Bellevue West High School
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Bellevue West High School is a public secondary school located in Bellevue, Nebraska, United States.<ref name="bellevuepublicschools1">Bellevue Public Schools – Bellevue West High School</ref> It had a 2013 enrollment of 1,584 students.<ref>"Belluvue Public Schools Demographic Report: Bellevue West High School (p. 122)". Bellevue Public Schools. Retrieved 2014-09-08.</ref> The principal is Kevin Rohlfs.<ref name="bellevuepublicschools2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The school's athletic teams are the Thunderbirds, and their school colors are purple, gold, and white.<ref name="bellevuepublicschools1"/> The school's cross-town rival is Bellevue East.<ref name="bellevuepublicschools2"/> Bellevue West is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. The school also serves as an off-campus location for the Omaha, Nebraska, Metropolitan Community College.
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
Boys Athletics
- Fall: Football, Tennis, Cross Country
- Winter: Basketball, Bowling, Swimming & Diving, Wrestling
- Spring: Baseball, Golf, Soccer. Track & Field
Girls Athletics
- Fall: Cross Country, Golf, Softball, Volleyball
- Winter: Basketball, Bowling, Swimming & Diving
- Spring: Soccer, Track & Field, Tennis
State championships
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| Season | Sport/activity | Number of championships | Year | |
| Fall | Volleyball | 12 | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Football | 2 | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Winter | Bowling, boys' | 4 | 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007Template:Citation needed | |
| Bowling, boys' | 3 | 2004, 2006, 2007Template:Citation needed | ||
| Basketball, boys' | 6 | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Basketball, girls' | 3 | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Spring | Baseball | 1 | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Total | 28 | |||
Non-athletic programs
Music
The school's instrumental music department has four concert bands (Concert, Symphonic, Wind Symphony, and Wind Ensemble), two jazz bands, and a marching band. The school's vocal music department consists of three main choirs (Concert Choir, Arie Armonie, and West High Singers) as well as a show choir (West Connection), a contemporary a cappella group (Project 424) and other small ensembles.
Notable alumni
- Chucky Hepburn, basketball player, class of 2021<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Mike Slaton, NFL player for the Minnesota Vikings<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive</ref><ref>Official Athletic Web Site of the University of South Dakota Coyotes – Hall of Fame Template:Webarchive</ref>
- Erick Strickland, professional basketball player, class of 1992<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Thakoon Panichgul, Thai-American fashion designer, class of 1993 <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Cade Povich, MLB Pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Mark Traynowicz, NFL player for the Buffalo Bills and Arizona Cardinals<ref>All Time Roster – Number – Buffalo Bills Template:Webarchive</ref><ref>Mark Traynowicz NFL Football Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com</ref>