Annual Report 2006

Western High School
1400 S. Dearing Road
Parma, Michigan 49269
(517) 841-8200

BARBARA SCHLETT, PRINCIPAL
SUE VANRIPER, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

  There are approximately 1000 students enrolled at Western High School, approximately 835 at the high school complex on Dearing Road and 165 at the Options Center.  Average attendance has risen over the past several years with the rate stabilizing at about 95%.  Western High School is fortunate to have an experienced faculty with a wide variety of qualities and certifications to instruct our students.  The high school offers a foreign language program featuring multiple years of French and Spanish, strong math and science programs with accelerated classes in chemistry, biology, and advanced placement calculus.  An outstanding fine and unified arts department includes a variety of offerings in art, band, choir, shop, video production and CAD.  In addition, the language and social studies departments offer a wide variety of classes to meet the educational needs of all students.  These offerings include accelerated classes in government and history, and advanced placement classes in literature and composition.  Each academic class is scheduled for twenty-eight students or less.

In April 2002, the voters of the Western School District approved a $15.1 million bond issue that brought improvements and upgrades to the high school.  We now have twenty-eight general classrooms, seven computer labs, six science labs, a remodeled media center, a new art room, an upgraded cafeteria and kitchen, a weight/fitness training facility, a vocal music facility, expanded office space and expanded locker room facilities.  Attached to the high school is the Western Community Arts Center.  This structure has a 691 seat theater with scene shop, make-up and costume room, offices, and a state-of-the-art video production studio.  Our Athletic Complex features two gymnasiums, a football field with an all-weather track, a soccer field, eight new tennis courts, baseball and softball fields, and numerous practice field areas.

Nearly 92% of Western’s 2006 graduates plan to go on to advanced training.  Approximately 40% of these students plan on attending a community college, 52% plan to attend a four year school, and 2% are planning to enlist in the military or to seek full time employment. 

The school receives community support through numerous groups and individuals including academic boosters, athletic boosters, and performing arts boosters.  These volunteer hours allow us to do many extra things for our programs.    
 

School Improvement/Accreditation

Based on data desegregation, the goal achievement committees, impaneled for pursuit of our NCA goals, have developed strategies to implement improvement on the areas of science, social studies, and writing.

We achieved Outcomes Accreditation status from the North Central Association in February 2001.  We are currently in a NCA cycle called performance-based accreditation.  In order to help prepare students for the future, our goals are:

           * All students will improve their knowledge and skills in social studies across the curriculum.

           * All students will improve their knowledge and skills in science across the curriculum.

           * All students will improve their knowledge and skills in writing across the curriculum.

We received a “B” for our composite grade through Michigan’s Education Yes! State Status Report.  This grade reflects a combination of student achievement (which is a measure of student test scores, attendance, participation, performance, and performance improvement) and indicators of school performance (this combines several factors such as school facilities, and graduation rate).  We again achieved Adequate Yearly Progress, which is a measure used to hold schools responsible for student achievement in English and math based on test results.
 

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