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Cranston High School West

Public high school in the United States

Summary

Public high school in the United States

Field	Value
image	CHSW RI.jpg
schooltype	Comprehensive Public High School
grades	9–12
superintendent	Jeannine Nota-Masse
principal	John Fontaine (as of 2022)
enrollment	1,423 (2016-17)
campus type	Suburban
mascot	Falcon
rival	Cranston East Thunderbolts
colors	scarlet and gray
location	80 Metropolitan Ave
Cranston, Rhode Island 02920
country	United States
website	https://chsw.cpsed.net/
feeders	Western Hills Middle School
Hope Highlands Middle School

Cranston, Rhode Island 02920 Hope Highlands Middle School Cranston High School West (often called West, Cranston West or abbreviated as CHSW) is a public high school located in Cranston, Rhode Island, United States. The school comprises five buildings; one of these buildings is the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center. The school grounds include six tennis courts, a baseball field, and a track and football field. West has 155 staff members who work with the student population of approximately 1850 daily. The program of studies encompasses 203 different courses. The Cranston Area Career and Technical Center offers 17 different courses. All courses are geared toward student academic abilities. Fifty-two percent of graduates go on to pursue a four-year degree while twenty-two percent pursue a 2-year degree.

Numerous athletic teams have won championship titles for the school, more recently being the 2004 varsity football team, 2006 varsity wrestling team, 2007 varsity wrestling team, 2008 varsity wrestling team, 2009 varsity wrestling team, 2006 varsity baseball team, 2007 varsity baseball team, 2009 varsity hockey team, 2011 varsity baseball team, and 2012 varsity boys tennis team. Also the varsity boys volleyball team made it to the semifinals of the State titles in 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015 while winning the State Championship in 2016 and 2019. The 2017 boys swim team were the division three dual meet champions. It is also the high school of former NFL running back and two-time Super Bowl champion with the Oakland Raiders, Mark Van Eeghen.

''Ahlquist v. Cranston''

Main article: Ahlquist v. Cranston

On April 4, 2011, 10th-grade student Jessica Ahlquist filed a federal lawsuit aimed at ending the school's display of a prayer on a banner. District Court Judge Ronald R. Lagueux issued a decision{{cite court for a mandatory permanent injunction, and orders the immediate removal of the School Prayer mural from Cranston High School West. Upon learning of the results of the case, some residents of Cranston, and others opposed to the decision and to Jessica's atheism, took their anger out on Jessica on Twitter and Facebook,{{cite web

Notable alumni

Stevie Aiello – singer, songwriter, musician, record producer
Monty Are I – an alternative rock band named after Arthur Montanaro, a former teacher at West
Katelyn Bouyssou – member of the US Judo national team; 3 time US Judo national champion
Marissa Castelli – figure skater, 2-time national pairs champion; bronze medalist in 2014 Winter Olympics
Mark van Eeghen – former NFL running back and two-time Super Bowl champion with the Oakland Raiders; only person from Cranston West to have number retired in any sport
JVKE – American singer-songwriter, producer, and social media personality

References

"Cranston High School West". National Center for Education Statistics.
"Cranston West High School Basketball Roster".
[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VanEMa00.htm Mark Van Eeghen]. ''Pro-Football-Reference''. Retrieved October 9, 2023.

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