West High School (1908–1982) was a public high school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Edward Stebbins designed the school building. Built in 1908 on what had recently been farmland, the school had a student capacity of 1,600 by 1917. Minneapolis Public Schools closed Central, West and Marshall-University high schools in 1982.
Notable alumni James Arness, actor Curt Carlson, businessman Peter Edelman, lawyer, educator, government official Don Ellis, Jazz musician and band leader George A. French, lawyer and Minnesota state legislatorMinnesota Legislators: Past & Present-George A. French Tippi Hedren, actress Alexander Kreiser, aviator and brigadier general Emery "Swede" Larson, football coach and Marine Corps officer Butch Levy (1921–1999), professional football player and pro wrestler"Part of What Keeps West High at Prep Top," Minneapolis Star, Oct. 8, 1936, p. 19. C. Walton Lillehei, surgeon Fancy Ray McCloney, stand-up comedian Henrietta Mears, Christian educator and evangelist Mary Ellen Pinkham, humor columnist and author Dave Pirner, Soul Asylum Retrieved 2022-09-03. Harry Reasoner, journalist and broadcaster Tommy Stinson, musician (did not graduate) Arnulf Ueland, Minnesota state senator and businessmanMinnesota Legislators Past & Present-Arnuff Ueland Fred Vant Hull (1920–1975), professional football lineman with the Green Bay PackersBill Carlson, "Teeter Experiments with West Lineup Shifts: Backs Move to Line, Forwards into Backfield," Minneapolis Star, Sept. 15, 1936, p. 21.
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