Portsmouth West High School

Portsmouth West High School (PWHS) is a public high school in Washington Township, just south of West Portsmouth, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Washington–Nile Local School District. Athletic teams are known as the Senators, adopted when the school's official name was Washington High School, and the school colors are black and orange.

Portsmouth West High School
Home of the Senators
Address
15332 U.S. Route 52

West Portsmouth
,
Ohio
45663

United States
Coordinates38°42′57″N 83°03′07″W
Information
TypePublic
School districtWashington–Nile Local School District
PrincipalChris Rapp
Grades9–12
Number of students343 (2016–17)[1]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Black and Orange    [2]
Athletics conferenceSouthern Ohio Conference[2]
Team nameSenators[2] aka Siders
Websitewestsenators.org/o/portsmouth-west-high-school

The school district serves residents primarily in Nile Township, which includes Friendship, and Washington Township, which includes West Portsmouth.

Academics

Portsmouth West High School courses include:

  • Math: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Statistics (dual-credit), College Alg/Trig (dual-credit), Pre Calculus, Applied Math
  • English: English I, English I CP, English II, English II CP, English III, English III CP, English IV, English IV CP, AP Literature, Dual-Enrollment English 1101-1105
  • History: World History, AP World History, American History, Dual-Enrollment U.S. History, Government, AP Government
  • Science: Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Chemistry, Environmental Science
  • Music: Music Appreciation, Music Theory, AP Music Theory, Piano/Music Theory (dual-credit)
  • Vocal Music: Chorus, Chamber Choir
  • Instrumental Music: Marching Band and Concert Band
  • Art: Art I, Advanced Art, Oil Painting
  • Home Economics: Personal Wellness, Global Foods
  • Foreign Language: Spanish, German, French, American Sign Language
  • Technology: Computer Applications I, Computer Applications II, Computer Applications III, Media Publications
  • Health: Physical Education, Health, Advanced Physical Education
  • Agriculture: AFNR, Animal and Plant Science

Band

The Portsmouth West High School has a marching band, "The Sensational Senators", who play at football games, local parades, and compete at contests. PWHS hosts an annual OMEA adjudicated event called the "Southern Ohio Marching Band Classic" or the "West Contest".

Choir

Portsmouth West High School offers several options to students who wish to participate in a choral ensemble. Students have the choice of General Choir and Chamber Choir in signing up for classes. For an extracurricular activity for the students, they may audition for select groups such as Advanced Choir, SMOW (Men's Ensemble), and Prima (Women's Ensemble). The Advanced Choir group regularly performs, by invitation, for local churches and for other community events. Each spring, the Vocal Music Department presents a full-scale musical theater production.

Athletics

PWHS teams are known as the Senators and compete in the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) as members of the Southern Ohio Conference (SOC), which has 17 member schools and is divided into two divisions (SOC I & SOC II) based on the schools' enrollment. The SOC includes teams from four Ohio counties.[3] PWHS has teams in baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls cross country, boys golf, football, boys soccer, boys and girls track, fastpitch softball, boys tennis, and girls volleyball[4]

State finishes

The football team has made nine appearances in the OHSAA playoffs and finishing as state runners-up in Division IV in 2002 and advancing to the Division V semifinal in 2011. They have two undefeated regular seasons, in 1990 and 2008.

The softball team has made 10 appearances in the state semifinals, advancing to the state championship game twice, where they finished as state runners-up in 1987 and 1988.[5]

A view of PWHS from U.S. 52

References
  1. "Portsmouth West High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. OHSAA. "OHSAA Member School Info". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  3. Southern Ohio Conference (January 2007). "Southern Ohio Conference Constitution and By-laws".
  4. OHSAA. "OHSAA Member School Info". Retrieved 2007-06-20.
  5. OHSAA. "OHSAA 30th Annual State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament Program".
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