Westlake High School is a public high school in unincorporated territory of Travis County, Texas, west of and adjacent to Austin."Home ." Westlake High School. Retrieved December 31, 2012. "4100 Westbank Drive, Austin, TX 78746" - Also see: "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: West Lake Hills city, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2012. () The school is a part of the Eanes Independent School District. Westlake High School is the only high school in the Eanes ISD and serves West Lake Hills, Rollingwood, parts of Southwest Austin, as well as parts of unincorporated Travis County. The school was established in 1969 and opened in 1970.
Extracurricular activities
Westlake was moved to the state's highest classification in 2014 when Texas added a 6A classification. SportState titlesChampionship yearsFootball41996(5A), 2019(6A/D2), 2020(6A/D1), 2021(6A/D2)Baseball21980(3A), 1984(4A)Girls basketball31993(4A), 1995(5A), 1996(5A)Boys cross country21979(B), 1981(4A)Girls cross country51975(B), 1976(B), 1977(B), 1985(4A), 1990(4A)Boys Golf151980(3A), 1996(5A), 1999(5A), 2001(5A), 2009(5A), 2010(5A), 2014(5A), 2017(6A), 2018(6A), 2019(6A), 2021(6A), 2022(6A), 2023(6A), 2025(6A), 2026(6A)Girls Golf52010(5A), 2011(5A), 2018(6A), 2019(6A), 2026(6A)Boys swimming12006(5A)Girls swimming71980(All), 1996(All), 1997(All), 2007(5A), 2008(5A), 2014(5A), 2015(5A)Team tennis61984(4A), 1985(4A), 1992(4A), 2006(5A), 2007(5A), 2009(4A)Volleyball41991(4A), 1993(4A), 2002(5A), 2004(5A)Rugby22015, 2016Cheerleading42013, 2014, 2015, 2019 UCA Super Varsity Division 1 National High School Cheerleading Championships.Band5The Westlake High School Chaparral Band has been named the Texas State Honor Band three times (AA, AAA, and AAAA) in its 30-year history. Marching Band Sweepstakes Champions
1979(3A), 1982(3A)Academics
UIL Academic Meet Champions 1993(4A)
Other sports
Basketball Lacrosse Soccer Softball Track Flag football Dance Awards and recognition
In Newsweek Magazine's list of America's top High Schools Westlake was ranked #72 in 2011,"Newsweek: America's Best High Schools" . Newsweek (New York). June 19, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011 #160 in 2012,"America's Best High Schools 2012" . Retrieved February 9, 2015 #93 in 2013,"2013 America's Best High Schools" . Retrieved February 9, 2015 and #117 in 2014."Newsweek 2014 America's High Schools" . Retrieved February 9, 2015 In high school rankings by The Washington Post, Westlake was #52 in 2010, #59 in 2011, #106 in 2012, #136 in 2013, and #136 in 2014. In the U.S. News & World Report's 2023-2024 rankings, Westlake is listed as #299 out of 17,680 schools.
Notable alumni
KJ Adams Jr., Kansas Jayhawks basketball forward Kyle Adams, former NFL tight end Calvin Anderson, NFL offensive lineman Angela Bettis, actress Ben Breedlove, internet celebrity Drew Brees, former NFL quarterback and Super Bowl XLIV champion Bradley Buckman, former professional basketball player Ethan Burke, college football player for the Texas Longhorns Fernanda Contreras Gómez, professional tennis player Courtney Duever, basketball player who played professionally in Australia and Bulgaria Sam Ehlinger, NFL quarterback for the Denver Broncos Nick Foles, NFL quarterback and Super Bowl LII champion Theo Gillen, baseball player Jaden Greathouse, college football player for Notre Dame Camila Grey, singer Kelly Gruber, former MLB infielder and 1992 World Series champion Lindsey Harris, professional soccer player Jesse Heiman, actor Josh Ilika, Olympic swimmer Alexis Jones, activist and motivational speaker Cade Klubnik, college football player for Clemson Will Licon, NCAA champion swimmer Paul London, professional wrestler Bray Lynch, college football offensive lineman for the Indiana Hoosiers Seth McKinney, former NFL offensive lineman Chris Mihm, former NBA center Akshay Nanavati, author Tanner Price, football quarterback Rich Riley, business executive Kristen Silverberg, former US ambassador to the European Union Scott Spann, Olympic swimmer"Scott Spann","USA Swimming", Retrieved July 14, 2011 Huston Street, former MLB pitcher James P. Sullivan, current Justice of Supreme Court of Texas Ryan Swope, former NFL wide receiver Michael Taaffe, defensive back for the Miami Dolphins Lia Thomas, NCAA champion swimmer Justin Tucker, NFL kicker, Super Bowl XLVII champion Ross Ulbricht, creator of the Silk Road Colton Vasek, college football player for the Texas Longhorns Lauren Worsham, actress
In popular culture Neptune High, the high school in Veronica Mars, is partially based on Westlake, where the father of writer-producer Rob Thomas once served as vice-principal.
References
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