternoon courses as offered at Moore Norman Technology Center
. Sixteen Advanced Placement courses are offered by Westmoore in several topics including AP Music Theory
, AP Studio Art
, and AP Psychology
.
Students are offered over thirty co-curricular activities to participate in.http://www.mooreschools.com/whs/site/Directory_List.asp?byType=48
WHS became a 4 year high-school as of the 2008-2009 academic year.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in south Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. Westmoore was founded as a comprehensive school
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
in 1988 and
serves the ninth through the twelfth grades as part of the Moore Public School District. Westmoore is the second high school in the district after Moore High School and Southmoore High School
Southmoore High School
Southmoore High School is an American four-year public high school located in the southern part of Moore, Oklahoma. Southmoore High School opened in the 2008-2009 academic year. The school is headed by one head principal, and 4 class principals...
which opened in the 2008-2009 academic year, is the third.
On May 3, 1999, tornado
Tornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
es severely damaged the campus, and its auditorium, and a nearby elementary school. The remainder of the school year for the approximately 2,000 students were finished at Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City Community College
The Oklahoma City Community College, also referred to as OCCC or O-Triple-C, is a coeducational community college located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The community college was founded in 1972. It currently enrolls 19,700 students. The faculty consists of 134 full-time professors, and 400 adjunct...
.
Academically, Westmoore offers a unique program in which 11th or 12th grade students may apply to take morning or afternoon courses as offered at Moore Norman Technology Center
Moore Norman Technology Center
Moore Norman Technology Center is a public career and technology education center with two campus locations: The Franklin Road Campus in Norman, Oklahoma and the South Penn Campus in South Oklahoma City...
. Sixteen Advanced Placement courses are offered by Westmoore in several topics including AP Music Theory
AP Music Theory
Advanced Placement Music Theory is a course and examination offered in the United States by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program to high school students who wish to earn credit for a college level music theory course.-The course:Some of the material covered in the course...
, AP Studio Art
AP Studio Art
AP Studio Art is a series of Advanced Placement Courses divided into three different categories: AP Studio Art Drawing, AP Studio Art 2D, and AP Studio Art 3D.-The portfolio:...
, and AP Psychology
AP Psychology
The Advanced Placement Psychology course and corresponding exam is part of the College Board's Advanced Placement Program. This course is tailored for students interested in the field of psychology and as an opportunity to earn placement credit or exemption from a college-level psychology course...
.
Students are offered over thirty co-curricular activities to participate in.http://www.mooreschools.com/whs/site/Directory_List.asp?byType=48
WHS became a 4 year high-school as of the 2008-2009 academic year.
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