Bellevue West High School

Bellevue West High School
Bellevue West High School
Address
	1501 Thurston Ave; Bellevue, Nebraska 68123
Coordinates	41°09′48″N 95°56′11″W / 41.16333°N 95.93639°W
Information
School type	Senior high school
Founded	1977
School board	Bellevue Public Schools
Principal	Kevin Rohlfs
Staff	94.80 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,558 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	16.43
Language	English
Color(s)	; Purple, gold, and white
Mascot	The Thunderbirds
Team name	Thunderbirds
Website	Bellevue West H.S.

Bellevue West High School is a public secondary school located in Bellevue, Nebraska, United States.^[2] It had a 2013 enrollment of 1,584 students.^[3] The principal is Kevin Rohlfs.^[4] The school's athletic teams are the Thunderbirds, and their school colors are purple, gold, and white.^[2] The school's cross-town rival is Bellevue East.^[4] 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

State championships
Season	Sport/activity	Number of championships	Year
Fall	Volleyball	12	1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006^[5]
Fall	Football	2	2016, 2019^[6]
Winter	Bowling, boys'	4	2001, 2005, 2006, 2007^{[citation needed]}
	Bowling, boys'	3	2004, 2006, 2007^{[citation needed]}
	Basketball, boys'	6	2000, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2020, 2023, 2024 ^[7]
	Basketball, girls'	3	2007, 2009, 2010^[8]
Spring	Baseball	1	1978^[9]
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^[10]
Mike Slaton, NFL player for the Minnesota Vikings^[11]^[12]
Erick Strickland, professional basketball player, class of 1992^[13]^[14]
Thakoon Panichgul, Thai-American fashion designer, class of 1993 ^[15]
Cade Povich, MLB Pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles^[16]
Mark Traynowicz, NFL player for the Buffalo Bills and Arizona Cardinals^[17]^[18]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "BELLEVUE WEST SR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Bellevue Public Schools – Bellevue West High School
^ "Belluvue Public Schools Demographic Report: Bellevue West High School (p. 122)". Bellevue Public Schools. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
^ ^a ^b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "NSAA STATE VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES". Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
^ "2016 Class A Football Playoff Bracket". Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
^ "BOYS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT HISTORY". Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
^ "Girls Basketball State Tournament History". Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
^ "NSAA Baseball State Champions & Runners-Up". Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
^ "Chucky Hepburn, Louisville Cardinals, Point Guard". 247Sports.
^ [1] Archived February 10, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
^ Official Athletic Web Site of the University of South Dakota Coyotes – Hall of Fame Archived April 3, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame Foundation". Archived from the original on July 12, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
^ Strickland One of Nebraska’s Greatest All-Around Athletes - Huskers.com - Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site
^ "Designer with Bellevue ties creates spring Gap collection".
^ Mingo, Jay (February 24, 2023). "Former Nebraska pitcher Cade Povich headed to MLB spring training". The Daily Nebraskan.
^ All Time Roster – Number – Buffalo Bills Archived December 6, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
^ Mark Traynowicz NFL Football Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links

Bellevue West H.S.

[NCES-1] "BELLEVUE WEST SR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 6, 2025.

[bellevuepublicschools1-2] Bellevue Public Schools – Bellevue West High School

[3] "Belluvue Public Schools Demographic Report: Bellevue West High School (p. 122)". Bellevue Public Schools. Retrieved 2014-09-08.

[bellevuepublicschools2-4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "NSAA STATE VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES". Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

[6] "2016 Class A Football Playoff Bracket". Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

[7] "BOYS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT HISTORY". Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

[8] "Girls Basketball State Tournament History". Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

[9] "NSAA Baseball State Champions & Runners-Up". Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

[10] "Chucky Hepburn, Louisville Cardinals, Point Guard". 247Sports.

[11] [1] Archived February 10, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

[12] Official Athletic Web Site of the University of South Dakota Coyotes – Hall of Fame Archived April 3, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

[13] "Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame Foundation". Archived from the original on July 12, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.

[14] Strickland One of Nebraska’s Greatest All-Around Athletes - Huskers.com - Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site

[15] "Designer with Bellevue ties creates spring Gap collection".

[16] Mingo, Jay (February 24, 2023). "Former Nebraska pitcher Cade Povich headed to MLB spring training". The Daily Nebraskan.

[17] All Time Roster – Number – Buffalo Bills Archived December 6, 2004, at the Wayback Machine

[18] Mark Traynowicz NFL Football Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com

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