Proviso West High School

Proviso West High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Proviso West High School
picture =
principal = Alexis Wallace
established = 1958
type = Public secondary
grades = 9–12
city = 4701 West Harrison Street,
Hillside
state = Illinois
country = USA
enrollment = 2,678
faculty =
campus = City limits
mascot = The Panthers
colors = Red and white
newspaper =
yearbook =
website = [http://west.pths209.org/index3.asp http://west.pths209.org]

Proviso West High School (PWHS) is a public high school located in Hillside, Illinois, United States.

Proviso Township High Schools District 209 built the school as a response to the growing student population at Proviso Township High School, now called Proviso East High School. The campus was built in 1958. It is located approximately ten miles (16 km) west of metropolitan Chicago in Proviso Township. Proviso West High School serves seven villages within the township, specifically Bellwood, Berkeley, Broadview, Hillside, part of Northlake, Stone Park, and Westchester.

Notable alumni

*Flozell Adams, NFL offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys
*Awvee Storey, NBA forward currently playing with the Milwaukee Bucks and former player for the New Jersey Nets and Washington Wizards.
* Lee Archambault, pilot of the Space Shuttle -- Mission STS-117 (June, 2007).
* Dick Murphy, former mayor of San Diego, California.
* Walter Parazaider, original member and founder of the rock music group Chicago_(band).
* Robert Z'Dar, actor, starred in films such as Tango & Cash and the Maniac Cop series
* Jacquelyn Mitchard, author
* Steve Bannos, actor, Television and Feature Film
* Kevin Wixted, actor, Growing Pains and the movie "Lucas"
* Bruce Kopp, television news anchor and reporter, WTHR Indianapolis, Indiana

External links

* [http://west.pths209.org/index3.asp Official website]
* [http://iirc.niu.edu/School.aspx?schoolID=140162090170002&source=school%20profile School statistics from Interactive Illinois Report Card]


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