Westosha Central High School

Public, coeducational high school in Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

Song"Go You Falcons!"Athletics conferenceSouthern LakesSportsBaseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, volleyball, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, wrestling, gymnastics, softball, dance, trap shooting, hockey, bowlingMascotFalconTeam nameFalconsRivalWilmot Union High SchoolNational ranking3,173School fees$55 plus class materials depending on courseCommunities servedWheatland, Salem, Brighton, Paris, Bristol, Paddock Lake, and Trevor and open enrollment students from Kenosha and RacineFeeder schoolsWheatland, Salem, Brighton, Paris, BristolWebsitehttp://www.westosha.k12.wi.us

Westosha Central High School is a public high school located in the village of Paddock Lake, Wisconsin, United States, near the border of the village of Salem Lakes. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 in the communities of Wheatland, Salem, Brighton, Paris, Paddock Lake, Trevor, and Bristol, and open enrollment students from Kenosha and Racine. Parts of Trevor, Wheatland, and Salem are split between Central and neighboring Wilmot Union High School. The school was founded in 1952.

History

Westosha Central High School was originally named Salem Central High School. The name was changed to Westosha Central High School in the early 1980s, "Westosha" referring to the fact that the school was west of Kenosha as well as differentiating it from Walter Reuther Central High School, a special curriculum high school in nearby Kenosha. Westosha Central High School is usually referred to as "Central", whereas Walter Reuther Central High School is often called simply "Reuther."